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Barriers were set up by authorities to guide mourners and prevent congestion. Though birth, aging, illness, and death are inevitable, the passing of the General Secretary is a profound loss for all Vietnamese. People gather to express their condolences and pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Mourners maintain a somber atmosphere, believing that Vietnam has lost a highly respected and capable leader. Le Thi Nhung, 80, arrived early, holding a newspaper with details of the State funeral. She sat in the flower garden, waiting to bid farewell to the beloved Party leader. People quietly enter the funeral home to pay their last respects to the top leader. Many could not hold back their tears during the emotional ceremony. Thousands gather as the Party leader’s body lies in state, paying their final respects. In Ho Chi Minh City, thousands line up at the Thong Nhat Palace to mourn t...

According to the legend, Lac Long Quan (real name Sung Lam, the son of Kinh Duong Vuong and Than Long Nu) married Au Co (the fairy daughter of De Lai). Au Co then went on to give birth to a pouch filled with one hundred eggs, which hatched into a hundred sons. However, soon thereafter, Lac Long Quan and Au Co separated. Lac Long Quan went to the coast with 50 of the children, while Au Co went to the highlands with the rest. Their eldest son was made king, who named the country Van Lang and set up the capital in Phong Chau (modern-day Viet Tri city in Phu Tho province), beginning the 18 reigns of the Hung Kings. The kings chose Nghia Linh Mountain, the highest in the region, to perform rituals devoted to rice and sun deities to pray for bumper crops. To honour their great contributions, a complex of temples dedicated to them was built on Nghia Linh Mountain, and the 10th day of the third lunar month serves as the national commemorative anniversary for the Hung Kings. The worship o...