The exhibition
of historical and legal evidences asserting that Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) and
Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) belong to Vietnam is held in the central province
of Phu Yen from March 28 to April 3, on the occasion of Vietnam Seafood
Festival 2014.
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A
map issued by China and Japan in 1947 shows that China’s territory ends at
Hainan Island, not including Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.
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The
map of Asia shows that China's southernmost territory is Hainan Island only.
The map was published by the Philips New General Atlas in London (UK) in 1859.
This is one of the 65 maps proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and
Truong Sa on display at the exhibition. These maps were published by China and
Western countries from the 17th century.
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The map of An Nam (Vietnam today) by French Bishop Taberd
in 1838. The map was drawn accurately by modern methods and was noted in
three languages - Latin, Chinese and Korean. The map has the Paracel seu
Islands (Hoang Sa) at the exact coordinates.
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This
ancient book clearly wrote that King Minh Mang assigned Mr. Pham Huu Nhat to
take his soldiers to Hoang Sa to build sovereignty landmarks in 1836.
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The
valuable document about Hoang Sa which was donated to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in April 2009 by the Dang family on Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai province.
The document was preserved by the six generations. This is the mission order by
Quang Ngai’s feudal authorities sending three boats with 24 soldiers to guard
Hoang Sa in 1834. The order consists of four pages.
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Vietnamese
soldiers dug wells for fresh water on Hoang Sa in 1938. In addition to maps,
precious materials, the organizers also display snails, corals and sand
collected from Hoang Sa and Truong Sa by fishermen.
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The
birth certificate of Mrs Mai Kim Quy, the daughter of Mr. Mai Xuan Tap, a
meteorological staff on Hoang Sa, granted by the French government in 1940.
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The sovereignty stele built on Hoang Sa in March 1938 by
Vietnamese guards.
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A
police officer takes photos of the official documents of the Nguyen Dynasty on
Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. |
