VietNamNet Bridge - A meeting was held on September 21 at Lam Kinh historical relic site, Thanh Hoa province, to mark the 590th anniversary of the Lam Son uprising, the 580th coronation of King Le Thai To and the 575th death anniversary of national hero Le Loi.

The meeting saw the presence of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and many senior officials.

The ceremony was the highlight of the three-day Lam Kinh Festival, launched in Tho Xuan and Ngoc Lac districts on Sept. 19 to commemorate the 10-year fight by the farmer hero Le Loi, who defeated Chinese Ming invaders and seized independence to his people, becoming the first king of the Le dynasty with title of Le Thai To.

The ceremony began with a palanquin procession and followed by rituals in memory of the ancestors. Art performances were held re-enacting important historical events in the ten-year resistance against the Ming invaders, such as the ceremony of Le Loi and his soldiers making their fighting vows, the battles of Le Loi and his coronation.

Hundreds of thousands of people have come to the festival to pay tribute to the Le Kings.

(Source: Nhan Dan)