Many cultural and sports activities will be organised nationwide to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the legendary Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

These activities include: the national mobile information festival with 50 mobile information trucks from 34 cities and provinces nationwide featuring art performances about the legendary Truong Son Road and the image of the ’Uncle Ho’ soldiers; exchange programmes with historic witnesses, meeting with the young volunteer force on the theme of ’Forever 20 Years of Age’; a festival to mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary Truong Son Road, held at the Young Volunteer Statue in Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province on May 16 which will be broadcast live on Channel 1 and Channel 4 of the Vietnam Television; an incense offering ceremony at the Martyr Cemetery of Ba Doc and the Martyr Temple of Quyet Thang Road 20.

Especially, the 30-minute documentary film entitled ’The Memory of Truong Son’, produced by the Central Scientific and Documentary Film Company has been completed after three months of film making. Lieutenant-general Dong Sy Nguyen, former Member of the CPV Politburo, former Commander of the Truong Son Soldiers is the key character who linked details in the film with his own memories.

The Truong Son Road, the Ho Chi Minh Trail on land and in the sea as strategic transportation line, became a “legendary road” that further promoted the strength of the rear to help the great front during the anti-US resistance war for national salvation.

VietNamNet//ND