Vietnam Summer Camp 2024: Nearly 120 young overseas Vietnamese look forward to beautiful experiences

The group of young overseas Vietnamese and students made a pilgrimage to the Hung Kings Temple, Phu Tho, led by Pham Thi Kim Hoa, the Director General of the Culture - Information Department, State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam). (Photo: Tuan Viet)

The special national historical relic site of the Hung Kings Temple, located in Co Tich village, Hy Cuong commune, Viet Tri city, is a place of worship dedicated to the Hung Kings. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

The group offered incense at the Lac Long Quan Temple, and at the Lower, Middle, Upper, and Well Temples. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

The Upper Temple, located on the summit of Nghia Linh Mountain, known as "Kinh Thien Linh Dien" (Temple of Heaven), is historically and folklorically revered as the site where the Hung Kings conducted ceremonies to pray to heaven and earth, asking for favorable weather, bountiful harvests, and well-being for people. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

In the presence of the spirits of the Hung Kings and the ancestors who founded the nation, the group of overseas Vietnamese offered incense and conducted a report ceremony, expressing deep respect and gratitude to their forefathers. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

Speaking with reporter from the World & Vietnam Report, Trinh Tra My, an overseas Vietnamese from the Czech Republic, was impressed because it was her first time visiting and offering incense at the Hung Kings Temple. She said, "It's the first time I've seen such large and beautiful temples. There are very few temples and pagodas in the Czech Republic. My parents also taught me to offer incense on the first and fifteenth of the lunar month for our ancestors, but the actual incense offering ceremony for the Hung Kings gave me a feeling of sacredness and a special indescribable emotion." (Photo: Tuan Viet)

During the incense offering, the young attendees listened to historical stories about Lac Long Quan, Au Co, and the 18 generations of Hung Kings. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

They also learned about the unique architecture of the Hung Kings relic site. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

For Nguyen Phuong Anh, an overseas Vietnamese from Belarus, the Vietnam Summer Camp 2024 is an opportunity for young overseas Vietnamese to visit and experience beautiful places across the S-shaped land. "I am eagerly awaiting the coming days and look forward to tasting delicious dishes from regions of Vietnam," shared Phuong Anh. (Photo: Tuan Viet)

Through this activity, the organizers hope to help young overseas Vietnamese gain a deeper understanding of their national roots, thereby enhancing their love for their homeland and country and their determination to contribute to the development of the Vietnamese community abroad and their homeland. (Photo: Tuan Viet)