Tens of thousands of people flock to Hung Temple before the main festival day

Cool weather on the weekend, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the country made a pilgrimage to Hung Temple (Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province).

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According to VietNamNet reporters, from 7am on April 6, crowds of people were on the roads leading to the Hung Temple historical site.

Traffic Police Department, Provincial Police Phu Tho Deploy forces at key locations to regulate traffic, avoid congestion, and facilitate people's movement.

The crowd began to move through the main gate, the ceremonial yard and towards the Hung Temple gate. Here, the police force set up barriers and divided the flow to avoid overloading the roads leading to the temples. Although crowded, there was no jostling or pushing, people and tourists moved in an orderly and disciplined manner.

The Hung Kings' Commemoration Day and the 2025 Cultural and Tourism Week of the Ancestral Land will take place from March 29 to April 7 (ie from the 1st to the 10th of the 3rd lunar month) in Viet Tri City with many events and activities. In particular, tonight (April 6) at Van Lang Park Lake, the art program "Returning to the Festival City" will take place, after which a 15-minute high-altitude fireworks display will take place.

Tomorrow morning (April 7, or March 10 of the lunar calendar), the main holiday, leaders of the Party, State, and Phu Tho province will offer incense to commemorate the Hung Kings on the occasion of the Hung Kings' death anniversary in 2025.

Some images of the "sea of people" returning to Hung Temple before the main ceremony day:

Crowds of people move through the ceremony yard. Photo: Duc Hoang

Barriers were set up, people followed the police's instructions. Photo: Duc Hoang

To ensure security and order for the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day in 2025, Phu Tho Provincial Police have developed a plan and mobilized nearly 1,000 officers and soldiers to participate. Photo: Duc Hoang

Tourists are excited while waiting and making a pilgrimage to Hung Temple. Photo: Duc Hoang

The "sea of people" moved slowly and orderly along the path leading to the Upper Temple. Photo: Duc Hoang

Medical posts are set up along the way up to the temples, ready to handle any health problems visitors may have. Photo: Duc Hoang

Due to the large number of people, it will take visitors nearly 2 hours to move from the temple gate to the Upper Temple on the top of Nghia Linh mountain. Photo: Duc Hoang

Tourists spread out mats to rest after the pilgrimage to the top of Nghia Linh mountain. Photo: Duc Hoang

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