Exhibition on legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail opens as Vietnam celebrates reunification day
(VOVWORLD) - An exhibition featuring the historic Ho Chi Minh Trail opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on Friday to mark National Reunification Day (April 30) and the 65th anniversary of the legendary route.
 The exhibition features 100 documents and images about the HCM Trail, also known as the Truong Son Trail. (Photo: The exhibition’s organizing board) |
The exhibition introduces 100 documents and images about the HCM Trail, also known as the Truong Son Trail, which symbolizes the willpower, courage, and extraordinary creativity of the Vietnamese people.
In 16 years, from 1959 to 1975, one million tons of materials and weapons and more than 2 million troops were transported from the North to the southern battlefield through the HCM Trail, which stretched along the Truong Son range in central Vietnam. The exhibition is open to visitors until May 31.