Events and exhibitions to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Điện Biên Phủ Victory
The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Điện Biên Phủ Victory has been marked by many events, exhibitions and with a specially-designed set of stamps.
A special stamp set
The Ministry of Information and Communications, Party Central Committee's Commission for Publicity and Education, People's Committee of Điện Biên Province, and Việt Nam Post Corporation have issued a set of stamps named 'Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Điện Biên Phủ Victory.'
The stamp set, designed by artist Nguyễn Du from the Việt Nam Postal Corporation, comprises four designs to recreate the story of Điện Biên Province from the heroic past to the bright future.
The designs are new and not a replicate of previous stamps issued to commemorate other anniversaries of the Điện Biên Phủ Victory, which have been issued every decade since 1954.
The first stamp is Chắc thắng mới đánh (Be sure to win). The stamp's primary graphic depicts an army hauling artillery into combat with a background featuring a picture of Mường Phăng's Command Headquarters.
The second stamp, named, Cả nước ra trận (The whole country to the front, shows a group of volunteers loading food and weapons for the front lines. The Điện Biên Phủ Campaign is depicted on the stamp's backdrop, which shows soldiers taking control of the French command bunker and hoisting the flag above it.
The third is called Bài ca không quên (Unforgettable song) and has as a backdrop the signing of the Geneva Accords, which declared the end of the French resistance war and shows a group of veterans visiting the old battlefield.
The final and fourth stamp is called Phồn vinh, hạnh phúc (Prosperity and happiness). A Thái ethnic woman is welcoming children from all groups into school with a blooming banyan tree in the background, planted above the site of the former Điện Biên battlefield.
The stamps, which cost VNĐ4,000, VNĐ4,000, VNĐ6,000 and VNĐ15,000 each respectively, will be available from the postal services until December 31, 2025.
An 800-document exhibition
Eight hundred documents are displayed at 'Điện Biên Phủ Victory -Việt Nam's Strength and the Stature of the Times' at the Việt Nam National Library.
The documents are divided into four parts, including the Resistance against French colonialism and Vietnamese military art, the actual Điện Biên Phủ Campaign and Victory, Symbols of Wisdom and Patriotism, and Echoes of Điện Biên.
The Director of the National Library of Vietnam Nguyễn Xuân Dũng said the whole history of Việt Nam in the 20th century is tied to the historic victory of Điện Biên Phủ -- a symbol of the nation's desire for peace, independence and freedom.
The exhibition takes place until May 26, at the Việt Nam National Library, 31 Tràng Thi Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội.
