On the morning of June 29, at the northern bank of the Hien Luong - Ben Hai National Special Relic Site, the People's Committee of Quang Tri province coordinated with the co-organizing unit to launch the Cycling for Peace Festival, opening a series of events for the first time, the Festival for Peace, held on a national and international scale in Quang Tri.
Athletes participating in the Cycling for Peace Festival (Photo: Thanh Loc).
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Hoang Nam, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province, said that each person present at the Cycling for Peace event will be a messenger, spreading the desire for peace of the Vietnamese people in general and the people of Quang Tri in particular; building a message towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous world.
"Vietnam is a peace-loving country, thousands of years of history of building and defending the country have proven that. More than anyone else, the Vietnamese people clearly recognize the value of peace. We hope that the festival will honor the value of peace, commemorate and pay tribute to the heroes who sacrificed for independence," said Mr. Nam.
Delegates and athletes offer incense and visit Truong Son National Martyrs Cemetery (Photo: Thanh Loc).
The Cycling for Peace Festival has the participation of 600 athletes from many provinces and cities across the country and Laos.
After saluting the flag at the Hien Luong border flagpole, the parade departed from the Hien Luong - Ben Hai Special National Monument, to the Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery, then ended at Fidel Park, in Dong Ha city, with a distance of nearly 42km.
The organizers give gifts to families with meritorious services (Photo: Thanh Loc).
At Truong Son National Martyrs' Cemetery, the delegation offered incense to pay tribute to heroic martyrs and presented gifts to families with revolutionary contributions and students in difficult circumstances.
Finally, at Fidel Park, delegates and athletes signed the festival's symbolic flag with the message "Join hands to build a peaceful world".
The 54m2 flag (representing the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam) has the main motifs of a dove holding a rice ear, expressing the desire for peace, prosperity and happiness, along with a multi-colored silk ribbon.
In which, red and yellow symbolize the national flag, red is also the color of blood of heroes and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for peace today; green is the color of peace, the color of life reviving and developing...
This flag will be sent to the National Commission for UNESCO, as a message from peace lovers.
Delegates and athletes together signed the festival's symbolic flag with the message "Join hands to build a peaceful world" (Photo: Thanh Loc).
The Cycling for Peace Festival will take place on June 29-30. On June 30, the organizers will hold a cycling race around Quang Tri Citadel, with the theme "Peaceful Destination" with the participation of 300 athletes.
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