Controversial banner hung on the front of Cach Mang Thang Tam Street of Le Thi Rieng Park, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: THANH HIEP
Readers have reported to Tuoi Tre Online that a banner celebrating Southern Liberation Day April 30 and International Labor Day May 1 placed at the gate of the White Rabbit amusement park on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street, District 10, has design details that cause historical misunderstandings.
According to records on the morning of April 18, the banner is almost as long as the main gate to the White Rabbit amusement park located in Le Thi Rieng park. The left corner of the banner has an image of four soldiers in green uniforms.
At the gate on Truong Son Street there is also another banner that can easily cause confusion.
The second banner hung at the gate on Truong Son Street also had sensitive images and was removed - Photo: HOAI PHUONG
Many readers said that the image used on the banner is quite similar to the famous photo by photographer Joe Rosenthal of American soldiers planting the second American flag on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima (Japan).
Specifically, during the battle of Iwo Jima (which took place from February 19 to March 26, 1945), six marines planted the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi.
This image was captured by journalist Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press and his photo quickly became world famous.
The famous photo by photographer Joe Rosenthal is called "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima"
Talking to some residents, Ms. Nhung (living in District 10) said that every morning she exercises at Le Thi Rieng Park. She has seen the banner hanging for over a week now.
At first glance she didn't notice the discrepancy, but when we showed her the comparison photo she immediately recognized the similarity.
Mr. Trong (a university student) said he had seen the picture Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima in a foreign documentary. When he glanced at the banner, Mr. Trong also suspected the similarity.
“The two images are not exactly the same, but have similar ideas.
"If we want to celebrate a major national holiday, we should choose familiar images of our army on April 30, 1975 when they entered Saigon," Mr. Doan Hoai Trung, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association, shared with Tuoi Tre Online .
A banner with a controversial image has been hanging on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street for about a week now - Photo: HOAI PHUONG
Speaking to reporters on the afternoon of April 18, the board of directors of Le Thi Rieng Park said that they had removed two banners from the White Rabbit playground in the park, according to a report from Tuoi Tre Online readers.
The controversial banner on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street has been removed - Photo: Le Thi Rieng Park Management Board
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