Hanoi: Two new roads named after Paracel, Spratly archipelagos
The 15th Hanoi municipal People’s Council at its second plenary session on August 3 passed a resolution on naming and adjusting the length of a number of roads, streets and public buildings in the capital city.
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| The modern newly-named Truong Sa Road in Hanoi. (Credit: NDO) |
Among the 26 newly-named streets there are two named after Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos and one after the nation’s outpost Ly Son Island.
Hoang Sa Road starts from the intersection of Vo Van Kiet Street (opposite the Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district) to the foot of the overpass at intersection on Vo Nguyen Giap Street, measuring 4.8km long and 68m wide.
Truong Sa Road extends from the intersection with the overpass on Vo Nguyen Giap Street (Ngoc Chi hamlet, Vinh Ngoc commune, Dong Anh district) to the foot of Dong Tru Bridge (Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district). It measures 7.3km long and 68m wide.
Ly Son Road stretches from the intersection with the flyover on National Highway No. 5 and Ngo Gia Tu, Nguyen Van Cu and Nguyen Van Linh Streets to the southeast leg of Dong Tru Bridge in Long Bien district.
Reports at the session stated that the naming of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Roads in Hanoi was the aspiration of the city's residents in particular and the country in general, demonstrating Hanoian’s dedication to the nation’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
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| Hanoi’s Hoang Sa (in red) and Truong Sa (in blue) Roads on map in Dong Anh district |
The city authorities have been studying the name changes since 2010 and the streets were carefully selected as the most modern and beautiful roads to bear the names of the two archipelagos.
Several localities across the nation also chose to name main roads after Hoang Sa and Truong Sa.
In addition, Hanoi also named a range of roads in Long Bien, Bac Tu Liem, Cau Giay, Ha Dong, Me Linh, Hai Ba Trung, Thanh Xuan, Quoc Oai and Dan Phuong districts after the nation’s well-known sites and celebrities.
Six inner city routes - Ton That Thiep, Hao Nam, Co Linh, Ke Tanh, Luu Huu Phuoc and Trieu Khuc - have adjusted their length.
The bridge crossing Duong River, starting from Ngoc Thuy ward in Long Bien district to Dong Tru village in Dong Hoi commune of Dong Anh district, was named Dong Tru.
