VOV.VN - Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, observed on the 10th day of the third lunar month, honours Vietnam’s legendary founders and highlights enduring cultural values and national identity, a tradition recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

VOV.VN - On April 25 (the 9th day of the third lunar month), large crowds gathered at Hung Kings Temple in Phu Tho province to visit and pay homage to the Hung Kings, believed to be Vietnamese nation’s ancestors, one day ahead of their Commemoration Day.

A solemn incense offering ceremony was held on April 17 (the first day of the third lunar month of 2026) at the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in Hy Cuong commune, Phu Tho province, marking the opening of the Hung Kings Commemoration Festival and the Ancestral Land Culture and Tourism Week 2026.

VOV.VN - Phu Tho province has introduced a night tour “Đền Hùng lung linh nguồn cội” (“Hung Temple – glowing with ancestral roots”), as it positions itself as a key tourism hub in Vietnam’s northern midland and mountainous region following administrative boundary adjustments, supported by favorable geography, improved transport links and diverse tourism resources.

VOV.VN - Every year, the Thai Mieu Temple Festival dedicated to the Tran Dynasty in An Sinh ward, Quang Ninh province, attracts visitors who come to honour the royal ancestors of one of the most influential royal dynasties in Vietnamese history.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam and other Party and State officials visited the Hung Kings Temple Historical Site in Viet Tri city of Phu Tho province on February 5, to offer incense in commemoration of the Hung Kings - the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

VOV.VN - A delegation of 120 young Vietnamese from 27 countries and territories globally offered incense to Hung Kings in Phu Tho ancestral land on July 15 to commemorate the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

VOV.VN - A delegation of nearly 70 Vietnamese expatriates returning from more than 20 countries and territories on April 21 paid homage to Hung Kings, the founders of the Vietnamese nation, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho, marking the death anniversary of the Kings.

VOV.VN - A festival held to commemorate the death anniversary of the Hung Kings opened on April 9 in Viet Tri in the northern province of Phu Tho, attracting an array of local people and visitors.

A ceremony marking the death anniversary of Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the nation, and the Culture and Tourism Week of Ancestral Land will be held from April 20-29 in the northern midland province of Phu Tho with various activities.