Sovereignty stele of the Truong Sa archipelago at Song Tu Tay island and Nam Yet island

Sovereignty stele of the Truong Sa archipelago at Song Tu Tay island and Nam Yet island

The two sovereignty steles on Song Tu Tay island and Nam Yet island are one of the ancient vestiges on the Truong Sa archipelago that are recognized as national historical relics. Along with the Hoang Sa archipelago, the Truong Sa archipelago is meaningful as a forward landmark in the East Sea of ​​the Fatherland. Truong Sa is located in the southeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago, with more than 100 floating and submerged islands, rocks, sand dunes, corals and coral reefs, spread over a sea area from east to west about 800km. The archipelago occupies a sea area of ​​about 160,000km2 to 180,000km2. The nearest island is Da Lat Island, located west of Truong Sa Island, nearly 250 nautical miles (450km east) from Cam Ranh Bay, and over 600 nautical miles from Hainan Island (China). The islands have an average height above sea level from 3 meters to 5 meters. The island with the largest area is Ba Binh island, about 0.6km wide, followed by Song Tu Tay, Truong Sa, Nam Yet, Sinh Ton islands... Previously, Truong Sa was called Dai Truong Sa, or Van Ly Truong Sa as recorded in the book Phu Bien Tap Luc - a famous book written by scientist Le Quy Don in 1776. The sovereignty stele of Song Tu Tay island belongs to Song Tu Tay commune, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province. Nam Yet island sovereignty stele belongs to Sinh Ton commune, Truong Sa district, Khanh Hoa province. The words on the body of the stele are engraved inward, with the content written: "Truong Sa archipelago belongs to Phuoc Tuy province. A military inspection and research mission visited this archipelago on August 22, 1956 under the guidance of the Vietnam Navy. The words on the stele's body are engraved inward, with the content: "Truong Sa archipelago belongs to Phuoc Tuy province. Over time and the upheavals of history, up to now only Song Tu Tay island and Nam Yet island still have sovereignty stele and they are also the two oldest stele still preserved in the Truong Sa archipelago today. Currently, the sovereignty stele on Song Tu Tay island is still quite intact, including the tower and body of the stele; The sovereignty stele on Nam Yet island only has its body left. These two sovereignty steles were ranked provincial-level relics by the People's Committee of Khanh Hoa province on November 3, 2011. In 2012, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Khanh Hoa province sent a document requesting the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognize the above cluster of sovereignty steles as a national historical relic. Recognizing the typical historical values ​​of the monument and contributing to asserting sovereignty in the Truong Sa archipelago, on June 13, 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranked the monument as the Sovereignty Stele of the archipelago. Truong Sa at Song Tu Tay island and Nam Yet island are national historical relics. The recognition of two sovereignty steles on Truong Sa Island as national historical relics is not only an affirmation of Vietnam's sovereignty over the sea and islands, but these two steles are also valuable evidence in proving sovereignty. of our country to the world. Source: Khanh Hoa province electronic information portal

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