Red River Wet Rice Civilization to be exhibited

On September 26th, at the Dam Bong Eco-Garden in Hoang Mai District in Hanoi, a twenty-day exhibition, entitled “The Red River Wet Rice Civilization with Millennium of Thang Long-Hanoi”, will display 1,000 rare tortoises, 1,000 old coins and notes, 1,000 farming tools, and 1,000 other products.
According to the organiser, KAT Group, the exhibition is to introduce and honor cultural values of the wet rice civilization to spectators, partly contributing to elevating domestic and international tourists’ awareness of protecting wildlife, especially the endangered, such as the species of tortoises listed on the world’s and Vietnam’s Red Books.
Nguyen Ngoc Khoi, the KAT Group’s CEO, said that he has worked with other scientists in doing research and searching for tortoises with DNA similar to species of the so-called “Sword Lake” tortoises, for breeding.
All proceeds, earning from different activities during the exhibition, will be donated to the Hanoi Fund for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin.