Northernmost Lung Cu flag tower inaugurated

A new national flag tower has been inaugurated on the peak of Rong mountain, Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district in the northernmost province of Ha Giang. The Lung Cu National Flag Tower, built on the place of the old one at a cost of 20.8 billion VND, is 33.15 metres in height and about 3.8 m in diametre.
About 1,600m above the sea level, it imitates the Hanoi Flag Tower with eight bronze drum faces decorating eight sides at the foot of the octagonal tower. It is built by concrete material and has a 135-step staircase to the top.
The national flag hoisted on the towered has an area of 54 sq.m, symbolising the unity of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.
Construction of the new flag tower aims to affirm the position and sovereignty of Vietnam as well as honour the patriotism and bravery of the people and soldiers in the border area, Hoang Minh Nhat, Secretary of the Ha Giang Province Party’s Committee, said at the inaugural ceremony on September 25.
The flag tower, about 170 km from Ha Giang town, is expected to become a destination for tourists.