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The story of the Saint Giong- Also known as Phu Dong Thien Vuong -

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King Hung the sixth

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3 years old Giong, still could not speak, did not smile…

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One day, Giong heard the king’s messenger outside the house

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Giong asked the messenger to provide three things for him :An armor, helmet, iron horse

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Giong ate very much every day and grew big and strong

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Giong worn the armor and the helmet, took the iron whip and jumped on the iron horse’s

back and set off to fight the invaders

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Brandishing his whip, Giong rode into the crowd of solders

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His whip broke, but he then tone out a branch of bamboo and kept on

striking the enemy solders

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The battle ended, Giong stood on the top of Soc Son Mountain

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He looked at his native land for the last time, then rode up to the heaven. Afterwards, the king built a temple for

the hero of Vietnam.

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Still now, on 7th January in Soc Son, Hanoi, The St Giong festival is held every year to commemorate the spilt and power of the

Vietnamese people and Giong’s victory over the invaders

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The end