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The race, jointly held by the Vietnam Athletics Federation and
the provincial Department of Culture and Sports, forms part of sport
activities marking the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co
Viet, the first feudal state of Vietnam.
Through the event, Ninh Binh aims to promote the image of people
and landscape of the UNESCO-recognised Trang An Landscape Complex to domestic
and foreign friends, contributing to local economic and tourism development.
The Trang An Complex boasts several nationally recognised sites
like the Trang An ecotourism site and Hoa Lu, Vietnam's capital in the 10th
and 11th centuries.
The area also has many other temples, pagodas, paddy fields,
villages and other sacred sites.
It is home to around 500 flora species, 73 species of birds and
41 species of other animals and has a diverse ecosystem with unique
geological characteristics.
Dai Co Viet (Great Viet) was the first centralised feudal state
in Vietnam which existed from 968 to 1010 AD. It was also the native land of
three royal dynasties: the Dinh, the early Le and the Ly. Hoa Lu was the
first capital of the country until King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang
Long (now Hanoi) in 1010.
The 300-ha Hoa Lu ancient capital is now a popular tourist
destination in Ninh Binh, famous for beautiful landscapes with magnificent
lime mountains and rivers.
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