Dien Bien organises flag raising ceremony, marking completion of A Pa Chai flagpole

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The flagpole is 45.19m high, while the total flag area is 37.5sq.m. It takes about 519 steps to reach the top. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Delegates perform the ceremony to attach plague to the A Pa Chai Flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
The national flag flies on the A Pa Chai Flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
The flagpole body is shaped like an octagon, showing a balance of solidity, firmness and majesty as the Fatherland sacred flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Soldiers perform at the flag-saluting ceremony on the A Pa Chai Flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
A soldier salutes the flag at the A Pa Chai flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
The flag raising ceremony on the A Pa Chai Flagpole. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư
Dien Bien organises flag raising ceremony, marking completion of A Pa Chai flagpole
The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on May 7 held a flag raising ceremony and installed a plaque for the A Pa Chải flagpole in Sín Thầu Commune, Mường Nhé District. The works, at the westernmost point of the Fatherland, commemorate the 71st anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2025). VNA Photo: Xuân Tư