Last Saturday, a total of over 1,300 Youth Union (YU) members in Da Nang simultaneously danced with semaphore-coded gestures at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in Son Tra District.

The synchronised group dances viewed from the above

The event was one of activities held on the sidelines of the recent ‘Fatherland Seen from the Sea’ camp organised by the municipal YU. The intention was to convey the messages of ‘Vietnamese Youth Ready to Protect the National Sovereignty over its Sea and Islands’ and ‘The Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos Belong to Viet Nam’.

YU members in the dances

The meaningful activity aimed to educate the youth about the country's traditional patriotism and their deep pride in their Fatherland's sea and islands. 

Participating YU members joined the synchronised group dances featuring flag semaphore, an information-conveying system deploying movements of hand-held flags. The dances were made against the background songs entitled ‘Fatherland Seen from the Sea’.

Vietnam Records Organisation Vice President Nguyen Manh Quy (right) presenting a record certificate to Municipal YU Secretary Nguyen Duy Minh

The event was recognised by the Vietnam Records Organisation for the highest number of participants in the synchronised semaphore dancing programme.