An Dương Vương, personal name Thục Phán, was the founding king and the only ruler of the kingdom of Âu Lạc, an ancient state centered in the Red River Delta. As the leader of the Âu Việt tribes, he de
King An Dương Vương statue at Cổ Loa Temple, Đông Anh, Hanoi
Cao Lỗ was a Vietnamese weaponry engineer and minister who lived during the reign of King An Dương Vương. According to mythology, he built a crossbow from the claw of a turtle god that can fire 300 ar
Statue of Cao Lỗ in Đông Anh district, Hanoi