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Tan An Communal House

Tan An Communal House - Ben The is located in Quarter 1, Tan An Ward, Thu Dau Mot City. This is a provincial-level historical and cultural relic ranked on June 2, 2004. On April 26, 2014, Tan An Communal House was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Architectural and Artistic Monument. The communal house was built in 1820 by the first class of residents who came to this land to make a living. Initially, it was built as a few simple thatched houses, so it was named "Tuong An Temple", by the people of 4 communes: Tuong Binh (now Tuong Binh Hiep), Tuong An (now Tan An), Tuong Hoa (now Dinh Hoa) and Cau Dinh (now Tan Dinh) were established to worship the god Thanh Hoang Bon Canh, the communal house is located in Tuong An village. About 30 years later, the ancestors of the Nguyen family (who held the position of Board of Examiners) took charge of rebuilding the communal house on a large scale, taking on the shape it has today. On the other hand, the Nguyen family was one of the first classes of residents to come to Tan An land to reclaim land to settle down and had the merit of restoring the village communal house, so they were honored by the villagers as "Previous Sages - Later Sages" and worshiped in the temple. main hall to pay respect. On November 19, the 21st year of Tu Duc's reign (1869), King Tu Duc ordained Tan An communal house to recognize the communal house and confer the title of Thanh Hoang god so that people could know and worship. The ordination is always kept at the Nguyen family church (currently Mr. Nguyen Tri Quan's house). According to the decree given by King Tu Duc, the main deity worshiped in the communal house is Tien Quan Co Nguyen Van Thanh, a royal official of the Nguyen Dynasty, a great mandarin of King Gia Long. Nguyen Van Thanh was a founding father of the Nguyen Dynasty, but was entangled in the "literary" case of his son Nguyen Van Thuyen, was suspected of treason by Gia Long, was forced to death, and was only exonerated more than half a century later. there (in 1868). Regarding the architectural overview, the communal house is made entirely of Sao wood, has a Tam-shaped architectural style, also known as the Doi Doi style, folk called the three-roof communal house, in the style of Xuyen Dinh, two roofs, two wings, including 40 square wooden pillars, wide hallway with 30 wooden pillars (due to the rain and sun, some pillars on both sides of the hallway were damaged, so they were replaced with pillars made of bricks and lime). The communal house's roof is covered entirely with fish fin tiles that have been covered with moss over many years of rain and sun, looking very ancient. The communal house is decorated with images of two dragons and pearl paintings, and at the corners of the roof are decorated with images of fish turning into dragons. The floor is tiled with hexagonal red tiles (Chinese tiles). The entire communal house is 50m wide and 70m long, built on an area of ​​more than 10,000m2. In particular, the entire interior of the communal house such as altar artifacts, altar cabinets, diaphragms, bamboo panels, wooden pillars, couplets... are all made of precious wood, delicately carved by artisans with many different themes. enhances the unique artistic architecture of the communal house. In addition, the communal house also stores a very rich Chinese writing that remains to this day through pairs of parallel tureens, horizontal panels, and deities... Every year, according to ancient rules, the festival takes place for 3 days and 3 nights from November 14 to 16 (lunar calendar), a bright moon occasion for people to conveniently have fun and travel. This is also the occasion for high tides and according to people's beliefs, it is a sign of a good harvest, good things, and abundant money... Tan An communal house is a historical - cultural relic with bold architectural, artistic and scenic features. In particular, the communal house also preserves the decree of King Tu Duc. During the years of resistance against foreign invaders, Tan An communal house was a place of local revolutionary activities. Source: Binh Duong Electronic Newspaper

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Rating : Provincial level relics Open door

Phu Long Temple

Phu Long communal house, also known as "Phu Long spiritual temple", is located in Hoa Long quarter, Lai Thieu ward, Thuan An city, was ordained in the 5th year of Tu Duc and recognized as a Historical - Cultural Monument. national level in 2001. After nearly 200 years, despite many restorations, the architecture and valuable artifacts are still preserved at the communal house. The communal house was built by local people to worship the god Thanh Hoang Bon Canh. At first, the communal house was built of bamboo and wood on a rough ground. After that, the communal house was restored many times in 1865, 1935, 1997... Currently, the communal house has a total usable area of ​​5,828m2, construction area of ​​1,258m2. The communal house was built in a three-letter style, in the style of "coincide to the sky", roofed with yin and yang tiles, and floor lined with floral tiles. The communal house's gates, vertical and horizontal walls are carved with patterns and motifs, most of which are meticulously decorated with pieces of ancient porcelain enamel, colorful, rich with many diverse images and legends, with unique nuances. Enemies of harmonious natural water areas. Regarding architecture, the entire facade and concrete part of the communal house are covered with colorful ceramic pieces, creating the unique beauty of traditional ceramic art in the architecture of communal houses and pagodas in Thu Dau Mot. The entire electricity bill has wooden panels carved with fruit themes such as apricot, orchids, chrysanthemums, pomegranates, grapes, and bananas, symbolizing fertility and proliferation. In the space between the central hall and the main hall, there is a blue glazed ceramic panel, decorated with images of dragons, unicorns, scenes of the Eight Immortals, Long Hai generals, fish turning into dragons... On the roof of the central hall, in the middle there is a sun and moon shape, the gables are shaped like dragons, unicorns, turtles and phoenixes. The roof of the back hall also has patterns of fish turning into dragons and two dragons painting pearls. Inside the roof of the central hall and back hall are two sets of wooden load-bearing trusses, structured in a striped pattern, two rows of columns consisting of six wooden trees, with a diameter of 40cm. In the middle of the main hall is an altar worshiping the deity Thanh Hoang Bon Canh given by King Tu Duc, on both sides worshiping Ta Ban and Huu Ban. Here, people who have contributed to the village are also worshiped, with the communal house in order, each altar has a tablet. Particularly, the highest altar is in the shape of a square wooden chair, carved with images of apricot, orchid, chrysanthemum, and bamboo, with embossed dragon leaves looking very majestic (called Ngu). The main hall has many incense burners arranged in an orderly manner for visitors from all over to burn incense and worship to show their respect. Next to the incense burner are a pair of tortoises and cranes standing in adoration, symbolizing sustainability. On the gable end, on the left is the Ngu Hanh Nuong Nuong altar, next to it is a 1.8m long snare, on the right is the altar of Mr. Ho, next to it is a drum for use in worship and festivals. The altars of Before Hien and Later Hien are also solemnly decorated. Looking straight into the main hall from the outside, there is a row of ceremonies, including many types of weapons with four pairs of cranes standing on the backs of turtles. The communal house still retains many parallel sentences engraved on the pillars, incense burners..., all of which are intricately carved and brilliantly gilded. Decorative patterns inside and outside the communal house include fish transforming into dragons, stylized dragons, scenes of the Eight Immortals... In addition to its artistic architectural values, Phu Long Communal House was once a place of refuge and weapons for many generations of local revolutionary officers and soldiers during the two resistance wars against the French and Americans. Source: Binh Duong Province Tourism Promotion Center

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Rating : National monument Open door

Hoi Khanh Pagoda

Hoi Khanh Pagoda is located at 35 Yersin Street, Phu Cuong Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, is the largest religious and artistic architectural work in the province, recognized as a National Historical-Cultural Monument on September 7. January 1993. The pagoda was built in the 18th century (1741), at the foot of the hill, 500m east of Thu Dau Mot city center. In 1861, the pagoda was destroyed by the French invaders. In 1868, the pagoda was rebuilt at its current location with a construction area of ​​1,211 square meters. In 2007, the pagoda built a 27m high 7-storey tower and recreated the "Four Hearts" Buddhist site, including: Lumbini Garden (where Buddha was born), Bodhi Dai Trang (where Buddha practiced Buddhism), Deer Park (the place where Buddha first preached) and Ta La Song Tho (Buddha's nirvana) have profound meanings about the Dharma. In 2008, a large-scale, 22m high Buddha stand was built in the land in front of the pagoda. The ground floor is a row of buildings 64m long, 23m wide used as a Buddhist School, Library... The upper floor is decorated with a statue of Master Shakyamuni entering Nirvana, 12m high, 52m long. This is a proud fine art work of Binh Duong Buddhism, solemnly inaugurated on March 30, 2010 (February 15, 2010 lunar calendar) to celebrate 1,000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi. The structure of the pagoda consists of four main parts: The front hall - the main hall, this architectural lecture hall has 92 precious wooden columns, the East and West corridors of the pagoda are arranged in a "paired" style, connected to each other with an "overlapping terrace" architecture. "duong luong" - this is a special variation in architecture following the ancient pagoda tradition of Cochinchina; The main hall with pillars, wooden walls and three sets of curtain doors, also has nearly 100 wooden statues, Arhats and ten Minh Vuong palaces with different shapes made of jackfruit wood painted with gold and lacquer. In particular, there are two reliefs carved with images of 18 Arhats and Bodhisattvas, creating a beautiful sculpture with high artistic value typical of the ancient Binh Duong wood carving style. Regarding interior decoration art, worship statues are sculpted and carved very elaborately and sharply... especially the set of "Thap Eight Arhats" (created in 1921), the painting "Four times" reliefs cover the two columns in front of the main hall. The elaborately carved altars were completed in the year of At Suu (1925). The pagoda still retains a set of woodblocks printed on sutras from over 120 years ago. The pagoda's great bell was cast in the year of the Goat (1883) and donated by Buddhist monk Duong Van Lua. During the years 1923 - 1926, Hoi Khanh Pagoda was also a place of refuge for notables: Confucian scholars and patriotic monks jointly established the "Honorary Society" with the participation of Venerable Tu Van, Vice President Nguyen. Sinh Sac (Uncle Ho's father), Mr. Tu Cuc... the Association's purpose is to promote a lifestyle that upholds morality, respects honor and love for fellow countrymen. Although the Association only operated for a short time, it made a significant impact. After the August Revolution of 1945, Hoi Khanh Pagoda was the headquarters of the Buddhist Association for National Salvation in Thu Dau Mot province, contributing a lot of effort, enthusiasm, and blood of the monks and Buddhists of the pagoda. During the local people's resistance war against foreign invaders since 1953, the pagoda was the headquarters of patriotic Buddhism in Binh Duong province and in 1983, Hoi Khanh Pagoda was the headquarters of the Binh Duong Buddhist Association. In 1995, here, the Provincial Association built the Basic Buddhist School of Song Be province (Binh Duong). Currently, Venerable Thich Hue Thong is the abbot of Hoi Khanh Pagoda (since 1988) and is the Standing Deputy Head of the Binh Duong Buddhist Association. Source: Binh Duong Province Electronic Information Portal

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Rating : National monument Open door

Ho Chi Minh campaign forward command post

The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Front Command Relic is located in hamlet 1, Minh Tan commune (formerly Minh Thanh commune), Dau Tieng district, Binh Duong province (the location was also determined by General Van Tien Dung in 1987). The relic was ranked as a national revolutionary historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 11, 2010. The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Forward Command Relic is a typical relic, reflecting the correct, direct and creative leadership and command of the Central Department, the Regional Military Commission and the Campaign Command. Although the relic is a temporary agency, it has demonstrated a correct and wise leadership role in the war strategy of the new era, which is directly the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign. The reason it is called the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Forward Command Relic is because the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Command was established at the South Vietnam Liberation Army base in Ta Thiet Krom hamlet - Loc Thanh - Loc Ninh , Song Be. After the meeting on March 25, 1975 of the Politburo and Central Military Commission, according to the assignment of the Politburo, on the same day, comrade Le Duc Tho entered Loc Ninh to join comrades Pham Hung and Van Tien Dung. On behalf of the Politburo, directly directed the campaign to liberate Saigon. When the campaign was about to begin, in order to directly command the campaign from the beginning close to the agency's combat situation, the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Command was directly assigned by the Politburo, comrade Le Duc Tho, and co-comrade Le Duc Tho. Chief Van Tien Dung decided to move to the forward base closer to the battlefield and chose Cam Xe as the Cam Xe Command Post, also known as the forward command post of the Ho Chi Minh campaign. With this location that has been determined to be relocated, the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Forward Command Headquarters relic is one of the important locations that determines the correct and wise, direct, and agile direction to facilitate beneficial for the victory of our army and people in the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign. The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Forward Command has successfully completed the historic task assigned by the Politburo to liberate Saigon - Gia Dinh, liberate the South before the rainy season, successfully ending 30 years of fighting. complete revolution and armed uprising of our people in the fastest possible time. The relic is located in a forest area, there are many small and short streams flowing into the large Cam Xe stream such as Cac Lieu stream, Ong Lo stream, Bien Loc stream, Ba Gia stream, Ba Thanh stream... (Cam Xe according to calendar). The local history is a long-standing land, with a primeval forest with many types of precious trees, and next to this stream, with its powerful "martial" characteristics created many advantages for our army and people to expel the enemy in the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists). This is a regenerated forest, the old forest has been cut down, the regenerated forest has also been burned many times. Because the relic is a temporary institution, the camps and trenches here are mainly made of available wood materials. After a long period of destruction by rain and sun, only faint traces remain, only The bomb crater where comrade Van Tien Dung got water for daily use is still quite intact. According to the people living here, every March they burn it to grow cassava. Currently, the landscape of this area has changed a lot compared to before, vast rubber forests surround the relic area. The remaining traces such as: bomb craters for drinking water, traces of trenches are also faded, grass and trees grow quite a lot, it is very difficult to find old traces hidden by grass and trees. In 1987, General Van Tien Dung and a number of comrades from the region visited and determined the location based on the remaining traces. After that, the Binh Long district team and the people of Minh Thanh commune built a stele as a marker here. The stele is made of reinforced concrete, 3m high, 2.5m wide, on the stele is a star, under the star is written the words Ho Chi Minh Campaign Command, April 30, 1975, Minh Thanh commune. On August 20, 1990, Military Zone 7 Museum built another stele about 3m away from the old stele, 15m high, 1.5m wide, the stele was also made of reinforced concrete. In 2005, it was restored with marble until now. Source: Binh Duong province electronic information portal

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Rating : National monument Open door

War Zone D historical relic site

War Zone D was formed in February 1946 with the initial area including 5 communes: Tan Hoa, My Loc, Tan Tich, Thuong Lang, Lac An in Tan Uyen district, Bien Hoa province (now part of Tan Uyen Town). , Binh Duong Province). During each historical period of the resistance war against colonialism and imperialism, the scope of War Zone D changed. War Zone D is the code name for the headquarters of Zone 7, located in the system of areas of the zone in alphabetical order (A: Communications base, B: Logistics base, C: Area standing army). Later, the code name D was used to refer to the entire large war zone. In addition, there are a number of other explanations: D means "red", referring to the resilient revolutionary war zone, a "red address" of the whole country; D is the first letter of the place name Dat Cuoc - where Huynh Van Nghe's soldiers built their first base; D is the abbreviation for Dong Nai war zone, Eastern war zone, first war zone... Based on the original scope of 5 communes in Tan Uyen district, from 1948 onwards, War Zone D was expanded, taking Road 16 from the west and Dong Nai River from the south as the boundary to expand to the north. to Phuoc Hoa and east to Be River; then continue to cross the Be River and develop forever to the north and northeast. However, the main scope of the war zone lies on the land: To the west, it borders Road 16, from Tan Uyen town to Green Gate; The north borders Be River, the section from Phuoc Hoa bridge to Chanh Hung; The east still borders Be River, from Chanh Hung to Hieu Liem intersection, and the south borders Dong Nai river, from Hieu Liem intersection to Tan Uyen town. During the resistance war against the US, from the old war zone (mainly located in Tan Uyen area), we gradually moved the center of the base to the northeast. By early 1975, the base was completely built, with its maximum scope expanded. At that time, War Zone D was located within: The south bordered Dong Nai river; The west borders Binh Duong province and cuts through the two provinces of Phuoc Long and Binh Long (now Binh Phuoc); The north reaches far to the Vietnam - Cambodia border (section from Bu Dop to Bu Dang); The east borders Binh Thuan and Lam Dong provinces. War Zone D is considered a center of resistance, the birthplace of the armed forces of the Southeast region. During the resistance war against the French colonialists, War Zone D was one of the important bases of Party committees at all levels, government organizations and military command agencies in many neighboring districts, provinces and even Zone 7. , Eastern and Southern inter-regional division. This is also the birthplace of armed units in the early days of the resistance war, such as: Detachment 1, Detachment 10, Regiment 301, Regiment 310, Inter-Regiment 301 - 310, Main Battalion 303, Battalion transport convoy 320... During the resistance war against American imperialism, War Zone D was the place where the Party's leading agencies and the armed forces from districts, provinces, inter-provinces, military zones to Central China were built and stood. Central Department. War Zone D was the birthplace of the special forces fighting style, starting with the battle of the Ba Kien bridge watchtower in Tan Uyen on March 19, 1948, from which the special forces were formed, developing the special forces fighting style to the whole world. water. War Zone D is also a place associated with resounding victories of the troops and people of the Southeast region. In particular, this was the starting place of the 12-day and night campaign (from April 9 to April 21, 1975) to liberate Long Khanh town, smashing Xuan Loc steel door - the last line of defense of the Saigon puppet government. paving the way for the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign to win, completely liberate the South, and unify the country. Existing for nearly 30 years (1946-1975), War Zone D is a milestone in the heroic history of the "hard-working but heroic East". With the historical significance, stature and contribution of War Zone D through the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, on May 11, 2010, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranked War Zone D is classified as a national historical relic. Source: Binh Duong Electronic Newspaper

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Rating : National monument Open door

Iron Triangle Tunnel historical site

Southwest Ben Cat Tunnels (Iron Triangle) is located on the land of 3 communes: An Dien, An Tay, Phu An in the southwest area of ​​Ben Cat town, Binh Duong province. With its position and stature in the two resistance wars against invaders, the Southwest Ben Cat Tunnels were ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Historical-Cultural Monument on March 18. /1996, with a total area of ​​230,000 square meters. During the previous resistance war against the French colonialists, the land of 3 southwest communes of Ben Cat was soon famous for the An Thanh War Zone. At that time, An Thanh was once the stopping place of the resistance headquarters of the Eastern Region, the Southern Party Committee, the Saigon - Gia Dinh Special Region Committee,... thanks to which the local people were soon enlightened. revolution and faced many of the fiercest challenges during the resistance war against the US to save the country, full of hardships and sacrifices of our people. In 1948, the first tunnel system appeared from this land. Then in 1960, Cu Chi guerrillas came to learn from experience and build a tunnel system in their locality. During the resistance war against America, the enemy attacked again and again, but they could not conquer the hearts of the people here. When the US imperialists massively sent expeditionary troops to directly fight in the South, in 1967, using all kinds of powerful soldiers and the most modern killing means, they launched a large-scale raid with 30,000 troops. , 400 tanks, 80 warships, 100 cannons and many types of bombers, including B52 aircraft to destroy this important target. But thanks to the winding and interlaced tunnel system, our army and people sometimes hide and sometimes appear secretly, suddenly launching a fierce counter-attack. In the end, the American enemy had to retreat. With the disastrous defeat, 3,200 American puppets were killed, 149 tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed, 28 planes were shot down, 2 warships were sunk and burned... In this battle, a hero emerged. sniper - Nguyen Van Duc, only 10 bullets killed 9 invaders or Vo Thi Huynh - hero of the armed forces who rolled under bombs and bullets to care for and protect wounded soldiers. After consecutive failures, the enemy was helpless, they had to call this area the "Iron Triangle" area. The Southwest Ben Cat Tunnels do not simply have a geographical meaning but are a symbol of revolution and resistance. With the rudimentary means of a hoe blade and a bamboo shovel, the soldiers and people of the three communes created a massive project with hundreds of horizontal and vertical tunnels underground, connecting the communes together like a "Village". implicit". Every family in the belt area dug tunnels and trenches connected to the tunnels, creating a continuous position to both maintain production and fight the enemy to protect the village. Connected to the tunnels, there are large tunnels for resting after battle, places to store weapons, food, drinking water, wells, cooking tunnels, working tunnels, command tunnels, and wounded nursing tunnels. soldiers. The Southwest Ben Cat Tunnels with their activities played a particularly important role in the two resistance wars, especially during the period of resistance against the Americans to save the country. During the 20-year war against the American imperialist invasion, the Southwest Ben Cat Tunnels promoted the effect of a war tunnel. Relying on the tunnel system, the soldiers and civilians of the three Southwest communes fought to bury thousands of enemies, fire and destroy hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles... Especially during the 1968 Mau Than campaign and the spring of 1975. , Southwest Tunnels is where many large armies gathered from here to attack Saigon, contributing to the victorious resistance cause of the country's army and people in 1975. Source: Binh Duong province electronic information portal

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Rating : National monument Open door

Phu Loi Prison Relics

Phu Loi Prison Relics is located on Mot Thang Twelf Street, Phu Loi Ward, Thu Dau Mot Town. The current total area is 77,082m2, and was recognized by the state and ranked as a national historical relic on July 10, 1980. Existed for eight years (1957-1964). But with an indomitable spirit of resilience, Phu Loi prisoners united and fought heroically to victory. With the plot to invade the South, using demagoguery and terrorism to the campaign of "denouncing communism" and "destroying communism" within just 2-3 years after the Geneva Agreement, My Diem caused countless incidents. Many crimes throughout the South. By saying "it's better to catch a wrong person than miss one", they have built more prisons. Phu Loi Prison is one of the major US-Diem prisons in the South, built in mid-1957 to imprison and torture revolutionary soldiers and patriots at that time. The first number of prisoners they brought to Phu Loi was 4 women and about 100 men, and by the end of 1957 it had increased to 3,000 prisoners. They divided the prison into many areas: administrative area, soldiers' family area, An Tri Vien area - called "An Tri Vien" area but actually a prison camp. The prison area includes 3 camps: Chi Lang, Bach Dang, Dong Da. All 3 camps have 9 cells marked A,B,C,D,... each camp is separated by a thick barbed wire wall. Surrounding the three camps are two high walls, with several layers of barbed wire, and an electric lighting system at night, completely isolated from the outside. In the middle of the prison there is a high dome to observe the entire camp. There are 4 entrance gates and 4 strictly guarded bunkers around. There are two main gates: the first gate carries the sign "Phu Loi Correctional Center", the second gate carries the sign "An Tri Vien". By the end of 1958, the number of prisoners reached nearly 6,000 people, of which 1,000 were female prisoners. Prisoners from all over the country unfortunately fell into the hands of the enemy and were gathered here. The harsh regime of Phu Loi prison was no different from many other prisons at that time, eating rotten rice, rotten fish, salt, fish sauce with maggots... Living in filth, lacking water, lying in cells, tiger cages, labor forced labor for diseases without treatment... and brutal beatings... and they set up very harsh "24 prohibitions" as an excuse to beat prisoners. In the face of both terrorist and demagoguery tactics, scenes of brutal torture and extreme exile, the brothers and sisters in prison still maintained their steadfastness and strong will to fight. That is thanks to the Party's leadership and the self-discipline in cultivating and training the revolutionary moral qualities of patriots and communists. Through practical experience in the secret movement, in just a short time, Party members in the camps were able to organize communication lines with each other, and groups of Party members in secret cells were formed one after another. create. In early 1958, Phu Loi Central Party Committee was established. During their years here, the prisoners were directed by our Party's secret organization. The Representative Board, the Tam Giao Team, or the Compatriots in each prison act as the core of the struggle, step by step fighting with the enemy demanding to improve life, against repression, and against torture of prisoners. It's all thanks to the steadfastness of the members of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Phu Loi Prison became a proof of US and puppet crimes in South Vietnam; This place is a symbol of the courage of party officials, revolutionary comrades and patriots who fell in prison for independence, freedom, peace and happiness for their homeland. Source: Binh Duong province electronic information portal

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Rating : National monument Open door

Chau Hung Pagoda

Chau Hung Pagoda is located at 37 Cay Keo Street, Quarter 1, Tam Phu Ward, Thu Duc City. Established in 1884 with a simple structure, it has been restored and repaired many times. The pagoda was completely newly built in 2006 and completed in 2009, with a construction area of ​​365 square meters on a total area of ​​5,796 square meters. Before April 30, 1975, Chau Hung Pagoda was built on Go Cat land, surrounded by rice and morning glory fields. This is a red address, used to be a facility to hide guerrilla cadres and soldiers to stand at the gateway of Saigon. The monks, monks, and abbots here are people who always have revolutionary aspirations. The undercover forces in this area always use the temple as their base of operations. In early 1973, when the Paris Agreement was signed, the enemy gathered troops to protect Saigon, so the Northern Thu Duc battlefield at that time was like a pocket containing enemy units to block the northeast direction of Saigon, preventing the enemy's forces from attacking the enemy. Our forces sent troops down to attack Saigon, so they continuously organized sweeps and cleared the terrain. At this time, our forces had a very difficult time holding on. The pagoda was built according to the structure of Vietnamese culture, creating cool ventilation and harmony between people and nature. With separate architecture such as the living room, the house of rebirth and the temple grounds with many types of ornamental plants and rockeries. The pagoda has a two-letter floor plan structure and a gate built in the form of a three-entrance gate. Seen from the outside, the pagoda is built of reinforced concrete with the main yellow color of Buddhism, including two separate towers: Tower 1: Is the front of the pagoda above the front hall. The tower has 2 floors and at the top of the tower is attached a Dharma wheel. In the middle of the 2nd floor is written "Chau Hung Co Tu" in Chinese characters. The lower floor is written "Chau Hung Pagoda" in the national language, and on both sides there are two pairs of parallel sentences in Chinese characters. The ground floor is the main hall door, only open on major holidays or full moon days of the month. Tower 2: Has 2 floors, higher than tower 1, on both sides of the tower are the words "Van" and "Buddha" in Chinese characters. Chau Hung Pagoda is a religious facility with cultural and historical value, ranked as a City-level relic on August 18, 2011. Like other temples, Chau Hung Pagoda is a place for people and believers to find encouragement, comfort, and relieve pressure in life; is a place to wish and wish for a good future, and at the same time is also a place to teach people to know how to live a good life. Although the pagoda has been restored many times with solid materials, the ancient pagoda is no longer valuable, but in the pagoda there are still 14 ancient statues, 4 dragons and a horizontal plate engraved with 4 words " The group of seals and lights has existed for a long time. Not only that, Chau Hung Pagoda also contributed significantly to the struggle for national liberation. Through two long resistance wars, the pagoda has sheltered, cared for, and sheltered countless generations of officers and soldiers in fierce bomb and bullet situations. Many Buddhists of the pagoda were suspected by the enemy or arrested and brutally beaten and tortured. However, the Buddhists of the pagoda still stood firm in the face of many difficulties and challenges and were a solid base of operations for the revolution until the day of national unification. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Rating : City-level relics Open door

Buu Thanh Pagoda

Buu Thanh Pagoda is located at 62 Street 6, Ong Nhieu Quarter, Long Truong Ward, Thu Duc City. On November 30, 2006, Buu Thanh Pagoda was recognized as a City-level historical relic. Buu Thanh Pagoda was built in 1801, belonging to the Northern sect. The founder of Buu Thanh Pagoda was the Dharma Patriarch Tien Hien, who led the pagoda for 32 years and passed away in 1833. In its early days, the pagoda had quite a large architectural scale, built of precious wood, located on a large area of ​​land. During the war against the French in 1947, the pagoda was completely burned. In 1955, Venerable Thich Hue Thanh restored the new pagoda about 50m northwest of the old pagoda, located on a land area of ​​6.5 hectares. After 10 years of being re-established, Buu Thanh Pagoda was once again destroyed by the American invaders. In 1976, Venerable Thich Hue Thanh returned to restore the pagoda and assigned his disciple, Venerable Thich Hue Canh, to be the abbot. Regarding worship, Buu Thanh Pagoda belongs to the Northern sect, so in addition to the central figures worshiped are Amitabha Buddha, Shakyamuni, and Maitreya; The pagoda also worships the Holy Mother, Quan De Thanh Quan, and the Five Elements. Buu Thanh Pagoda was built in the style of the letter "Tam", the main works include: Main hall, To hall, and dormitory. In addition, within the pagoda grounds there are also a number of other works such as: Tam Quan gate, guest house, hall and residence of monks, Linh Son Thanh Mau shrine, Cuu Trung stupa worshiping Ngoc Xa Loi Buddha, worshiping the late Venerable Thich Hue Thanh... Having gone through two resistance wars against the French and Americans, which were also two times the pagoda was completely destroyed and then re-established, there are almost no ancient relics left in the pagoda today. All artifacts in the pagoda today such as: Dai Hong Chung, drum, Buddha statue, diaphragm, tureen... have been recreated in the last few decades. However, in the temple yard, there are still 12 green stones at the base of the pillars, square in shape, each stone measuring 40x40cm. In addition, in the pure land behind the pagoda (where the ancient Buu Thanh pagoda was located) there are still 5 ancient laterite towers of the previous abbots of the pagoda. These are probably the only relics that prove the long existence and former grand scale of Buu Thanh Pagoda. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Rating : City-level relics Open door

Steel Wire Historical Site

The Steel Wire Bot relic includes 3 separate houses, Western-style architecture, brick walls, tile roofs, located on high land in Tang Nhon Phu A ward, district 9, Thu Duc city. Steel Wire House was built a long time ago. According to elders over 80 years old, they saw the Steel Wire house when they were young. Before 1945, the Steel Wire House was formerly known as the Steel Wire House because it was built to serve as a news transmitting and receiving station for the French. The station is designed to consist of three separate houses with 'western' style architecture with three antenna columns, the tallest of which is over 70 m. The project was designed by two Frenchmen, Hermall and Stéru, to serve the invasion of the French colonialists before 1945. The steel wire is a house with one ground floor and one floor, with many windows facing out in four directions. On the left side of the house there are two stairs leading to the first floor. The strangest thing is that in Steel Wire Bunch there is a secret cellar used to lock up and torture people they consider 'rebellious'. The tunnel has only one vent at the top. The mouth of the tunnel is small (0.4 m2) just large enough for a person to stand upright and enter the tunnel. In 1945, when Japan staged a coup to oust France in Indochina, the Steel Wire House was occupied by Japanese fascists. Not long after, the Japanese fascists were defeated, the French colonialists returned and the Steel Wire House belonged to the French again. When retaking the Steel Wire House, the French colonialists took down the antenna column (leaving only one column) and built two more brick houses with high floors, one for the commander named Pi-rolet and the other. The remaining room is reserved for French soldiers to guard. Since the day they took over Steel Wire, the French army has turned this place into a prison, arresting, besieging, torturing, and interrogating the people of the heroic Tang Nhon Phu village and those they suspect of being involved. , providing supplies to revolutionary soldiers. Here, during the nine-year resistance war against the French colonialists, French soldiers interrogated and tortured countless people as well as resilient revolutionary soldiers. They arrested and brutally used all methods of interrogation. There are prisoners who suffocated to death because the cellar was overcrowded and there was no oxygen. Many other people, regardless of age, young or old, male or female, whenever they were suspected by them, they had to stand in line so they could shoot them and throw their bodies into the Cau Ben Noc River. More brutally, they also used machetes to decapitate, threw the body into the river, the head was impaled on a stake, and formed a long line in front of the steel wire fence to 'expose the crime', preventing patriots from standing up. Being surrounded by steel wire during nine years of resistance against the French colonialists was a living hell for many innocent people. The Steel Wire Basket Relic was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical and cultural relic on January 18, 1993. Source: Tang Nhon Phu A Ward Youth Union

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Linh Dong Temple

Linh Dong Communal House is now located at 28 Chuong Duong Street, Linh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc District. The communal house is located on a high mound, with an area of ​​2479.1m2. The front porch faces East-South. This is a unique project with historical - cultural, architectural and artistic value; Demonstrates the cohesion of the village community of Southern residents, the spirit of respect and remembrance of the merits of the ancestors who publicly destroyed the village and established the family... while also demonstrating wisdom, the talent and ingenuity of ancient artisans. Based on the Chinese characters engraved on the roof beam of the front hall of Linh Dong communal house "Quite the smell of the year, precious of autumn, auspicious day of the sun" (building the communal house on an auspicious day in the 9th month of Quy Mui year - 1823) it can be determined that Linh Dong communal house was built in early 19th century. In the beginning, Linh Dong communal house architecture could be built on a small scale and with light materials. Over time, the communal house's architecture changed to become more spacious and dignified with brick walls, tiled roofs, and wooden structural systems such as columns, trusses, beams, beams, rafters, and rafters. still preserved intact to this day. Linh Dong Communal House is a valuable architectural and artistic work. Over a long period of existence and development, the architecture of Linh Dong communal house still retains many elements of traditional Southern village communal house architecture. Linh Dong Communal House was built in the shape of the letter Tam including three houses: front hall, central hall and main hall, guest house and kitchen, the rest is the communal house yard. Among them, the outstanding architecture of the pre-electric power and main hall. The front hall is a five-compartment house, the main hall is in four-pillar style with a total of 32 wooden pillars supporting the entire yin-yang tile roof system. The altars in the main hall are arranged facing each other. The center is the shrine to worship the Than Thanh Hoang Bon Canh; In front is the Council altar; On the right is the shrine worshiping Five Earth Gods and the shrine worshiping Tien Hien Chi Vi; On the left is the shrine worshiping the Five Grain Gods and the shrine worshiping Hau Hien Chi Vi. In particular, the communal house also preserves the title bestowed by King Tu Duc on Than Thanh Hoang Bon Canh in Linh Chieu Dong village, An Nghia district on November 29, the 5th year of Tu Duc (January 8, 1853). In addition, the communal house also preserves many precious artifacts made of wood, delicately carved with themes such as: dragon - unicorn - turtle - phoenix, crane - turtle, flowers - leaves - fruit... Every year, Linh Dong communal house organizes a big holiday, Ky Yen festival. Ky Yen Festival takes place on the 15th and 16th of the 10th lunar month with the purpose of praying for peace and prosperity in the country, good weather, and a good harvest. During these days, people in the Linh Chieu area and tourists flock to the communal house to attend the worshiping ceremony. In addition, the communal house also holds the Thuong Nguyen ceremony (January 15), the Trung Nguyen ceremony (July 15) and the death anniversary of the ancestors Ta Duong Minh (family name is Huy, nickname is Thu Duc) on the 19th day of the 6th lunar month. calendar. With typical historical - cultural values ​​and artistic architectural values, Linh Dong communal house is ranked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic today. November 4, 2020. Source: Department of Culture and Sports of Thu Duc City

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Phong Phu Communal House

The communal house is located on a land of 4.2 hectares, in Quarter 3, Tang Nhon Phu B Ward, Thu Duc City. In addition to its architectural and spiritual values, the communal house is also a historical revolutionary relic. Phong Phu communal house was built at the end of the 19th century, when Phong Phu village was named in An Thuy district, Saigon county in 1880. The communal house has gone through many ups and downs of history, however, the elders in the communal house always maintained contact with the revolution and made many contributions during the two periods of resistance against the French colonialists and the American imperialists. In 1993, Phong Phu communal house was recognized by the State as a historical cultural and revolutionary relic and ranked as a national historical relic. The communal house is classified as a historical-revolutionary relic because in the corner of the garden, there is a secret basement to hide revolutionary officials. During the anti-American war to save the country (1954 - 1975), Phong Phu communal house was a gathering place for troops and a stopping place for revolutionary cadres in the Thu Duc area. The communal house is also a place that regularly provides money, food, medicine, oil, etc. to revolutionary cadres. In 1960, the entire family was arrested on suspicion of supplying supplies and having ties to the revolution. In prison, even though they were interrogated, they refused to testify. When they were released from prison, they continued their path of supporting the revolution. Phong Phu communal house has two layers of gates. The first layer has two doors left and right, in the middle is a stele of Ong Ho. The second gate layer is built in the style of three gates, in the middle is the Bach Ma statue. Behind the three gates is the Than Nong altar and rockery. On both sides of the rockery are the Ngu Hanh Nuong Nuong temple and the statue of Ong Ho. Vo ca is placed in the middle facing the main hall. Along the longitudinal axis of the project, in the middle there is the main hall, main hall, dormitory, and kitchen. On both sides of the main hall are a traditional house and a fruit and vegetable washing house. On the roof of the facade is decorated with two dragons and pearl paintings encrusted with colorful ceramic pieces. Decorative motifs are still familiar themes in Southern communal houses such as dragons, unicorns, turtles, phoenixes, eight immortals, and fish turning into dragons. In the communal house, all the horizontal paintings and couplets are painted with bright red and gold paint. A special feature of the communal house is the open-air altar placed in front of the Ngu Hanh Nuong Nuong temple. During the resistance war, incense was used here as a signal when an enemy appeared. On the first and full moon days and Ky Yen festival, many people visit the communal house, many groups of students come to learn about the historical and architectural value of the communal house. Ky Yen Festival is also the biggest ceremony of the year to pray for peace and sacrifice to Thanh Hoang among temples in the South. This is also the main ceremony of Phong Phu communal house, taking place on the 14th to 16th day of the 11th lunar month every year. This cultural activity has existed for a long time and every year, during holidays, thousands of local people flock to the communal house. Everyone lit incense sticks to pray for peace and remember the revolutionary soldiers who once lived here Many people are attached to the communal house as a lifeline and a sacred memory. Many generations of people here have tried their best to preserve the communal house and its cultural quintessence. In 1997, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet visited the communal house and lit incense sticks to pay tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the Fatherland. The communal house was affirmed by its predecessors as the most famous communal house in the City and in the Southern region. Phong Phu communal house is a spiritual place, attracting millions of visitors from all over, especially every spring and Tet. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Xuan Hiep Communal House

Temple of Xuan Hiep, located at Street 5, Quarter 2, Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc City. Xuan Hiep Communal House, formerly known as Xuan Truong Communal House, was probably built between 1818 and 1885. From the day it was built until now, the communal house has undergone many restorations and repairs. The architecture of Xuan Hiep Temple is made of wooden materials. The main character worshiped at the communal house is the Ban Canh Thanh Hoang God. This deity was bestowed by King Bao Dai of the Nguyen Dynasty on July 27, 1934. Outside, we worship the Tutelary God. The communal house also worships the Council of Gods such as: Left ban, Right ban. Five Earths, Five Grains, Early Sages, Later Sages, Immortal Masters, Water Gods, Tiger Gods, White Horses. Artifacts of historical value include: 1 decree made of Do paper (copy paper) given by King Bao Dai to the God of the Ban Canh of Xuan Hiep village, An Dien canton, Gia Dinh province on July 27, 1943. ; 1 long snare; 6 sets of holes - worshiping objects modeled after weapons such as: sticks, bronze awls, long swords, spears, hammers, axes (including 40 sticks), wooden handles, bronze blades; 2 bronze swords; 3 pairs of cranes standing on the turtle's back, made of wood; 1 bronze gong. Artifacts of artistic value include: 14 delicately embossed and engraved wooden horizontal panels with themes of two dragons and pearls, two dragons of the Japanese dynasty, daisies, and Chinese characters; 7 pairs of wooden tureens are delicately embossed and engraved with themes of dragons, stripes, buttons, and Chinese characters; 6 wooden lamella bags are delicately carved, embossed, and engraved, with themes of two dragons and moons, grapes - squirrels, four sacred animals, monkeys - peaches; 9 wooden altars and altars are delicately embossed and engraved, with themes of two dragons, moon and moon, four sacred animals, birds and flowers; 1 wooden chariot horse; 1 wooden God throne; 1 pair of cranes standing on the back of bronze turtles; 1 ceramic flower vase; 14 sets of three things (incense burner and pair of candlesticks) made of bronze. The overall architecture of Xuan Hiep Temple is built in a triangle style, including 3 main blocks: electricity hall; main hall and rear hall (shared in one block); kitchen and living room. All three blocks are located on a vertical axis. On the right side of the communal house yard is the Ngu Hanh Nuong Nuong temple, built in 1968. Behind the Ngu Hanh temple is the Thuy Long temple built in 1937 with the purpose of worshiping the God of Xuan Truong spring water. Opposite the electricity bill is the first block. Vo ca was built in a "four-pillar" style with the purpose of making a stage for singing boi songs on occasions of worshiping at the communal house. The second block is electricity. With the "three compartments and two wings" style architecture, the front hall has three doors for the three compartments, these three doors are only open during ceremonies. On weekdays, if you want to enter the communal house, you have to go through the side door in the right hallway. Inside the front hall are altars and altars: right in front of the entrance to the middle room is the altar of the Internal Council. The third block is the main hall and rear hall. This block of houses was built in the "four-pillar" style, with a fish-scale tile roof in 1946 to replace the rotten yin-yang tile roof. On the edge of the roof is a ceramic statue of two dragons with pearl paintings. Every year, Xuan Hiep temple has a main holiday, Ky Yen (praying for peace), this holiday takes place on the 15th and 16th of the 11th lunar month. With typical historical, cultural, and artistic architectural values, Xuan Hiep Communal House has been ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical, cultural, and architectural artistic relic. December 15, 2004. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Rating : National monument Open door

Truong Tho Communal House

Truong Tho Temple is located in Quarter 8, Truong Tho Ward, Thu Duc City. Truong Tho communal house worships the original Thanh Hoang God with the hope that the Thanh Hoang God will bless the people in the village. The character of Thanh Hoang according to oral tradition is Chau Van Tiep - a general of the Nguyen Dynasty. The original decree was burned by the French, now it has been suspended and the copy is kept. Not only worshiping the Thanh Hoang God, the communal house also worships the Left and Right Bans, Inner Council, Foreign Council, Former Sages and Later Sages, Immortal Master, Than Nong, Ngu Hanh, Bach Ho, Thanh Long, Bach Ma … Architecturally: Truong Tho temple looks extremely majestic among the rows of trees with its unique architecture. The communal house was built in the same style as the front hall, main hall, back hall, kitchen and warehouse with a total area of ​​518 square meters. From the three-entrance gate to the grounds of the vestibule, we will first see the image of the Shen Nong temple and the Bach Ma herd, all built of cement. The communal house is designed in the style of three compartments and two wings, the entire roof is supported by 48 round columns, the columns are all precious wood, each column is 30cm in diameter, the columns are from 4m to 6m high, and have green stone bases. The structure is built in a civil style but is very technical, using four pillars as the fulcrum placed in the middle of the main hall to bear the load. The ends of the trusses are pierced and wedged tightly with wood to hold the truss against wind and storms, and divide the force between the main hall, the front hall and the back hall. In particular, the rafters are carved according to the theme "Dragon sitting on the gate", the dragon tail points towards the front, the dragon head is carved on the top of the rafter at the back. The art of carving the dragon's head and tail as well as the patterns on the rafters and beams are extremely sophisticated. The ends of the rafters piercing the columns to maintain balance are a very rare folk style. The front hall has many very rare worship artifacts, there are three incense tables worshiping the internal and external councils with tablets on top and an altar of President Ho Chi Minh with the words: "Holy life without command" The back hall is connected to the main hall. The outstanding architecture at the rear of the hall is the ends of the rafters through wooden columns with skillfully carved dragon heads representing the deep dragon in the communal house (long ngoa trieu), implying auspiciousness radiating throughout the communal house. At the base of each wooden pillar are round green boulders. At the middle altar, there is a horizontal panel hanging above with the words: Dai Huan Enlightenment (the founder has great merit). On both sides there are two altars for officials and incense officers, with many tablets placed on top. Above the two altars there are also five horizontal panels inscribed with: Phong Dieu Vu Thuan - Enjoy Vu Thanh - Thuong An Ha Thuc - Tien Dai Quan Quan - Tien Dai Dai Huong Position. The back court is the meeting place for the Court's Board of Directors before the ceremony and is also the place to entertain guests on major holidays. Adjacent to the backyard is a row of independent houses. This place is used as a kitchen and warehouse to store utensils, cups, bowls, and cups to serve worship. Truong Tho communal house was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic on December 30, 2002. Truong Tho communal house is a folk belief facility with historical as well as architectural and artistic value. From its founding until now, through many ups and downs of history, the communal house is still the common home of Truong Tho people. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Rating : National monument Open door

Phuoc Tuong Pagoda

Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is a national historical and cultural relic, recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information on July 27, 1993 and recognized as an architectural and artistic relic on January 7, 1993. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is an ancient temple of Ho Chi Minh City, located on Street 102, Quarter 7, Tang Nhon Phu A Ward, Thu Duc City. The pagoda follows the Northern sect founded by Zen master Linh Quang - Buddha (1736 - 1788), the 35th generation Lam Te Zen sect was founded in 1741. In the year Giap Ngo (1834) under Minh Mang dynasty, the fourth generation abbot was Tu Minh, moved the pagoda to the present location, and reconstructed it on a large scale. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda is located on a fairly large area of ​​land, nearly 30,000 m², covered with many large green trees. In the temple grounds, there are many Buddha statues and shrines arranged around the temple yard such as the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha under the Bodhi tree, the shrine of Tam The Buddha, Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, Stupa... The pagoda was restored many times during the reign. Nguyen family. The temple's architecture today is the result of reconstructions in the 1930s, 1952 and 1991. The pagoda was built in a pure Southern ancient pagoda style, the rows of houses were built in an inverted L shape with a main axis and a secondary axis. The main axis is a large-scale collective, the architecture includes: main hall, ancestral hall, lecture hall, Thien Tinh courtyard, monks' hall, the end of the main axis is the main street. The secondary axis includes the east corridor located to the left of the main axis, used for warehouses and kitchens. The front hall of the pagoda has statues of the Dharma Protector, Vajra and blue sashes carved according to the theme of cranes. A unique sculpture with historical value is a horizontal panel hanging in the front hall with the words "Phuoc Tuong Tu" dating from the reign of King Minh Mang in 1834. Next to the front hall is the main hall. The main hall is the main worship area and displays many ancient Buddha statues. In the middle of the main hall is a large blue sash, carved according to the theme of the four sacred animals: Dragon - Unicorn - Quy - Phung. In front of the main hall, there are columns carved with golden dragon bodies curving along parallel sentences painted in red and gilded. Close to the main hall is the Patriarch Hall, where there is an altar to the ancestors, a statue of Patriarch Dat Ma and tablets of the temple's abbots, and an altar to 9 Thai Sanh mothers, which people often call "the temple". "Mother gave birth to mother" and a pair of wooden "Dragon Christmas" tureens. Phuoc Tuong Pagoda as well as other pagodas in the South are decorated according to the formula "Buddha's first, then the Patriarch's". The pagoda has 53 statues, 13 horizontal panels, parallel sentences and many lamellas, deities, and tablets. There are many types of worship statues, some are made of stone, made of earth, and most are made of wood. Some wooden statues at the pagoda were carved in the early 19th century, still have rough features but have great value of antiques dating back hundreds of years and have many good parallel sentences, beautiful words, delicate carvings, and gilded lacquer. brilliant. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Hoi Son Pagoda

Hoi Son Pagoda, located at 1A1 Nguyen Xien Street, Long Binh Ward, Thu Duc City. The temple is located on a small hill about 15m above sea level. According to many recorded documents, Hoi Son Pagoda was originally founded and led by a Zen master named Khanh Long in the late 18th century, so the pagoda is also called Khanh Long Pagoda. The book Gia Dinh Thanh Thong Chi introduces the pagoda: "At the tail of the Chau Thoi mountain range to the north, a branch splits into the territory of Long Tuy village, then emerges on a high, flat, spacious mound; On the mountain there is a tiger cave and a water stream, and people live along it. On the mountain there is Hoi Son Pagoda, the place where Zen Master Khanh Long created to practice...". Over time, Hoi Son Pagoda gradually shows signs of damage and deterioration. In 1938, Buddhist nun Thich Nu Nhu Thanh and her disciple Thich Nu Nhu Tien renovated, repaired and upgraded a number of additional works inside the temple. In July 2012, a fire broke out at Hoi Son Pagoda and burned down the entire wooden main hall of the pagoda. By 2015, the project to restore the National Architectural and Artistic Monument of Hoi Son Pagoda was implemented. Compared to the area of ​​the old main hall's foundation, the width of the new foundation has been expanded by 4 meters. Accordingly, the height and length are also expanded proportionally to the overall design to serve the learning activities of monks and Buddhists. Although it is over 200 years old and has undergone many repairs and new constructions, up to now Hoi Son Pagoda still preserves the basic architecture of an ancient pagoda such as: yin and yang tiled roof, colored tiled floor. ,... The temple yard is designed to be extremely spacious to accommodate a number of Buddha and Bodhisattva statues. The front of the main hall is where the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha is located. On both sides of the main hall, the temple also places the Maitreya Buddha Statue and the Avalokiteshvara Buddha Statue. According to historical research experts, Hoi Son Pagoda still has many archaeological sites that have not been excavated. This site is located just below the 18,000 m² campus on an ancient alluvial area in which there is a 4m thick layer of laterite, covered by a thin layer of soil. Due to the impact of erosion, washing away and the influence of weather conditions, these artifacts have gradually been exposed. According to current statistics, there are about 89 stone tools and many pieces of pottery dating back thousands of years. There are few pagodas that bring as much historical value as Hoi Son Pagoda. Besides the items mentioned above, the pagoda also preserves many ancient statues and other rare artifacts Because of its historical values ​​and beautiful poetic landscape, on January 7, 1993, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized Hoi Son Pagoda as a national historical, cultural, architectural and artistic relic. . Currently, the pagoda is considered the pagoda with the most beautiful landscape in Ho Chi Minh City. Every year, the pagoda welcomes thousands of tourists and Buddhists to worship and visit the pagoda. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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Tomb of the Sage Ta Duong Minh

Tomb of the Great Pioneer Ta Duong Minh is located at Street 10, Quarter 4, Linh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc City. Tomb of Tien Sage Ta Duong Minh is an ancient tomb with architecture in the form of a buffalo costume with two inner and outer walls surrounding it, attached to the foot of the tomb is a stone stele 42cm high, 32cm wide and 4cm thick. On the stele are engraved 37 Chinese characters, divided into one horizontal row and three vertical rows According to information on the tombstone of Former Sage Ta Duong Minh, it is written: His family name is Ta, his last name is Huy, and his nickname is Thu Duc. The tomb of the ancestors of Ta Huy - Thu Duc - Ta Duong Minh has a construction area of ​​108m2 with 2 surrounding laterite walls, a front screen, a back screen and a tomb in the middle. The materials to build the tomb are laterite and bricks. , the exterior is plastered with a layer of ancient stucco. In front of the tombstone is a sacrificial pedestal, built of bricks, where the incense burner and other offerings and offerings are placed. The tomb relic of the ancestors of Ta Huy - Thu Duc - Ta Duong Minh was restored by the village officials of Linh Chieu Dong village and a tombstone was established in the year of the Tiger - 1890. The relic has no artifacts but only architectural components. The tomb consists of a tombstone, screens and two layers of surrounding walls. The tomb of the ancestors of Ta Huy - Thu Duc - Ta Duong Minh is a relic with historical - cultural - architectural and artistic value, a basis for folk beliefs and a place to educate generations about the tradition of drinking water and remembering its source. young. In terms of artistic architecture, the tomb is a typical ancient tomb relic of the late 19th century, considered relatively intact in Thu Duc City with two surrounding walls and two rear screens. , front screen, two outside doors, two inside doors. In terms of history and culture, the tomb has a tombstone clearly stating the family name, nickname, date of death and merits of the deceased, along with the recognition of the ancestors' merits by posterity, so it is very valuable. Historically, we opened the realm to build and protect the country. In terms of folk beliefs, the tomb is a place for local people and small businesses to regularly come and worship to commemorate the merits of the people who established the hamlet and established the market, demonstrating the tradition of remembering the roots of the Thua Thien Hue people. Virtue. In terms of traditional education, the Tomb of the Sages Ta Huy - Thu Duc - Ta Duong Minh is a visual testament to the existence of an influential historical figure in the locality. A place for people to learn about the cultural origins, festivals and geography of Thu Duc past and present. This is also a place that contributes to enriching folk cultural traditions, a place that helps people love their homeland more and appreciate the merits of their ancestors. The tomb of the ancestors of Ta Huy - Thu Duc - Ta Duong Minh was recognized as a city-level historical and architectural artistic relic on July 27, 2007. Source: Thu Duc City Cultural Center

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ARTILLERY BATTLE AND LARGE MOUNTAIN TOP TUNNEL

The mine bunker on Nui Lon (in Ward 5, Vung Tau City today) was built by the Japanese fascists in 1944. This was the place to store naval weapons of the Japanese army. However, with a courageous fighting spirit, our troops repeatedly broke into mine mines and took enemy weapons to make weapons to fight the enemy. In July 1941, Japan forced France to sign the "Commitment to the Common Defense of Indochina" treaty with Japan. With this treaty, Japan commanded France completely militarily. In October 1941, Japan landed in Vung Tau, quickly occupying an important position on Big Mountain, located at the Vung Tau - Can Gio seaport. From 1941-1945, the Japanese fascist army built many bunkers, underground bunkers, ammunition bunkers, and mines halfway up Big Mountain along the coast, now in Ward 5, Vung Tau City. Although the mine bunker is simply a warehouse used to store Japanese military weapons, it is no less elaborate in its construction. The mine bunker was built in 1944, and was completed after 4 months. The tunnel was built under a discreet mountain valley, built in an arch shape, inside the tunnel is a reinforced concrete wall 1m thick and 2.7m high. The front of the tunnel door is made of stone, 7m high and 20m long. The tunnels are arranged interconnected in a U-shape. The tunnel mainly stores mines and mines for coastal defense, creating an underwater battlefield blocking the Vung Tau-Can Gio estuary. At the end of World War II, Japan surrendered to the Allies, so they removed the mines from the sea, brought them up the mountain, put them in storage bunkers, and planted explosives outside. Japan's defeat on the battlefield created favorable conditions for the Vietnamese revolution to gradually win. During the long and arduous years of resistance against the Japanese and French, Vung Tau's army and people together with the army and people of Bien Hoa and Ba Ria not only defeated the enemy's long raids into war zone D and Sac forest but He also penetrated deep into the enemy's rear and won many glorious battles. During the war, the successful raids on the Nui Lon mine bunker were victories of Vung Tau's army and people. From the Ba Trao area (Nua mountain - Long Son island commune), our armed forces and security forces, relying on the people, have repeatedly broken into ammunition magazines and mine mines on Lon mountain, seizing military equipment and weapons. of the enemy to equip our troops. The mine-taking became a campaign involving hundreds of people, taking place at night and in great secrecy. Our forces are divided into groups: signaling, guarding, removing grenades, transporting mines, raising troops... According to the plan, when there was a signal of smoke and fire, the boats of our army and people in Ba Trao slowly arrived at Ben Da - Vung Tau port to receive and transport weapons taken from the enemy from the mine bunker. The guard group was divided into 2 groups to guard from the top of Ben Da slope and near the area where the Guanyin Buddha statue is now. The grenade removal team will join the special forces, guerrillas, and suicide soldiers of Thang Nhi into the mine bunker, one person will shine the light, the other person will remove the grenade, open the door, and when finished, put the grenade back as before. The group carrying the mines out worked together to climb up the mountainside in the dark night, carry the mines down the mountain, and transfer them straight to the boat and return to safety. The army support team consisted of women and sisters who transported food and lamp oil to everyone participating in the raids. At the end of June 1947, after the enemy army (the French army recaptured for the second time) withdrew from Ben Dinh post, our army and people's raids on mine bunkers became easier. Our forces transported an average of 2 mines out of the bunker at a time, each weighing more than 100kg. During the period from 1945 to 1954, our army secretly took about 60 mines to make bombs and mines as weapons to destroy the enemy. On August 4, 1992, Nui Lon mine bunker was ranked as a National Historical Monument. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau electronic newspaper.

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Con Dao Prison Revolutionary Historical Relic Area

Con Dao historical relic site (Con Dao Prison) belongs to Con Dao district, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, including the prison system in Con Dao and the cemeteries belonging to this prison system. Historically, the French colonial government and the US imperialists built 127 prison cells, 42 cells and 504 isolated cells - "tiger cages" in the Con Dao area. After the country was completely unified (1975), the function of the prison system in Con Dao was dissolved. In 1979, Con Dao Historical Relic Area was ranked a special national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), with 17 component relics. 1. Island Lord's House This area used to be the living and working place of 53 generations of Island Lords, during the time the prison system in Con Dao maintained operations. After liberation (1975) until now, the Dao Lord's house is used as a display place of the Con Dao Historical Relic Area. 2. Pier The bridge was built in 1873. This is also the place that witnessed the first extreme humiliation of those who were sent to prison on the island. The number 914 named for the bridge is also the number of prisoners who "fell" due to forced labor and accidents during hard labor to build the bridge. 3. Camp 1 Camp 1 is also known by other names, such as Banh 3, Lao 3, Camp Bac Ai, Camp Phu Tho. The camp was built in 1928, on a total area of ​​about 12,700 square meters. In particular, the cell area is 1,200m2, including 3 prison examination blocks, medical house, kitchen and dining room, collective cell and isolated room, and mortgage (detention) block. 4. Camp 2 The camp also has other names, such as Banh 1, Lao 1, Camp Cong Hoa. By November 1974, this camp was called Phu Hai camp. Camp 2 was built in 1862 and permanently renovated in 1896, with an area of ​​12,040 square meters, including 2 prison rows, 20 cells, infirmary, chapel, lecture hall, stone crushing area, club. , the Supervisor's house..., is surrounded by four walls more than 4 meters high, surrounded by many guard posts. This is the largest and oldest prison in Con Dao. 5. Camp 3 The camp is also known by other names, such as Banh 2, Lao 2, Nhan Vi Camp, Camp 3, Phu Son Camp. The camp was built in 1916, located next to Block 1, with an area of ​​13,228 m2, including 13 large prisons, 14 cells, 1 barber room, shrine, medical room, kitchen, supervisor's room, club and Green campus, surrounded by a system of stone walls (4m high) and many guard posts. 6. Camp 4 Has a total area of ​​5804m2, including 8 cells, kitchen, warehouse, infirmary, surrounded by thick, high stone walls. 7. Camp 5 Has a total area of ​​3,594m2, with 12 collective cells, divided into 3 rows (each row of 4 rooms), a kitchen area, surrounded by thick stone walls, about 4m high. 8. Camp 6 Phu An Camp, with an area of ​​42,140 square meters, includes area A and area B. Each area has two rows, including 10 rooms, 4 cells, kitchen, infirmary, and warehouse. This camp is surrounded by two layers of fence, with an outer gate and an inner gate. 9. Camp 7 Also known as Camp Phu Binh, or American-style tiger cage. The camp has an area of ​​25,788m2, with 8 prison areas (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H), each area has 48 tiger cages, warehouses, kitchens, supervisor's offices, and hospitals. amnesty. The camp is surrounded by barbed wire fences and concrete walls. 10. Camp 8 Also known as Phu Hung Camp, it includes 10 prisons, divided into 2 rows, along with auxiliary buildings, such as the warden's house and guard watch. Surrounding the camp is a barbed wire fence system. 11. Camp 9 While the US and Wei were pouring concrete for the foundation and casting columns to build the camp, the Paris Agreement was signed so this camp was abandoned. 12. Investigation room This is the workplace and storage of interrogation records. Every prisoner before being imprisoned is interrogated in this room. 13. Ma Thien Lanh Bridge From 1930 - 1945, the French colonialists opened a branch road to So Ong Cau to facilitate the control of escaped prisoners. The new bridge has 2 abutments, each about 8m high. The bridge was named after the prisoner named Ma Thien Lanh mountain in North Korea. 14. Cow Shed isolated area This area is where prisoners do hard labor and is also a prisoner's cemetery. The "skull field" here is the first cemetery in Con Dao Prison, followed by Hang Keo cemetery and Hang Duong cemetery. 15. Lime Kiln This is typical evidence of the brutal labor exploitation policy, along with the harsh and cruel prison regime, to extinguish the will of patriotic Vietnamese people imprisoned in Con Dao. 16. Cong Quan House Built in the late 19th century, with an area of ​​850 square meters, it was the resting place of French musician: Charles Camille Saint Saens - World cultural celebrity. Here he completed the last 3 chapters of the immortal musical Brunchida. 17. Hang Duong Cemetery Has an area of ​​about 20 hectares. This is the resting place of tens of thousands of revolutionary soldiers and patriotic Vietnamese compatriots who sacrificed their lives under the yoke of imprisonment and brutal hard labor of colonialists and imperialists. In 1992, this monument was renovated and divided into 4 zones: - Area A: includes 688 graves (including 7 mass graves), with 86 named graves and 602 anonymous graves. - Area B: includes 695 graves (17 mass graves), with 275 named graves and 420 anonymous graves. - Area C: includes 372 graves (including 1 mass grave), with 329 named graves and 43 anonymous graves. - Area D: includes 148 graves, with 11 named graves and 137 anonymous graves. Con Dao Prison is a special relic (prison relic). This is the most concentrated place of the notorious prison system of France and America, typical of the regime of coercion, imprisonment, torture and massacre of revolutionary soldiers and prisoners working hard to the point of exhaustion; is a place where violent enemies tremble before the courage, revolutionary spirit and optimism of patriotic prisoners. With the special historical, cultural and scientific values ​​of the monument, the Prime Minister decided to classify Con Dao Prison Historical Relic as a special national monument on May 10, 2012. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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Shakyamuni Buddha Monument

Located on Tran Phu Street, the road curves around Lon Mountain, up to Ben Da and Ben Dinh. The Shakyamuni Buddha Monument is associated with the beauty of Ben Da and the natural landscape northeast of Big Mountain. If Ben Da is a busy and bustling fishing port, then Shakyamuni Buddha Dai is a quiet place, imbued with the magic of paradise. The Shakyamuni Buddha Dai mountain area was previously lush and uninhabited. Around 1957, Mr. Le Quang Vinh, a civil servant during the French colonial period, reluctantly came here to build a temple to practice, called Thien Lam Tu. In 1962, the Buddhist Church realized that Thien Lam Tu was located in a location with beautiful natural scenery, a prime area gathering sacred energy, and convenient transportation for monks and Buddhists from all over. pilgrimage so he created a project to build a large-scale Thien Lam Tu into Shakyamuni Buddha Dai. After more than 19 months of construction, on February 15, the year of the Cat (1963), Shakyamuni Buddha Dai was inaugurated with the architectural works as today. Shakyamuni Buddha Dai is a sculptural architectural complex created according to the life story of Buddha Shakyamuni associated with a harmonious and lively natural landscape, creating a beautiful scenic area with many cultural values. religious history, is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Vung Tau. Entering Shakyamuni Buddha Dai, visitors pass through three gates, on top of which is a wheel of Buddhist morality called Dharma wheel with eight spokes symbolizing the Middle Way. The outer ring has four knobs symbolizing the Four Noble Truths. On the four pillars of the three-door entrance are four lotus buds symbolizing the purity, purity, and nobility of Buddhism. The entire Shakyamuni Buddha Temple campus is shown on the mountainside like a half moon, divided into three levels according to a tower that gradually rises from the bottom up. The stupa that visitors first encounter, after climbing the first level, is a place to remember and commemorate the person who built Thien Lam Tu: Monk Giac Phap, a mandarin of Le Quang Vinh. The path up to the second step follows a small arc, on the left is a majestic cliff. On the right, you can see all the way to Nua Mountain - Long Son and in the distance is the Oil and Gas port with high cranes connecting with streets, houses and fishing villages of Ben Dinh and Ben Da right at the foot of the mountain. Shakyamuni Buddha Dai is covered with the green of many towering trees. The sea breeze whispers. Going to the end of the arc, visitors reach a height of 25m, the space spreads out in front of them. This is an area of ​​sculptures built based on the life stories of Shakyamuni Buddha, from his birth to his Nirvana. The Shakyamuni stupa here enshrines 13 Buddha relics, contained in a gold box. This is a great joy for Vietnamese Buddhists in general and Vung Tau Buddhists in particular. The Xa Loi jade stupa at Shakyamuni Buddha Dai is 17m high, rising in the middle of a ceremony yard of about 300m2, with lotus buds on top. The entrance to the stupa is decorated with a dragon image, flanked by a pair of lions on both sides symbolizing the Great Hero - Great Power. At the foot of the tower there is an altar for worship, engraved on it: Namo Bo Master Shakyamuni Buddha, (Wholehearted respect for Buddha Shakyamuni). Below the four sides of the base of the octagonal stupa are four large peaks, inside which are four handfuls of sacred soil brought here from the place where he was born), where he attained enlightenment), (where he preached) and (where he entered Nirvana) here. . Sakyamuni Buddha Dai is a group of architectural and sculptural structures with the intention of depicting the main events in the Buddha's life. Source: Buddhist Church of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province

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Linh Son Pagoda Relics "Linh Son Co Pagoda"

Linh Son ancient pagoda, also known as Golden Buddha Pagoda (the French call it Golden Buddha Statue), was built on the slopes of Nho Mountain in the early years of the 20th century. In 1919, the French built pilot works. and the lighthouse served the colonial conquest, forcing the pagoda to relocate to the foot of Small Mountain. Abbot Thich Minh Thuong, a former monk who lived for a long time at Linh Son ancient pagoda, said that initially the pagoda was built of bamboo, cork walls, and roofed with yin and yang tiles. Around the late 40s of the last century, the monk Dinh Thang Tam invited monk Thich Tri Tinh to become abbot and manage the pagoda. Later, Venerable Thich Tri Tinh assumed the position of Deputy Dharma Lord, Chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, and he assigned his disciple, the late Venerable Thich Tinh Vien (passed away in 1995), to serve as the head of the Buddhist Sangha. maintain. Linh Son ancient pagoda was moved to a location near Dinh Thang Tam and built spaciously as it is today. The temple is located at 104, Hoang Hoa Tham, Ward 2, City. Vung Tau, about 500m from Back Beach. On both sides of the temple gate are statues of two dragons flanking each other in the style of two dragons painting pearls. Next are the steps leading up to the main hall with 100 gold-plated Buddha statues. Among them, the most unique is the Buddha statue worshiped in the main hall, 1.2m high, carved of sandstone, elaborately and skillfully sculpted with vivid details, creating a gentle, compassionate face. of Buddha, can be considered a treasure. Venerable Thich Tinh Dinh, currently practicing at the pagoda, said that this statue has been assessed by archaeologists as a Cham Buddha statue, dating from the 7th century AD. The origin of the statue is also extremely mysterious. It is said that about 100 years ago, a fleet of fishing boats from the Central region came to fish in the waters of Bai Truoc. While going up the mountain to collect firewood and fresh water, they discovered two stone Buddha statues on the slopes of Big Mountain, near Bai Dau. Local people heard the news and quickly came to see it and insisted on keeping it. After negotiating with local people, the fishermen in the Central region agreed to hand over the large statue to the villagers of Thang Tam to worship at Linh Son ancient pagoda, and the small statue they brought back to the Central region. Currently, the small statue is worshiped at a temple in Duc Pho district, Quang Ngai province. Another notable statue that is also being worshiped at Linh Son ancient pagoda is the bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha, brought back from Southern Laos in 1972. Linh Son ancient pagoda is divided into many different spaces, with ancient architecture, many paintings, sculptures, and delicate carvings, depicting stories in Buddhist scriptures. Interspersed among the statues of Bodhisattvas and Arhats placed in the temple grounds are lotus ponds and giant plumeria trees that radiate a gentle fragrance. Every year, the pagoda often organizes ceremonies to pray for peace and death on the occasion of Lunar New Year, Quan Am festival, Birthday, Vu Lan ceremony, requiem ceremony for the spirits of fetuses - children up to 13 years old, transmission of the three refuges and five precepts. For many years, Linh Son ancient pagoda has become a favorite place to visit and worship for Vung Tau people and tourists from everywhere. The pagoda has also been recognized as a national historical-cultural relic. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau electronic newspaper.

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Thang Tam communal house relic area (Thang Tam communal house, Lang Ca Ong, Ba temple)

Thang Tam God's Temple is located on Hoang Hoa Tham Street, Thang Tam Ward, Vung Tau City, this is a complex including Thang Tam God's Temple, Ngu Hanh Temple and Ca Ong Tomb. Thang Tam temple Built during the reign of King Minh Mang, the communal house was initially made of bamboo leaves. In 1835, people contributed to repairing and roofing the communal house with tiles and in 1965, the communal house was restored, built solidly and kept. original architectural layout as it is today. The communal house worships the three people who built three villages in Vung Tau, namely Pham Van Dinh, Le Van Loc and Ngo Van Huyen. During the reign of King Gia Long, pirates often broke into the Ben Nghe river mouth to plunder money and goods. To protect the Vietnamese merchant ships, King Gia Long immediately sent three armies on three boats to protect the peace of the gateway coast, and reclaim land to establish hamlets and make a living. Around the 3rd year of Minh Mang's reign (1822), the pirate situation no longer existed, and the king issued a decree rewarding them with titles, ranks, and land that the three armies had successfully cleared. From the three positions of the three armies gradually formed three villages. The first village is called Thang Nhat village managed by Mr. Pham Van Dinh, Thang Nhi village managed by Mr. Le Van Loc, Thang Tam village managed by Mr. Ngo Van Huyen. Later, his father became Tien Hien and was worshiped at three communal houses in the three villages mentioned above. The communal house has a sequential architecture consisting of four houses connected by a side walkway, which are Tien Hien - Assembly Hall - Trung Communal House - Martial arts stage. The communal house is decorated with many exquisitely carved offerings, painted and gilded splendidly. The Tien Sage throne is roofed with yin and yang tiles, with "two dragons flanking the moon" embossed on the roof. The ends of the arms, purlins, and columns are all carved with dragon images. The interior of Tien Hien's house displays 4 altars including the altars of Tho Cong, Tien Hien, Hau Hien and Tien Vang - Hau Vang. The hall is the meeting place for members. Next to the hall is the Trung communal house with a similar structure to the Tien Hien temple, displaying 10 altars including the altars of Than Nong, Thien Y A Na, Ngu Duc, Thanh Phi, Hau Hien, Council, Phu An - Cao Cac, Heavenly Master, Five Poems and Five Words - Tien Hien. The martial arts stage is where opera performances and boi singing are performed when the communal house has ceremonies. Ba Ngu Hanh Temple On the left side of the gate of the relic site is Ba Ngu Hanh Temple. The temple was built in the late 19th century to worship five goddesses: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. In addition, the temple also worships two protectors of the country who were promoted to Supreme Deities by the king, Thien Y A Na and Thuy Long Than Nu. Ba Ngu Hanh Temple was built in the architectural style of one room and two wings, with "two dragons flanking the moon" on the roof. In the Temple there are 8 altars: in the middle of the main hall is the altar of 5 Ngu Hanh ladies and two Superior Gods; On both sides are altars of 5 girls and 5 boys; The left side worships Quan Cong, Quan Binh and Chau Xuong, who are loyal people ready to rescue seafarers when they encounter misfortune; On the right is the altar of Ong Dia - Tho Cong; Behind is the altar of Tien Hien and the compassionate and generous people in the village. Lang Co Ong Lang Co Ong is located on the right side of the relic site built in the same period as Ba Ngu Hanh Temple. In the current mausoleum there is a part of the skeleton of the giant Ca Ong fish picked up by Vung Tau fishermen about 100 years ago. The mausoleum has ancient architecture, inside a large glass cabinet containing Ca Ong's bones and three altars are displayed. On both sides there are two more altars of Ba Sau (Turtle God) and the music group. Currently, the Thang Tam Temple relic site still preserves 12 ordinations of King Thieu Tri and Tu Duc, including 6 ordinations for Dai Can National Nam Hai (Ca Ong), 3 ordinations for Thien Y A Na Dien Ngoc Phi and three conferred ordinations on the Water Dragon Goddess. Every year, Thang Tam temple has 3 major festivals: Pray An (from 17 to 20 of the 2nd lunar month), Nghinh Ong (from 16 to 18 of the 8th lunar month) and Ba Temple (from 16 to 18 of the 10th lunar month) ). Source: Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province

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Revolutionary historical relic Water factory station

Revolutionary historical relic Vung Tau water plant station is located on April 30 Street, Ward 9, Vung Tau City, between Tran Nguyen Han High School and Ba Ria - Vung Tau Water Supply Joint Stock Company. Although the water plant station is only a modest-sized relic, it leaves behind historical values ​​of the revolutionary struggle with many fierce battles, raising the spirit of independence of our army and people. The Vung Tau Water Plant Station relic is located about 50m from the intersection of Nguyen An Ninh - Pham Hong Thai - April 30 (Water Well intersection). This monument is about 5m long, 3.7m wide, nearly 4m high, built of stone, brick, lime, cement, iron and steel and wood. This is a small military structure, divided into two floors, separated by a wooden floor, with battlements facing four directions. During the war, the terrain of Vung Tau (O Cap) was militarily important, so the occupying French army began building a port and airport as soon as they arrived in Vung Tau. At that time, in this land surrounded by the sea, fresh water was an extremely valuable resource, so the French built a water supply system (drilled wells, water filtration plants...) right near the intersection. from Vung Tau City Water Well today. To protect the airport, port and water supply system for the whole Vung Tau, the French army set up a military station right next to the water plant, so it was called the Water Plant Station. This post was occupied by security forces with about a company of troops, equipped with strong firepower, blocking the gateway to Vung Tau at that time. At that time, the enemy strictly controlled the movement of people in this area, making the activities of our army and people difficult. Therefore, the water plant station became a target that needed to be destroyed by the revolutionary armed forces. In 1948, the Level Action Committee, the Assault Police, the 51st Reconnaissance Team and the forces of the Level Town Squad attacked the Water Plant Station twice, destroyed the station, and confiscated 150 guns of all kinds. The battles to attack the Water Plant Station were all very fierce, contributing to the loss of enemy manpower and firepower, marking victories in the history of the revolutionary struggle of the army and people of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province in the past. In 1985, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of Vung Tau - Con Dao Special Zone, the special zone government built a relief in front of the water plant station commemorating the victory of two battles in 1948. At the same time, attaching The sign is engraved with content introducing the historical value of attacking this military site. On August 4, 1992, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized Vung Tau Water Plant Station as a National-level revolutionary historical relic. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau electronic newspaper

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Historical revolutionary relic house number 86 - Phan Chu Trinh

The National Relic of House 86 Phan Chu Trinh (currently No. 5 Phan Chu Trinh, Ward 2, Vung Tau City) was once the home of French official Pierre Chappus located on Phan Chu Trinh Street, at the foot of Nho Mountain. The house was built in the old French architectural style of the early 20th century. During the war, this house used to be a place to hide revolutionary activists. Mr. Pierre Chappus has a French father and a Vietnamese mother. He is a private official of the French government, owner of the Vung Tau Lighthouse Department. The house of Mr. Pierre Chappus at that time was built with blue stone walls and a tiled roof, located on a plot of land about 100 meters in front of Phan Chu Trinh street and 80 meters deep. Around the house there are many fruit trees such as coconut, mango, custard apple, star apple, guava, lemon... Behind the house there is a very large lotus pond and a lychee tree the size of two people. Although Mr. Pierre Chappus is a French official, he is sympathetic to the Vietnamese revolution, and especially respects leader Nguyen Ai Quoc. While material conditions and life were extremely difficult, he supported the Viet Minh with money, rice, and 50 cows. He used his house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh as a place to hide and protect secret officers, including comrade Nguyen Hoai Duc, Vung Tau City Captain. At that time, Mr. Pierre Chappus's family always kept 5-7 dogs, each with a name. Whenever they heard a stranger coming, the dogs barked to alert the front door, and the officers immediately crept into the garden. The fruit tree exits through the back door. In the cases where acquaintances (officers) entered the gate and the dogs barked, he just had to call each dog's name and they would lie still and not bark. During the anti-American period, the house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh was agreed by Mr. Pierre Chappus for the revolution to be used as the Ba Ria - Long Khanh Provincial Party Committee Office, showing his sympathy for the Vietnamese revolution. He emotionally told the cadres: "You guys just use my house to work. In case I am captured by the enemy and die, it will be an honor for me to die for the Vietnamese revolution." In 1957, the Ba Ria - Long Khanh Provincial Party Committee Office was officially located at Mr. Pierre Chappus's house. Standing members of the Office include comrade Trinh Phong Dan and comrade Ho Si Hanh. At this time, Mr. Pierre Chappus's family kept 10 dogs, this was an important "force" that very effectively guarded the house, protecting the safety of revolutionary cadres working secretly. By the end of 1958, the Ba Ria - Long Khanh Provincial Party Committee Office had to move to another place to ensure secrecy, but the house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh was still a base for officials to come and get help, mobilize money and support. material for revolution. Mr. Pierre Chappus died in 1959 at his house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh, at the age of 81. On August 4, 1992, the house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Tourism as a National Monument. Accordingly, on holidays and New Year, Doan Ket High School often organizes for students to clean and visit the house at 86 Phan Chu Trinh, and at the same time introduce them to the history of the struggle to preserve the long-standing and heroic nation of the nation. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau electronic newspaper

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Revolutionary historical relic "Cao Cao House" No. 18 Le Loi.

The historical relic "The Cao Cao House" located at No. 18, Le Loi Street, Vung Tau City is the place where many secret meetings of the Ba Ria-Long Khanh Provincial Party Committee took place during the years of resistance against American imperialism. The tall house is 160m2 wide, and is called that because below the house are rows of 4 rows of stone columns, each 2.2m high, 40cm square side like legs supporting the house. The house is built in the style of an isolated motel, surrounded by a fence and garden. The house is divided into 2 areas: the main house and the annex. The main house consists of 2 floors, the ground floor is a row of pillars supporting the whole house. The upper floor is the main residence of the house, designed on both front and back sides with stairs up and down, built gently from the outdoors leading upstairs. Inside there is a large hall used to receive guests and small rooms used to rest. All rooms have windows facing the garden, creating a quiet space. The roof is covered with western tiles, similar to the roof of the Thai people, the roof slopes down on 4 sides, 2 gable sides have small triangles to catch the wind to prevent heat. The annex is a 2.25m wide house with a 6m horizontal roof used as a kitchen and a path leading to the main house. The "high-ranking house" was completed by Mr. Deloudet, a French civil servant and officer working in Saigon, around 1949. The house was built for him and his wife, Mrs. Chau Chon, as a vacation place in Vung Tau. . Around the "Cao Cao" area, there are many villas and resorts, facing the beach, and security is strictly controlled. In 1950, Mr. Deloudet returned to France, and the house became the property of Ms. Chau Chon. In 1951, she sold this house to agricultural engineer Nguyen Van Chien. In 1952, Mr. Ba Tra, a worker at a water factory in Ba Ria, was assigned the responsibility of taking care of the "Cao Can House". He was an enthusiastic participant in the Party's revolutionary movements; He was captured by the enemy many times, released, and was always in the enemy's sights. With a patriotic spirit, in Vung Tau, he quickly connected with the Party and continued to serve as a secret base for revolutionary cadres. Taking advantage of the enemy's negligence and lack of vigilance, during the period from 1956 to 1959, the Standing Committee of the Ba Ria-Long Khanh Provincial Party Committee turned the "High-ranking House" and surrounding villas into revolutionary bases. as a place to eat, live, travel and meet for the leaders of the revolutionary movement. Here, under the guidance of comrade Nam An Chi, the revolutionary movement among the people developed strongly and widely. In 1956 and 1957, many secret meetings took place at the "Cao Cao House". During the meeting, many of the Party's policies were implemented, promptly following the situation and promoting the development of the local revolutionary movement. In March and April 1959, it was here that the Provincial Party Standing Committee held a meeting with the Vung Tau District Party Committee to check the study of Resolution 15 of the Party Central Committee and implement the Party's Directives. Eastern inter-provincial ministry; program to mobilize the mass movement against the laws of the Ngo Dinh Diem government. Currently, the revolutionary historical relic "Cao Cang House" is located on the campus of Vung Tau City Customs Department and is managed by this unit. Much of the house's architecture remains intact. Because it only existed for a short period of time in the early period of resistance against American imperialism, the artifacts were not saved. In 1991, "The Cao Cao House" was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a revolutionary historical relic. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Newspaper

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Outstanding relic site