Relic point Vietnam
Việt Nam
Memorial area for cultural celebrity Le Quy Don
The memorial area of scientist Le Quy Don in Dong Phu village, Doc Lap commune, Hung Ha district is a place to store and preserve artifacts and traces that were closely associated with the scientist - an outstanding Vietnamese cultural celebrity. Male. Le Quy Don's real name is Le Danh Phuong, full name is Doan Hau, nickname is Que Duong, born on the 5th day of the 7th month, year of Binh Ngo, that is, June 2nd, 1726 in Dien Ha village, Son Nam Ha town, now is Dong Phu village, Doc Lap commune, Hung Ha district, Thai Binh province. His father, Le Trong Thu, passed his PhD as an official at the Ministry of Justice and Marquis. Her mother is Truong Thi Ich, daughter of Dr. Truong Minh Luong, who is a Hoang sect official. When he was young, Le Quy Don was famous as a child prodigy. In 1739, he followed his father to the capital to study with Dr. Le Huu Kieu. At the age of 18, Huong passed the exam and won the first prize, then stayed home to teach and write books. At the age of 27, he passed the Hoi exam and passed the Dinh exam. Le Quy Don successively worked at the Academy, the Toan Committee to study national history, went to Liem Phong to participate in military affairs, went to China as an ambassador, worked at Lord Trinh's palace... and was gradually promoted to the positions of Academy Officer and Private Career. Quoc Tu Giam, Litigation, National History General, Hiep Town... In 1784, he was promoted to Minister of Public Affairs, titled Nghia Phai Marquis. That same year, he fell ill and returned home to recuperate in his maternal hometown, Nguyen Xa village, Duy Tien district. (now in Ha Nam province) he died here on the 14th day of the 4th lunar month at the age of 58. His wife is Mrs. Le Thi Trang, daughter of school teacher Le Huu Kieu. He has four sons, Quy Kiet, Quy Ta, Quy Chau, Quy Nghi. Le Quy Don's creative career is very voluminous, he has written about 40 books of all kinds including most contemporary knowledge such as history, poetry, philosophy, classic commentaries, general categories... which is a treasure trove. precious treasure of the country's academic system. The memorial area for cultural celebrity Le Quy Don includes three works: From the street of cultural celebrity Le Quy Don, the mausoleum of Le Trong Thu (Le Quy Don's father), and Le Quy lake. 1. From the street of cultural celebrity Le Quy Don Tu Duong includes the five-room Bai Duong court, the Middle Palace and the Hau Palace, each with three compartments. Tu Duong's predecessor was the home of Le Quy Don. When his father passed away, Le Quy Don converted it into Tu Duong, until his lifetime. Le Quy Kiet also brought Le Quy Don's tablet back with his grandfather. Local people often call this place from Le Quy Don street. 2. Le Trong Thu Tomb. Le Trong Thu (1693 - 1783), was a mandarin during the Le Trung Hung period in Vietnamese history. He was the father of a great Vietnamese scientist during the feudal period, Le Quy Don. Le Trong Thu, Mr. Truc Am, studied very brightly as a child, was famous as a prodigy, and grew up studying with the Vu family's Tham Hoa in Ha Nam. At the age of 27, Le Trong passed Huong Tien, at the age of 31, he passed the 3rd rank of Doctorate. Origin, Giap Thin department, Bao Thai year 5 (1724), reign of King Le Du Tong and Lord Trinh Cuong, served as an honest mandarin Famous inside and out, at the age of 65, he retired to the position of Household Minister Huu Thi Lang. Not long after, he was invited to become a mandarin for the second time, promoted to the position of Minister of Justice, then retired at the age of 80. 3. Ho Le Quy. In the 26th year of Canh Hung (1765), he asked the court to return to his hometown to "close the door and write books". To relax and have conditions to read and write books, Le Quy Don dug a large lake. In the middle of the lake, build a small island, plant ornamental plants, and build a Thu Lan. During this time, he wrote many books "specially focusing on geography" such as: Geography of Essence, Compendium of Geography... Perhaps the chapter on images and products in the Van Dai language series was also prepared with documents from this period. The Memorial Area of cultural celebrity Le Quy Don was ranked a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on December 12, 1986. Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thai Binh province
Hung Yen
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Rating : National monument
Pho Minh Tower Pagoda
Pho Minh Pagoda, whose name is Pho Minh Tu, is a pagoda located in Tuc Mac village, Loc Vuong ward, Nam Dinh city. Based on the ordination stele as well as ancient bibliographies, the pagoda was built during the Ly dynasty, and in 1262 the Tran dynasty expanded to a more grand scale. In 2012, Pho Minh Pagoda was ranked by the Prime Minister as a special National Monument. Because in front of Pho Minh Pagoda there is a tower, the pagoda is also known as Chua Thap, the Tower is also known as Pho Minh Tower. Pho Minh Tower is a unique architectural work. This is the largest, oldest and most intact tower in Vietnam. The book Nam Dinh Province Geography by author Khieu Nang Tinh records about the pagoda as follows: "During the Tran Dynasty, King Nhan Tong restored his residence as a monk. When the king died, Anh Tong built a 14-storey tower, 53 meters high, with 10 meters on each side to house the relics. During the Tay Son period, the governor of this region broke the top of the bronze gourd tower. When we reached the 13th floor where the stone was, we saw an object shaped like a red ribbon flying into the sky, so we stopped destroying it..." In addition, among the people, there is also a saying of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong: “No matter who competes for the throne I would like to send back this handful of temple bones." Therefore, researchers believe that this is a tomb tower. Currently in the country there are only three towers built during the Tran Dynasty: Pho Minh tower (Nam Dinh), Hue Quang tower (Yen Tu, Quang Ninh) and Binh Son tower (Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc), but Pho Tower Minh is still the more majestic tower, with the most elaborate, artistic, and technical construction. The tower was built right in front of the worshiping house on the North - South axis. The tower has a total height of 19.51m including 1 palanquin and 13 floors. The tower is built on a small square yard, each side is 8.6m and located 0.45m lower than the ground. The palanquin is the base of the tower designed entirely of green stone, each side is 5.20m long. At the foot of the tower there is a lotus flower with large petals and small petals, gradually tilting towards the corner of the tower from the middle, symbolizing a lotus platform holding a palanquin. The lower part of the stone pedestal is shaped to curve up on both sides, making people mistakenly think it is due to the rock sinking, but in fact, the construction was intended to create momentum for the more than a dozen floors above to have the same curvature. Looking at the entire tower, people will think of a Lotus flower rising and blooming in the middle of a lake. From the palanquin and above, there are 13-storey towers built of red bricks with 4 gates: East, West, South, North. Previously, all the floors had exposed Dragon motifs and beautifully decorated flowers and leaves. The higher the tower floors went, the smaller the height and width of the tower's face became. At the top of the tower was a cube with the shape of an unbloomed lotus flower made of old terracotta. Unfortunately, in the early years of the twentieth century, when repairing the tower, people placed a coat of cement material on the outside of the tower, causing the patterns on the bricks to be lost. In 1987, because some of the upper tower floors were cracked by tree roots, the cultural sector repaired and restored them. During the renovation process, people discovered that on the 11th and 12th floors of the tower, there was a stone sarcophagus surrounding a bronze box, which according to people's legend, could be the box containing the relics of Buddha Emperor Tran Nhan Tong. . Pho Minh Tower has existed for 7 centuries. Despite experiencing many storms and natural disasters, the tower is still preserved almost intact, becoming a rare wonder that makes it unique not only for the city. Pho Minh Pagoda but also Nam Dinh province in general. Source: Management Board of Historical-Cultural Relics Tran Temple and Thap Pagoda
Ninh Binh
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Rating : Special national monument
Mac Dynasty Citadel Relics (Tuyen Quang Citadel)
Tuyen Quang Citadel (also known as Mac Dynasty Citadel) is located between Xuan Hoa and Tam Co neighborhoods, in Tan Quang ward, Tuyen Quang city, built around 1533-1548. The citadel was built in a square shape, each side is 275m long, the wall is 3.5m high, and the thickness at the top of the citadel is 0.8m. In the middle of each side of the citadel there is a semicircular door opening to the four directions east, west, south, and north. A tower was built above the door and the roof was covered with scale tiles. Inside the citadel wall, there is a small path for refueling ammunition, first aid, and transporting wounded. Bricks are made of laterite containing iron ore, which is very hard. At the outer edge of the citadel is a layer of deep, flooded moats. At the beginning of the Nguyen Dynasty, the citadel was repaired, reinforced, and built with small bricks. In the citadel, slightly to the north, there is Tho Son mountain, nearly 50m high, steep, very convenient for observing and defending when surrounded. Located on the banks of the Lo River, located on a convenient transportation axis, the terrain and structure make the citadel an important military position. There were many historical events that took place in the Mac Dynasty citadel: In 1884, ethnic people led by Lanh Chan and Doc Thinh along with Luu Vinh Phuc's army besieged the French army in the citadel from August 1884 to April 1885, blocking supply ships and digging many tunnel, use explosives to destroy it. Out of a total of 600 enemies, 200 were killed and more than 300 were injured. At dawn on August 17, 1945, under the command of the Provincial Uprising Committee, the Liberation Army and local self-defense quickly captured the provincial governor's palace, security camp, post office, and treasury department, leaving only Tuyen Quang citadel was camped by Japanese troops. On August 20, the Liberation Army both blocked the Japanese army from Ha Giang and concentrated its forces to attack the citadel, organizing a mass march to show its might. On August 21, the Japanese army was forced to surrender. On March 20, 1961, at the stadium at the foot of Tho Son mountain, Tuyen Quang people held a meeting to welcome President Ho Chi Minh to visit and work. Tuyen Quang Citadel Relics was ranked as a National Relic on August 30, 1991. Source: Tuyen Quang Electronic Newspaper
Tuyen Quang
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Rating : National monument
Xuong Giang Victory Site Historical Relic Area
Xuong Giang Victory Historical Site was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Historical Site in 2009; Xuong Giang ancient citadel is located in Dong Nham commune, Tho Xuong district, now Xuong Giang ward, Bac Giang city, Bac Giang province. Xuong Giang is the name of the ancient citadel built by the Ming army in the 15th century (1407). Through many ups and downs of history, only a few traces of Xuong Giang Ancient Citadel remain, but the location and appearance of the Ancient Citadel are still kept intact in the minds of every person of Bac Giang land. Therefore, in 2012, to commemorate the national heroes and educate the patriotic traditions of the homeland, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province approved the decision to build a new Xuong Giang Temple on the foundation of the ancient Xuong Giang Citadel. The campus is spacious and airy, shaded by green trees, and through the Tam Quan gate is a large festival ground. On the left side of the yard is the Ta Vu and the bell tower, on the right side of the yard is the Huu Vu and the drum tower. The center of the relic complex is Xuong Giang Temple with an area of 1.3 hectares. The system of horizontal and vertical parallel sentences is all written in the national language, and the signboard of Xuong Giang Temple is painted in red and gilded on a bright red background. Xuong Giang Temple today is the central location of Xuong Giang Ancient Citadel, built by the Ming Dynasty in 1407. After invading our country, the Ming Dynasty built defense stations and built ramparts in key places to defense. Xuong Giang Citadel then became a fortified stronghold of the Ming invaders, on the route from Guangxi (China) to Dong Quan (now Hanoi). The remaining traces show that Xuong Giang Citadel was located on a low hillock, covered with soil, surrounded by a small river and sunken fields. The citadel has a rectangular shape with a total area of 27 hectares. The citadel is divided into clear areas: mansions, barracks, food warehouses, ammunition warehouses... Xuong Giang Citadel is considered the center of the battle and had decisive significance in the Chi Lang - Xuong Giang Campaign when in 1427, Le Loi commanded the Lam Son insurgent army to attack the citadel, destroying the Ming army led by Lieu Thang. This was the decisive victory for our nation's independence in the 15th century, overthrowing the brutal rule of the Ming Dynasty that lasted for 2 decades, and opening a new page in the history of building and defending the country. glorious country of the nation. To commemorate the historic victory of the Lam Son insurgent army at Xuong Giang citadel, every year Bac Giang province organizes a festival on January 6 and 7, attracting a large number of visitors from all over. During the festival, there are many unique rituals and fun games. With typical value, on December 31, 2019, the Prime Minister ranked Xuong Giang Victory Site as a special national monument. This demonstrates the Party and State's concern for preserving and promoting the value of the nation's historical and cultural relics. Source: Bac Giang province electronic information portal
Bac Ninh
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Rating : Special national monument
Phat Tich Temple
Phat Tich Pagoda (also known as Van Phuc Pagoda) is located on the southern slope of Phat Tich Mountain in Phat Tich commune, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province. According to the book "Complete History of Dai Viet" and traces and relics found in the pagoda area, Van Phuc pagoda was built between the 7th and 10th centuries. Right from the beginning, Tien Son Pagoda was the gathering place and stopping place of the first missionaries from India to our country and highly enlightened Zen masters. However, it was not until the Ly Dynasty (1010-1025) that the model of living and practicing at the pagoda became clear and large-scale because at this time the pagoda became a national temple and also the homeland of the Ly dynasty kings. In 1041, Ly Thai Tong built Tu Thi Thien Phuc Institute and cast a 7,560-kg statue of Amitabha Buddha to worship. Since then, Thien Phuc Mountain or Thien Phuc Pagoda was formed, replacing the name Tien Son Pagoda. In 1057 - 1066, King Ly Thanh Tong built Thien Phuc Pagoda and erected the highest tower in the country, inside built a Buddha statue currently 1.87m high, the entire pedestal is 2.87m, cast 2 gold statues of Brahma and De Thich for worship. in front of the temple. According to history books, in 1071, King Ly went on a trip to Phat Tich and wrote the word Buddha 1 truong 6 meters (5 meters) long, and had it carved into stone to be kept at the pagoda on Tien Du mountain. There is also a story that in 1129, under the reign of King Ly Than Tong, 84,000 terracotta stupas were inaugurated, placed in many places throughout the country, 80,000 stupas were placed in Phat Tich alone, so the mountain range in Phat Tich is named Bat Van Son. From 1073 to 1210, the dynasties of King Ly Anh Tong and Ly Cao Tong all visited Thien Phuc National Temple. During the Tran Dynasty (1228 - 1400), Thien Phuc Pagoda was still the national temple but was renamed Van Phuc. In 1279 - 1280, King Tran Nhan Tong built Bao Hoa palace. After its inauguration, the king compiled Bao Hoa's poetry collection consisting of 8 volumes to commemorate. King Tran Nghe Tong (1370) built the Lan Kha library, with himself as Director, for reading, enjoying and serving the court. In 1384, the King organized a Thai student exam (PhD) here to choose talented people to serve the country. The pagoda is also the place to record the mark of a famous Chinese Zen master - Zen master Chuyet Chuyet. From 1635 - 1644, Zen Master Chuyet Cong came to practice at Phat Tich Pagoda, and Lord Trinh Trang, King Le Huyen Tong and the servants all respected him. Lord Trinh Trang wanted more Buddhist scriptures to circulate in the country, so the Zen master sent his disciple Minh Hanh to China to request the scriptures. The scriptures were brought back, some were engraved for dissemination, the rest and the engravings were stored at Phat Tich Pagoda. During the reign of Le Trung Hung (1686), the pagoda was degraded, the Le kings restored it to its old scale, calling it Phat Tich Pagoda (literally called Van Phuc). During the Nguyen Dynasty, Phat Tich Pagoda was last renovated. From 1949 - 1952, the French occupied Phat Tich Pagoda and completely destroyed this national pagoda, leaving only the brick foundation, some Patriarch statues, and a few other Dharma objects. In 1959, Phat Tich Pagoda was built by the State. Rebuilt on a small scale to preserve the remaining relics. In 2008, construction began on a number of new projects, including a 30m high stone Buddha statue (including pedestal) on Phat Tich Mountain. The newly built Amitabha Buddha statue is based on the Buddha statue carved by King Ly Thanh Tong in 1057, and is now worshiped in the main hall. Phat Tich is not only the center of Buddhism but also preserves a treasure of legends, cultural activities - folk arts, typically the legends of Mrs. To Co, the wars between An Duong Vuong and Trieu Da , the woodcutter Vuong Chat, Tu Thuc meeting a fairy, Cao Bien building an enchanted tower, the Tea Queen, Nguyen Dang Cao flower gardener and the famous peony viewing festival at Phat Tich pagoda on the 4th of the first lunar month. With the above outstanding values, Phat Tich Pagoda was recognized by the Prime Minister as a special national historical and artistic architectural monument on December 31, 2014. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage
Bac Ninh
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Rating : Special national monument
Cha citadel relics
In its golden age, the city was called Buddha Tathagata, the capital city of the capital Vijaya. This is one of the four ancient Champa citadels in Binh Dinh, once the economic and political center of this area from the 8th to the 15th century. Cha Citadel is located south of the Vijaya citadel, now in the territory of An Thanh village, Nhon Loc commune, An Nhon district - Binh Dinh. Located on a high strip of land on the south bank of the Kon River, Cha Citadel consists of two large and small citadels built close to each other (also known as the inner citadel and outer citadel), both with a rectangular plan. In the large citadel area, pairs of citadel walls face each other with negligible length differences. When building, the ancients relied on the direction of the Kon River, so the length of the northern wall was about 100m longer than the southern one. The east and west pair of walls are nearly 350m long, while the north and south pair of walls are nearly 950m long. Except for the north side of the citadel, which was mostly eroded due to its proximity to the Kon River, the remaining sides are relatively intact. In the northwest corner of the citadel area, there are also traces of a rectangular campus, surrounded by a brick mound in which a very large number of remaining bricks and tiles with thresholds and door pillars of different sizes are found. large, especially with many yin-yang bricks and roof tiles - decorative architectural materials only found in the old capital of Champa like Tra Kieu. In this area, people discovered a beautiful bust of the goddess Kabera Yakshini along with elaborate reliefs made of terracotta, proving the real existence of an architecture. urban. The small citadel is located back-to-back with the large citadel in the northwest direction, with a width of 134m and a length of 240m. An interesting thing here is that the creator of this ancient Buddhist citadel deliberately arranged two large and small citadels in a continuous pattern, shown in the fact that the eastern wall of the small citadel is also a part of the wall. To the west of the big citadel, another section is added. In this small citadel, no trace of the wall was found on the north side and it used the Kon River as a moat to create a shield to protect the citadel. This shows that the small citadel was arranged by ancient people as an outpost of the large citadel, a very important waterway transportation route. Citadel Cha is a citadel that also has many other names in folk culture such as Citadel Hoi, Citadel Ho Xu, Citadel Bac, Citadel Cu... but the most common name is Citadel Cha. The large citadel is located to the east. The north side of the wall runs west-east, 947m long, 3 to 5m wide, and currently about 1m high. In the middle of the citadel wall, there is an 8m high mound, gradually sloping towards the two sides of the citadel, called the Flag Pillar Mound. The southern wall has a similar length, but has been eroded, remaining only slightly above ground level. The most visible relics are the two eastern and western walls. The eastern wall runs north-south, is 345m long with an average height of 4m, and the wall is over 30m wide. The western wall has the same length and height, but the surface is narrower, about 7 to 10 meters. The northwest corner of the large citadel is surrounded by two sections of the citadel wall, one running from the Flagpole mound to the south with a length of 240m and a section perpendicular to it running to the west, connecting with the western wall of the large citadel to form a rectangular campus. In the middle of this campus there is a large mound of bricks, the remains of a collapsed structure. The smaller rectangular citadel is located adjacent to the northwest of the large citadel with a length of 440m and a width of 134m. Thanh Cha Relics was ranked a national historical and cultural relic by the Ministry of Culture, Information and Sports on November 27, 2003. Source: National Museum of History
Gia Lai
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Rating : National monument
Vietnam - Laos revolutionary historical relic site
The Vietnam - Laos revolutionary relic site in Lao Kho village, Phieng Khoai commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province is a place, a beautiful symbol of Vietnam - Laos military and people love in the anti-colonial resistance war. France. This is also one of the first revolutionary bases along the Vietnam - Laos border, which left a strong impression on the help of the people in the region to the Commander of the Laos - North Volunteer Committee (Laos). ) is President Kaysone Phomvihane. Today, this relic has become a famous tourist destination attracting people from both countries to visit and learn. Located close to the border, Lao Kho village has a very important geographical position, bordering the West and South with Xieng Kho district, Hua Phan province (Laos); The rugged terrain, high mountains, many deep valleys, and dense forests, were favorable conditions for the stationing of troops and secret activities of guerrillas during the resistance war against the French colonialists. On May 20, 1948, the Northern Laos Assault Committee was instructed to establish by the General Command of the National Army and Vietnam Militia. The Northern Laos Campaign Committee was headed by comrade Kaysone Phomvihane (later General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Prime Minister, and President of Laos). guerrilla movement to establish resistance bases against the French colonialists and train local cadres. The Northern Laos Volunteer Committee chose Phieng Sa village, Chieng On commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province as a base, preparing all conditions to carry out the mission. Here, the people of Phieng Sa village and Mr. Trang Lao Kho's family supported and shared food to feed the revolutionary cadres, helping comrade Kaysone Phomvihane and the Northern Lao Volunteer Committee step by step advance deeper into inland Laos, building bases, developing forces, contributing to the development of the resistance war of the Lao tribal people. Phieng Sa village, Chieng On commune, now Lao Kho village, Phieng Khoai commune, has become a place with many imprints of the fighting solidarity alliance, a symbol of the special relationship between the two countries and two peoples of Vietnam. - Laos. Another honor that the people in Lao Kho village as well as Mr. Trang Lao Kho's family are extremely proud of is that on March 19, 2010, the Lao People's Democratic Republic awarded the Medal of Freedom. III class and Friendship Medal. This has shown the deep gratitude of the Party, State and people of Laos to the Party, State and people of Vietnam in general, and Lao Kho village in particular. With international value and outstanding history of the revolutions of the two countries of Vietnam and Laos, on April 3, 2012, the Vietnam - Laos Revolutionary Historical Relic in Lao Kho village was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Vietnam Tourism is ranked as a National Historical Relic. By August 29, 2022, the Vietnam-Laos Revolutionary Historical Relic Area was ranked as a special national relic. In order to preserve revolutionary relics during the resistance war against the French colonialists, it is a place to review historical traditions, remember the gratitude of the generation of fathers and grandfathers in the process of liberating the people of Vietnam - Laos, contributing to stability. politics, maintaining security and border sovereignty, improving the lives of ethnic minorities. In order to promote relics associated with tourism development, the National Assembly of the two countries decided and directed the construction of the Vietnam - Laos Revolutionary Historical Relic Area in Lao Kho village. Since then, the relic site has been a place to introduce and honor great historical values, good traditional relationships between the two peoples, affirming the noble international spirit and great sacrifices. of the Vietnamese army and people for the Lao people. Source: Son La province electronic information portal
Son La
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Rating : Special national monument
Muong Bam Tower
Muong Bam Tower, also known as That Ban Lao, is an architectural and artistic relic in Lao village, Muong Bam commune, Thuan Chau district, Son La province, Vietnam. Muong Bam Tower was ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on October 24, 2012. This is an architectural and artistic relic of the Lao people built in the 16th century. Muong Bam Tower is ancient, mossy, and quiet on a hill at the beginning of the commune. Located on a hill overlooking the Nam Hua River, which in Thai means "headstream" of the Ma River. The tower is 4 floors high, built in the shape of a 13 m high tower. Standing from the tower, you can see the entire Muong Bam commune with the Nam Hua stream winding like a big snake and the surrounding rolling mountains. The people in Muong Bam are mainly Thai, Kho Mu, and H'Mong ethnic people. According to the elders in the village, more than 500 years ago, this was a land with beautiful scenery, favorable geography, with a long mountain range, in front was the Nam Hua stream flowing through, rice fields following the stream. heating. According to feng shui theory, this is a beautiful and stable land. Here half a century ago, the Lao and Thai tribes lived together peacefully and worked hard to do business. Muong Bam Tower is also called "That Ban Lao" (That in Lao means Tower). The tower is located in the center of the village, where many Lao ethnic people in the commune live. The Tower's architecture bears bold architectural features of the Lao people. Therefore, people here often call it Lao Ban Tower. The tower consists of a complex of 5 towers, a large tower in the middle and 4 smaller towers next to the big tower. The Tower's face overlooks the confluence of the long, winding Nam Hua stream, with mountain blocks as a screen, mountains blocking both sides to act as thrones, behind the Tower there is a mountain range that looks like a person sitting "meditating". The Tower complex has a very quiet and majestic position. All 5 towers are built with a main material of red bricks, bonded together with lime, sand, and molasses. The patterns are made of embossed stucco, and in many places decorative terracotta shapes are attached. The big tower is also called the Mother Tower, 13 m high, divided into 4 floors. Decorated mainly with patterns of Elephants, Tigers and dancing Female Statues, leaves bent in the shape of clouds, chrysanthemum patterns, stylized lemon flowers, "rosary" patterns, Naga 5 "magic snake" images head, a downward-facing lotus shape, etc. All of these patterns are embossed on the gradually shrinking base. The entire body looks like a blooming lotus bud from afar. The small towers are 3.7m high, located 3m away from the big tower, built with identical architecture and decorative patterns. Small Tower, also known as Small Tower, is divided into 4 floors. Decorated mainly with leaf patterns alternating with cloud patterns, chrysanthemum strings and gerbera flowers. The 4 sides of the base of the tower are covered with 4 raised leaves, large enough to hug the 4 corners, inside there are 2 hidden threads running parallel. The top of the tower gradually shrinks, soaring into the sky. Currently, the relic remains a large tower (mother tower) and a small tower (child tower). Besides the big tower, there is also a statue of "gods" right at the foot of the tower that has been completely broken (only the pedestal remains). Muong Bam Tower along with the system of Pagodas and Towers in the Northwest region such as: Muong Luan Tower (Dien Bien Dong), Muong Va Tower (Sop Cop district, Son La province) Chien Vien Pagoda (Vat Hong Pagoda - Moc Chau district , Son La province) Muong Bam Tower (Thuan Chau district - Son La province) is a unique Buddhist pagoda and tower architecture belonging to the Theravada sect. According to the old people in the story, in the past, in the Tower area every year in April of the solar calendar, a "rain praying ceremony" was held for the new crop. Over the years, the Lao tribe moved to other places to live. Currently, there are no longer festivals held here. According to the assessment of the cultural sector, the uniqueness of the tower, in addition to its shape, also includes the materials used to build the tower. Source: Son La province electronic information portal
Son La
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Rating : National monument
Moc Ly Fort Historical Site
Moc Ly Fort was built by the French colonialists in 1951 in Moc Chau. The post is located on an independent rocky mountain, the terrain is dangerous, there are many vertical cliffs blocking the intersection from Hanoi to the Northwest, from Vietnam to Upper Laos with the purpose of preventing our troops from attacking. liberated the Northwest and Upper Laos. They were equipped with dense firepower, so Moc Ly station was nicknamed: "The iron armor" that was inviolable in the Son La division. Moc Ly Fort was commanded by the military officer Phap Vanh - Xang, who had more than one Thai battalion reinforced. In addition to being fully equipped with personal weapons such as submachine guns and rifles, the station is also equipped with a 94 mm cannon, 6 81 and 60 mm mortars, 3 machine guns, 27 medium machine guns, food, and weapons. Regularly replenished to ensure long-term combat. This is a very important key position, so General De-Ly-Na-Rate personally came here to check the defense arrangements and assign tasks to officers and soldiers to defend to the end when attacked. . The French military command also withdrew from Phat Diem (Ninh Binh) to reinforce Fort Moc Ly. Groups of commandos and villains were carefully selected and trained to launch operations in areas they suspected were hidden bases. my army. In early September 1952, our people's resistance war against the French colonialists began to enter a new phase. The Politburo and President Ho Chi Minh decided to open the Northwest campaign. The Party Central Committee's policy is "Avoid strong places, attack weak places, find the enemy's loopholes to attack" and the direction of attack is Northwest. With determination to destroy enemy forces and take advantage of the people's strength, destroy the fake "autonomous Thai land" of the French colonialists, liberate the Northwest, strengthen the Viet Bac base, maintain the Laos - Yunnan (China) international traffic route, and create conditions for developing network of Laos, isolating and disrupting the enemy's rear. Therefore, the capture of Moc Ly station for our army and people had a very important meaning, it determined the deployment of logistics for the campaign from Hoa Binh to the Northwest. At this time, our main troops had advanced deep into the enemy's rear area. Therefore, ensuring food, food, and weapons is one of the urgent issues of primary importance in deciding combat plans. Therefore, on November 17 and 18, 1952, units secretly dug fortifications and occupied the battlefield. Battalions 249 and 888 moved through the forest along the stream to the Northwest to form a siege to block enemy reinforcements from Son La. According to the plan of the Northwest Campaign Command, on November 19, 1952, our troops tightened the siege around Moc Ly post. After exactly 3 hours of extremely fierce fighting, the battle at Moc Ly post ended successfully. We destroyed and captured 350 people, including one (officer Vanh - Xang and a number of officers) and confiscated more than 500 guns of all kinds and the entire warehouse of weapons, military equipment, military supplies and food. , liberating over 1,000 people. Coordinating with the main army, the guerrilla teams of Tu Nang, A Ma, Chieng Khua, and Pa Hang organized a siege to attack Pa Khom and Pa Hang stations. The enemy panicked and quickly opened a retreat to Yen Chau and Laos. After liberating Moc Chau, Group 316 divided into 3 army wings to continue advancing to liberate Moc Chau and Son La. On December 10, 1952, the Northwest campaign ended with a decisive victory. The victory at Fort Moc Ly had a very important meaning in the resistance war against the French colonialists of our army and people. We have connected the road from Hoa Binh to Son La, creating favorable conditions for the liberation of the Northwest and Dien Bien Phu, preventing and cutting off enemy traffic to Upper Laos. Besides, the victory at Moc Ly Fort also has a strategic military significance. Our army and people learned from the experience of fighting fortified fortresses that they must attack from above and attack from above. During the battle at Moc Ly Fort, 53 soldiers of Regiment 174, Division 316 heroically sacrificed their lives. To commemorate the great contributions of the martyrs, the Party, State and people of all ethnic groups in Son La built a memorial stele house engraved with the names of 53 martyrs. Today, Fort Moc Ly Historical Site is a place of traditional education for the people, especially the young generation of Son La province. With that meaning and importance, Fort Moc Ly Historical Relic was ranked Nationally by the Ministry of Culture and Information on January 20, 1998. Source: Electronic information portal of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Son La
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Rating : National monument
Co Noi Junction historical site
Co Noi intersection (Mai Son district, Son La province), a historical place, a brilliant milestone engraved with a period of heroic fighting of the Vietnam Youth Volunteer Force in the Holy Nineteenth Resistance War. years against French colonialism. During the Dien Bien Phu campaign, Co Noi intersection was the most important intersection for the advance of our army and people participating in the Dien Bien Phu campaign. This location became the "Red Spot" for the French colonialists to bombard most fiercely, in order to block and destroy the traffic arteries of our army and people. One day here, they threw about 69 tons of bombs to plow and destroy, but under the rain of enemy bombs, the armed forces and Youth Volunteers throughout the country bravely held on, day and night still ensuring communication. Traffic arteries still flow evenly on the fire line. During the Dien Bien Phu campaign at Co Noi Junction, 100 soldiers and Youth Volunteers sacrificed their lives. In December 1952, the Party Central Committee and President Ho Chi Minh decided to open the Dien Bien Phu campaign, expand and consolidate the liberated area to prepare for the campaign, tens of thousands of soldiers, citizens, and young people volunteered everywhere. Localities were mobilized to the Northwest battlefield. In this historic campaign, Son La played a very important role as both a large rear base near the battlefield and a gateway to the Northwest. Son La covers the main traffic routes connecting the Northern Delta and the Viet Bac war zone; Inter-region III and IV with Dien Bien Phu battlefield. Among them, Co Noi intersection is the most important intersection, considered a "throat" on the fire line. This intersection is the intersection of two national highways, 13A (current national highway 37) and 41 (current national highway 6), in Co Noi commune, Mai Son district. The terrain here is rugged, surrounded by rolling mountains, forming a narrow and deep valley more than 2 km long. All support activities of weapons, food, and food of our army and people from the rear of Viet Bac and inter-regions III and IV to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield must pass through this gate. In his memoirs, General Vo Nguyen Giap affirmed: "Co Noi intersection is a gate, all those who go to war must pass." With that important strategic location, Co Noi intersection has become a "bomb bag", one of the most fierce targets of the French air force in Son La area. They believe that blocking and cutting off transportation and supply routes in all aspects of the Northern rear for the Dien Bien Phu battlefield is a matter of survival for the French expeditionary army in Vietnam. With the spirit of the whole country serving the Dien Bien Phu campaign, the slogan throughout the campaign of our army and people was: "Everything for the front line" "Everything for victory". The people of the provinces took turns sending their children off enthusiastically to join the army, become youth volunteers and frontline civil servants. The battle on the supply, transportation, and mine clearance fronts to ensure transportation and communication took place urgently and fiercely from the opening day to the end of the campaign. To be eternally grateful to the heroic youth volunteers who fought and sacrificed for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland at Co Noi intersection. On April 21, 2000, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the People's Committee of Son La province began construction of a group of monuments commemorating martyrs of young volunteers at the location of the "fire coordinates" in the past. area of 20,000m2. The project was inaugurated on May 7, 2002, the group of statues includes 3 young volunteers in different positions made from granite. The statue is 12 meters high, placed on a pedestal of a stone block weighing 280 tons. Along with the group of monuments, there are also two reliefs showing the image of the entire people going to battle against the French colonialists. Each relief has an area of 42 square meters, weighs 52 tons, and is covered with metal, recreating the image of our army and people enthusiastically supporting the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, demonstrating the indomitable will of the youth force. Vietnamese title "Determining to die for the Fatherland and deciding to live". On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (1954 - 2004), the relic was ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). . Source: Mai Son district electronic information portal
Son La
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Rating : National monument