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Pho Rang Fort Historical Relic

Pho Rang Fort Historical Relic

Pho Rang Fort National Historical Site in Pho Rang town, Bao Yen district (Lao Cai) is a special testament, where the heroic and glorious historical victory of our ancestors' generation 73 years ago is engraved ( June 26, 1949 – June 26, 2022).​ According to the History of Bao Yen District Party Committee (Lao Cai), Pho Rang station was built on peak 442, with an area of ​​nearly 1 hectare; This is a strategic location, able to control the entire basin area of ​​Pho Rang town and surrounding areas. The station has almost three sides of the river, so the station can cover and monitor all activities on the river and both sides of the river. The French built a solid fortification system with many bunkers, trenches, dense sharpened bamboo fences around the base, mines, obstacles and gun emplacements were arranged around the station. The enemy also arranged 2 platoons of European and African soldiers, 1 team of red soldiers, 1 platoon of paratroopers, 1 platoon of soldiers, all kinds of weapons ready to fight back and block the progress of our military branches to liberate the region. Northwest. On June 11, 1999, Pho Rang Fort relic was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a National Historical Relic, according to Decision No. 38/QD-BVHTT . Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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