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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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Relics of the Viet Minh Committee headquarters in Vung Tau
Vung Tau City's Traditional Revolutionary House (No. 1, Ba Cu, Vung Tau City) was formerly the headquarters of the Viet Minh Committee. Having gone through periods of war, this place still preserves intact images of historical memories of the heroic struggle of Ba Ria - Vung Tau soldiers and people. Vung Tau City's Traditional Revolutionary House was built from 1908-1913 with a land area of 6,580 square meters. The house was built according to the architecture of a French colonial office, which was the military command office of the Vung Tau area from the first decade of the 18th century until the Japanese coup d'état against France. It is a massive, airy, fully furnished two-story villa, located close to the beach at Front Beach. In the villa there is also an attached staff office, where French officers often work. The leaders of the Viet Minh Committee quickly contacted the Southern Party Committee through comrade Duong Bach Mai and received instructions to prepare to seize power. Thereby, quoting the "Viet Minh Program", he wrote leaflets scattered throughout the town calling on the people of Vung Tau to rebel and prepare the armed forces to commit revolutionary violence for the uprising. During the days of the uprising, the core leaders along with the security forces and suicide soldiers of more than 40 people were on duty day and night, working at the headquarters. On August 28, 1945, at Lam Son Stadium, 300m from the headquarters of the Viet Minh Committee, under the leadership of the Viet Minh Committee of Vung Tau Town, the local people's uprising rally to win power won. Victory. During the years of arduous and fierce struggle of the resistance war against the French colonialists, the Viet Minh Committee played the role of a core leader in Vung Tau, Ba Ria and the Southeast provinces. At the end of 1945, Vung Tau-Ba Ria merged into one province, the leaders in the Viet Minh Committee and Party cells were transferred to Ba Ria, and the headquarters was also relocated. After the country was liberated, the Viet Minh Committee headquarters relics made significant contributions to the tourism of the coastal city of Vung Tau. In 1978, the monument was built with a number of additional works such as the ground floor at the back, installing air conditioners inside, building more rooms upstairs, renovating the exterior... However, no work was done. greatly affects the surrounding landscape and the main design of the house. In 1991, the headquarters of the Viet Minh Committee was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical relic and renamed Vung Tau City Revolutionary Traditional House. Currently, to serve the needs of local people to learn history and visit relics, the two floors of the traditional house are used as a library, display, exhibition, and meeting place. On the upper floor is a gallery of images, historical documents, images of the city's leaders through the ages and many other artifacts... Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau electronic newspaper
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Revolutionary historical relic Tam Nhung's House
The revolutionary historical relic of Tam Nhung's house (Ho Thi Khuyen) old number 42 on 11 Tran Phu street, now number 1, Tran Xuan Do, Thang Nhi ward, Vung Tau city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, located below At the foot of Lon Mountain, about 100 meters west of Ben Dinh intersection, Thang Nhi ward. Previously, it was a dense, quiet garden with many fruit trees explored and built by Mr. and Mrs. Tam Nhung. In the days of the August 1945 revolution, this house was the meeting place of the Viet Minh Front Committee. During the two resistance wars, the house was a base for raising cadres operating in the inner city of the Provincial Party Committee and Vung Tau City Party Committee. ...With typical historical value and significance, in 1989, Tam Nhung's house (Ho Thi Khuyen) was recognized as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information. Currently, Tam Nhung's mother's house has been restored and embellished in 2015. The monument has become a traditional educational attraction about a typical Vietnamese mother who shined the city's revolutionary heroism. Vung Tau during the two periods of resistance was simple, kind but loyal, indomitable... wholeheartedly supported and secretly kept the revolutionary cadres safe until the day the South was liberated and the country was unified. . Mother Ho Thi Khuyen was born in 1905, and people in the neighborhood often call her mother Tam Nhung (because her husband is Mr. Nguyen Van Nhung). Mr. Nhung was also a man with a patriotic spirit, hated the French colonialists and the tyrannical and tyrannical landlords, and was soon enlightened by the revolution. In 1930, he participated in seizing power in 18 Vuon Trau villages. The uprising failed and he was captured by the French colonialists. They used every trick to bribe and brutally torture him, but he never reported. His body was beaten by them until he was disabled, then he was exiled to another country. Around 1941-1942, Mr. Nguyen Van Nhung moved from Go Cong (Tien Giang) to the Nui Lon area (Vung Tau) to live, then he built family with Mrs. Ho Thi Khuyen. The couple cut down trees and reclaimed land at the foot of Big Mountain, Thang Nhi ward to build a house and plant fruit trees. The Cochinchina Uprising failed. The revolutionary movement in many Southern provinces temporarily subsided before the brutal repression of the French colonialists. In Ba Ria - Vung Tau, revolutionary bases were not broken and continued to operate, creating favorable conditions for the August 1945 revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Tam Nhung promptly secretly contacted Ban Viet Minh and soldiers in Vung Tau. Formed a core part in the campaign to seize power in 1945. Mr. and Mrs. Ho Thi Khuyen's house was the place where the Uprising Committee was established, deciding to seize power in Vung Tau. During the 9-year resistance war against the French colonialists (1945-1954), Mr. and Mrs. Ho Thi Khuyen continued to secretly participate in revolutionary activities. In 1962, faced with harsh persecution from the enemy, Ho Thi Khuyen moved back to work in Tan Dien commune, Go Cong Dong district, Tien Giang province. She participated in the Soldiers' Mother Association, directly placing spikes and mines. destroy the enemy... In 1968, the enemy pacified Tan Dien commune, Go Cong district, Tien Giang. Ma Tam was captured and detained by the enemy for 2 months. In the camp, Tam's mother was subjected to all kinds of torture, water splashing, electric shock to her toes and fingers... but she was determined not to report. In the end, without evidence, Tam's mother was released and returned to Vung Tau. During this time, the enemy urgently established more posts and strictly controlled the area. Many revolutionary bases in Vung Tau had to move deep into Sac Forest, to Dinh Mountain, Thi Vai... To lead the revolutionary movement, the Vung Tau City Party Committee decided to stick to the bases. Tam's mother was assigned the task of secretly raising secrets for revolutionary cadres. To ensure absolute safety for fellow activists, Tam's mother came up with a unique way to hide by building a secret basement in the family's house. Visiting the house and secret basement of Ho Thi Khuyen's family makes us even more proud of the patriotism, kindness, and noble heart of a heroic Vietnamese mother who sacrificed her life for her cause. liberation of the nation. Source: Ba Ria - Vung Tau Provincial Museum
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Rung Sac Military Special Zone - Ho Chi Minh City
Historical relic of the Sac Can Gio Forest War Zone (formerly known as Can Gio Forest Park) with an area of 2,215.45 hectares, of which 514 hectares have been and are being exploited for tourism. Here are all the species and habitats of the most typical sub-region of the mangrove ecosystem. This place also houses many groups of monkeys with a total of more than 1,000 monkeys, living completely in natural conditions and very bold with humans. Located inside the Historical Relic of the Sac Forest War Zone in Can Gio is the Rung Sac Revolutionary Base, which is recognized as a National Historical Relic Area. This base has been known to many people in the past. heroic of the Sac Forest Special Forces. The base has been built and recreates almost all the living and fighting scenes of ancient heroes such as: Guard house, reception house, bunker, hall, logistics house, military house. medical, military house, cipher house; Scene of the commander of Group 10 listening to a report on the field situation and deciding to organize a raid to destroy the Nha Be gas depot, scene of Group 10 soldiers destroying crocodiles, how to distill salt water into fresh water, scene of the farewell Soldiers in battle, DKZ artillery shelling the Independence Palace... Rung Sac relic area (Can Gio district, Ho Chi Minh City) at that time was considered a floating base, close to Saigon - Gia Dinh to the southeast, where the Long Tau river was the "throat" of transportation. providing logistics for the giant war machine with millions of American troops and the Saigon government. On April 15, 1966, the Regional Command established the Sac forest special area with the code name T10, later changed to Group 10 with the task of guarding the seaport, guiding the people and building facilities, and grasping the enemy situation. Regiment 10 - Sac Forest Special Forces, has the task of penetrating deeply, holding on at all costs to occupy the Sac forest to continuously attack warehouses, ports, headquarters, and apparatus lairs. American war - Saigon government. To protect the Long Tau River, the US declared "weeding Rung Sac" with a "rain of bombs and storms of bullets". One of the famous ship battles was the battle of the Victoria ship in August 1966. At this time, the US sent ships Victoria carried about 100 tanks, armored vehicles; 2 helicopters, 20 tons of food... to supply an American division, preparing for the first dry season campaign of 1966-1967 Continuous fire, planes swarmed in the sky; on the ground there were dense ambushes. Rung Sac commando soldiers had to submerge themselves in the water, burying themselves in camouflage. After more than a month of preparation and planning, On the morning of August 23, when the Victoria ship passed by, two mines blew up the ship with a tonnage of more than 10 thousand tons and its weapons sank into the river bed. Nine years of fighting (1966-1975), Group 10 stubbornly stood firm on the defensive posture and took the initiative to attack, attacking deep into the harbor and enemy rear warehouses according to the orders of the Regional Command. , build local revolutionary movements, guide people in strategic hamlets to fight the enemy, build revolutionary bases in areas temporarily occupied by the enemy, develop guerrilla warfare to break the enemy's grip, and contribute Participate in the great victory of the resistance war against America and national salvation of the entire nation. With the leadership and direction of superiors, the 10th Rung Sac Special Forces Group has surpassed itself, knowing how to rely on the people to build a "people's heart posture", building a steadfast and steadfast ideology and a determined will to fight. willing to sacrifice their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, promoting revolutionary heroism to defeat enemies, the unit's tradition: "Rung Sac is the home, the port, the warehouse is the battlefield, Long Tau River is a decisive battle point - if you have an order, you will fight - in any situation, you will fight - if you fight, you will win. That tradition is like a song going into battle, following the special forces soldier into battle and making heroic achievements. On January 21, 2000, UNESCO recognized Sac forest as Can Gio World Biosphere Reserve with a unique and diverse flora and fauna typical of mangrove areas. On December 15, 2004, Sac Forest Base was decided to be ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Visiting the Rung Sac War Zone Historical Relic today, we not only enjoy the pristine nature but also find our roots as a way to remind and review the nation's heroic history. According to the Department of Cultural Heritage
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Red Areca Garden Memorial Area
Red Areca Garden is surrounded by Nhi Binh, Quoi Xuan, Thanh Loc, Tan Thoi Hiep and Dong Thanh communes. This is a place with many areca gardens and luxuriant fruit trees. In the past it was a swamp land, canals crisscrossed like spider webs, immense weeds, snakes, centipedes, mosquitoes, leeches, scorpions,... endlessly. The name Red Areca Garden was born a long time ago, no one knows its exact origin. According to veteran revolutionary comrades who once worked in this area, during the war, areca palms grew in clusters here, so they were called "Areca Garden", and the "red" color of the place name "Red Areca Garden" not only It simply means that the color of the areca trunk has discolored due to the fierce destruction of war, but also means the bloody sacrifices of generations of officers, soldiers, and people who have fallen on this land. The location of Red Areca Garden is next to and surrounded by occupied enemy military agencies. It is like a bag containing all connections from the outside, and is a base connecting the forest with the city. Losing the Red Areca Garden means losing contact with the city. Therefore, Red Areca Garden became a stepping stone between the city and the base. This place has favorable terrain in terms of visibility and maintains the element of secrecy to deploy combat formations. For us, Red Areca Garden holds an irreplaceable transit position in the northwest direction of Saigon. From an initially rudimentary "security belt", Red Areca Garden later developed into a "concave base", a revolutionary secret area, a place to stand and hide revolutionary forces. The base consists of many different "Cons" spread over a wide area, and was the starting point for resistance forces to attack Saigon in the war against the US. Since March 1945, our entire nation enthusiastically prepared for a General Uprising. Red Areca Garden became a place to gather the masses every night to practice martial arts to prepare for an uprising to seize power and expel the invaders. Not long after the success of the August Revolution, on September 23, 1945, France opened fire to attack the headquarters of revolutionary government agencies in Saigon. After 3 months, the Gia Dinh Provincial Party Committee decided to withdraw its forces to the suburbs to preserve the forces to continue fighting. On December 25, 1945, at the Red Cau Garden, comrade Pham Van Khuong - Secretary of the Gia Dinh Provincial Party Committee chaired the conference of key officials. The conference decided to choose 3 communes: An Phu Dong, Thanh Loc, Quoi Xuan to establish a resistance base with the stature of a war zone because this place is not far from the center of Saigon, although the area is small but very convenient. beneficial for the resistance, can hold on for a long time... Red Areca Garden was chosen as one of the gathering places for our officers and soldiers. Here, we have established a "Worker Reception Station" of the Southern General Trade Union to welcome technical workers from Saigon. On that basis, the War Zone Command established a military factory to produce weapons and equipment to equip the revolutionary forces. To implement the "quick fight, quick victory" strategy, the French colonialists organized many fierce raids into the Red Areca Garden, aiming to destroy the resistance headquarters of Saigon - Gia Dinh. On the full moon day of the 7th month, the year of the Dog, 1946, France sent Moroccan, Cambodian soldiers and Vietnamese traitors to surround it and suddenly attacked the Red Areca Garden. Due to the sudden attack, our forces did not have time to fight back. French soldiers brutally suppressed and killed many people, including the elderly and children. From the end of 1946, France established a dense system of blockhouses and watchtowers around and along the roads leading to the An Phu Dong war zone, organizing many raids and fierce bombardments. But our army and people still stubbornly hold on, the revolutionary forces have organized many battles against robberies, eliminated evildoers, and continued to develop the "Popular Education" movement. Thanks to the resilient will and loving support of the compatriots, the war zone still stood firm, contributing to defeating the strategy of "fighting quickly and winning quickly", causing the French colonialists to encounter many difficulties and losses. In January 1950, during the funeral procession for Tran Van On, Red Areca Garden became a transfer station for students entering the war zone. Under the US - Diem regime, Cau Do Garden was listed as a "White Area" that was free to be bombarded. They continuously organized sweeping operations to find and destroy our cadres. Go Mon District Party Committee still upholds its determination to continue fighting. Red Areca Garden was chosen to build a "concave" resistance base in Thanh Loc commune at that time. From these bases, we have built a continuous base area to house many battalion and regiment-level army units. To prepare for the general offensive and uprising during the Tet Offensive in 1968, the army forces returned to camp at Red Cau Garden. Local people provided about 2 tons of rice, more than 250 loaves of bread, and hundreds of cakes. tet... On March 10, 1968, local army forces led by comrade Sau Theo were stationed along the riverbank to ambush two companies of puppet soldiers preparing to sweep at Red Areca Garden. In this battle, our troops used B40, B41, and AK to continuously fire back, killing 26 Americans and puppets. During the period 1969 - 1973, the Nixon government advocated implementing the new strategy "Vietnamization of the war". They stepped up their raids, especially in our base areas. Our army and people stationed in Red Cau Garden fiercely resisted many of their raids, large and small. In 1971, here our soldiers destroyed the 11th parachute battalion of the Puppet. In 1973, a guerrilla squad in coordination with the Gia Dinh regiment intercepted a paratrooper squad and collected some trophies. During the Historical Ho Chi Minh campaign, Cau Do Garden was the place where units such as E115, Gia Dinh Regiment, Go Mon Soldiers... prepared to attack Saigon, liberating the South and reunifying the land. water. Although the enemy used artillery and bombers many times to sweep and fiercely attack to destroy the Red Areca Garden, the officers, soldiers and people of Thanh Loc - Thanh Xuan bravely accepted their sacrifices. arduously defend the base to the end. Source: District 12 website
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US Embassy building
The US Embassy relics, also known as the "White House of the East", are the origin of sinister military and political plots aimed at long-term annexation of Vietnam. The relic site is a 5-storey building built Built in modern architecture, located at the corner of Mac Dinh Chi - Le Duan Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, on a plot of land nearly 5,000 square meters. Previously, the US embassy was located at 39 Ham Nghi Street. At around 10:00 a.m. on March 30, 1963, the US embassy on Ham Nghi Street was hit with explosives by the F21 Commando team, collapsing three floors: 1, 2, 3, so the US decided to rebuild it. Construction began on the building in 1965, most of the materials and construction machinery were transported from the US, under the control of American engineers. According to the design, the building is surrounded by 7,800 Taredo stones that can withstand mines and artillery shells. The main door is equipped with thick steel, the other doors are blocked by a special thick bulletproof layer. All doors use automatic systems, including iron doors blocking the way to the upper floors. Inside the building there are 140 rooms with 200 staff serving day and night. In addition, next to the building is also built an additional row of houses called the "Norodom" area exclusively for C.I.A. employees. When inaugurated, the building had only 3 floors. At the end of 1966, two more floors and a terrace were built to serve as a landing place for helicopters. Surrounding the building is a 3m high wall, at both ends of the wall close to Le Duan Street, 2 high blockhouses are built, guarded day and night. The Embassy was completed in September 1967 with a defense system such as a fortress with 60 guards, a bomb shelter, and a radar screen system to control the facade. Immediately after the building was completed, on September 24, 1967, thousands of students flocked to the gate of the US Embassy to fight for "America to stop bombing the North", "America to go home" and issued a notice denouncing the US for "trampling and seriously violating the right to self-determination of the Southern people". But the outstanding event that happened at the US Embassy was the battle of the City Rangers during the General Offensive and Uprising in the Spring of 1968. The target of attacking the US Embassy was added on January 24, 1968 by Ngo Thanh. Van is in charge of general affairs. Ranger Team 11 took on this important mission, including captain Ut Nho (military region reconnaissance captain) and soldiers: Bay Truyen, Tuoc, Thanh, Chuc, Tran The Ninh, Chinh, Tai, Van, Duc, Cao Hoai Vinh, Mang, Sau and 2 drivers: Tran Si Hung and Ngo Van Thuan. Another equally humiliating event for the US Embassy was the chaotic escape that occurred on April 29 and 30, 1975 by the US and its accomplices. Faced with the rapid attack of the Vietnamese army and people in the historic Ho Chi Minh campaign, over 1,000 Americans and more than 5,000 pro-American Vietnamese jostled, pushed, and kicked each other to compete for a place on the terrace of the building. building to be rescued by helicopter. This relic was granted a certificate of recognition by the Ministry of Culture on June 25, 1976. Currently, the US Embassy building has been demolished and a new consulate in Ho Chi Minh City has been built, but next to it is a memorial stele forever remembering the achievements of the special forces soldiers who died in the battle. . Source: Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union
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