War remnants & historical sites
The Command bunker of De Castries lies at the heart of the entrenched camp of Dien Bien Phu in the middle of the Muong Thanh Field. The original shape and size, structure and arrangement of the bunker are kept intact. Fifty years ago, one could see the top of the bunker from a high hill. To reach there, however, Vietnamese troops had to fight heroically during 55 days and nights, amidst numerous hardships and difficulties. Around the bunker were situated dense systems of defense lines, including many layers of barbed wires and four tanks. The bunker is 20m long and 8m wide. It consists of 4 compartments, which serves as both working offices and resident places.
Hill A1 is situated in Muong Thanh Ward, Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province.Hill A1 was the strongest post of all the 49 strongholds in Dien Bien Phu fortified entrenched camp.
Located in and around the 20km-long valley of Dien Bien Phu. After the victorious battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, almost all historical sites of this battle lying to the east of the Muong Thanh Field have been preserved intact. The valley of Dien Bien Phu was 18km long and 6-8 km wide when the Dien Bien Phu campaign began. To date, the valley spreads over 20km long. On November 20th, 1953, French paratroopers occupied the valley and built 49 strongholds in three sub-sections. Among these sites include artillery emplacements, remains of airplanes, Muong Thanh Bridge, the command bunker of De Castries, Hill A1 and the cemetery. Some 35km from the center of Dien Bien Phu City, in Muong Phang Commune lays the Command Post of General Vo Nguyen Giap.
Located in Muong Phang Commune, Dien Bien District, about 35km, 10km as the crow flies, from the centre of Dien Bien Phu City. Here visitors will find the hut where General Vo Nguyen Giap worked and other huts for information and military operation discussion. Major General, Deputy Chief of Staff Hoang Van Thai, deputy head of the Chinese consultants’ group and chief of staff Mei Jiasheng and other officers left Viet Bac for Tay Bac on December 6th, 1953 to make preparations for the Tay Bac Campaign in winter-spring 1953-1954.
The Chi Lang Border is located in Chi Lang District, Lang Son Province, and 110km from Hanoi and 60km from the Sino-Vietnamese border. The defile consists of a valley surrounded by high mountains and through which runs the Thuong River.The mountains were opened in two locations to form two gates. The northern gate was named Quy Mon Quan, meaning "monster gate," after the Chinese invaders who entered Vietnam through this gate. The southern gate was called Ngo The, meaning "swearing gate." Vietnamese ancestors who swore to sacrifice their lives to protect their motherland and to prevent invaders from entering Vietnam via this defile built the gates.
Tan Trao is a small valley lying between mountains and jungles in Son Duong District, 40 km from Tuyen Quang Town and 200km from Hanoi. Tan Trao is a historical area - a resistance base before the August 1945 Revolution.
ATK is located in Bang Lung Townlet, Cho Don District, Bac Kan Province.ATK consists of a network of underground tunnels with strong defense works able to withstand bombs and bullets. ATK is the abbreviation for “An Toan Khu”, meaning "safe zone". This zone was built during the war against the French and consists of a network of underground tunnels with strong defense works able to withstand bombs and bullets. These relics will be restored to become an attractive tourist site.
Dong Loc Road Junction is situated in Dong Loc Commune, Can Loc District, Ha Tinh Province. During the war against the United States, Dong Loc Road Junction was a point of the connection between the North and Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Buon Ma Thuot Penitentiary is located in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province. Buon Ma Thuot Penitentiary for Vietnamese patriots was widened and built more concretely from 1900 to 1930 on the base of a prison.
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