8:40 AM, 21/05/2012
Special national relics announced
VGP - An additional 13 historical sites nationwide have been listed as special national relics under the Government’s decision.
The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Chairmen of the People’s Committees at all levels to manage the relics in line with regulations on cultural heritage.
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President Ho Chi Minh commemorative site in central Nghe An province associates with the birthplace of Great President Ho Chi Minh
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Commemorative Area for Ton Duc Thang in An Giang honors the second and final President of North Vietnam and the first President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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The ancient capital of Hoa Lu in northern Ninh Binh province is the site of a 10th-century capital of an ancient Vietnamese Kingdom called Dai Co Viet
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The Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi is the first university of Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was built in 1070 in honor of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, a moral figure in Vietnamese education
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The Con Son – Kiep Bac historical site is associated with the life and cause of Tran Quoc Tuan a national hero and Nguyen Trai a great man of culture
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The ancient citadel of the Ho Dynasty in central Thanh Hoa province is a great work of architecture, was the capital of Vietnam from 1397 to 1407
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Trang An – Tam Coc – Bich Dong caves are popular tourist destinations near the northern city of Ninh Binh
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Historic site of Yen The Movement in the northern province of Bac Giang commemorates a sub-regional military uprising under the leadership of Hoang Hoa Tham, popularly known as De Tham in 1895
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The Con Dao Prison in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province is famed for its grizzly past: due its remoteness, the French used the main island of Con Son (the largest island in the group) to keep anti-colonial protestors prisoner.
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Pac Bo Cave is famous as it is where in 1941, President Ho Chi Minh returned after nearly 30 years outside of Vietnam. Here, he established a residence and also worked on the plans for Vietnam's Revolutionary efforts
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Tan Trao revolutionary base is a historical area that was used as a resistance base before the August 1945 Revolution. Tan Trao was a temporary capital of the independent section of the country, where the Vietnamese Communist Party held several meetings, especially during August 1945.
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The ATK (safety zone) lies in Phu Dinh Mountainous Area in Dinh Hoa District. It was the headquarters during the nine-year war against the French aggressors. President Ho Chi Minn with leaders of the Party, the State and organs of the Central Party Committee and the Government worked here from 1947 to 1954.
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The base of Central Committee for South Vietnam is a historical relic of Tây Ninh province, a place where the South Vietnam revolutionary leaders used to live and work during the anti-American resistance war.
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By Kim Anh