Relic point Vietnam
Việt Nam
Truong Dinh's Fortress
Luy Phao Dai relic belongs to Phao Dai hamlet (Phu Tan commune, Tan Phu Dong district), this is a national historical relic ranked at the national level in 1987. According to documents of Dr. Nguyen Phuc Nghiep (Department of Propaganda and Education Tien Giang Provincial Party Committee), Luy Fort Monument has the following history: To protect Cua Tieu, in the 15th year of Minh Mang (1834), the Nguyen Dynasty built Tu Linh Fort here, with a circumference of 60 meters. (378m), 5 meters 5 inches (2.57 m) high, two doors open. The 3rd and 7th years of Thieu Tri (1834 - 1847) were repaired. After the fall of Dinh Tuong citadel, in April 1861, Truong Dinh returned to Tan Hoa to build a base to resist the French. Tu Linh Fort was used as a barricade, called the Fortress barricade, equipped with large cannons (the location of the cannon was previously located far outside between the West and Northwest gates of the citadel next to the river bank. Cua Tieu and Don canal are about 60m). Surrounding Fort Fort is a high, thick earth wall with 6 fairly evenly balanced sides, forming a hexagonal (hexagonal) shape. On the earth wall, tamarind trees are planted, in the middle there is a large Trom tree and a water well. In the southeast direction, the Fort has a 21m high round mound named Tho Son, considered an observation tower for the insurgents. Outside the citadel is surrounded by forests of embankments, mangroves, nipa palms, and cork; on the riverbed, to protect the river mouth and prevent enemy warships from bulldozing the assault beach onto the shore. In addition, to slow down the enemy ships and serve as target for the cannons to push the enemy to the shore of Trai Ca for the insurgents to destroy, Truong Dinh poured stones to weld a section along the width of the Cua Tieu River in front of the barricade. to the west is called Han Stone Dam. This dam still exists today and has been marked so that ships can enter and exit without obstruction. Fort Fort along with the insurgents guarded an important estuary of the Mekong Delta. In 1987, Luy Phao Dai was recognized as a national historical site. In 2000, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism built the Luy Fort Monument stele house. The stele house has a beautiful, airy and dignified architecture, with a height of 9.4 m, a width of 8.4 m, a tiled roof, concrete columns, a corrugated iron foundation 2m above the ground and 2 guns have been restored. magic. During the construction of the road to the Luy Phao Dai relic site, Kobe's vehicle dug up 2 strange bricks at a depth of about 1.4 m, facing east (facing the sea), at the foot of the citadel and donated them to the Museum. Tien Giang. Through direct field surveys, Tien Giang Museum discovered 4 more large bricks lying in the ground, all broken, different shapes, but especially on the top of each brick was engraved: Giap three, Giap five, Giap eight, Giap nine. According to the Department of Culture and Information of Tan Phu Dong district: Luy Phao Dai relic is included in the traditional tour with other national relic clusters in the Go Cong area such as: Temple of National Hero Truong Dinh , Governor Phu Hai's House, Dark Leaves... This relic is not only a tourist attraction but also becomes one of the "red addresses" for the younger generation about the heroic process of building and defending the country of our ancestors. Currently, Luy Phao Dai is being restored and newly built items such as: Protective fence system, walkways and roads leading to the relic site. Source: Electronic information portal of Tien Giang province
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Rach Gam - Xoai Mut historical victory relic
Rach Gam - Xoai Mut historical site is associated with the glorious victory of our nation against the Siamese army (1785), which took place on the section of the Tien River from Rach Gam to Xoai Mut (now in Kim Son commune, Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang Province). The battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mut is confirmation of the strategic talent of cloth-shirted hero Nguyen Hue and the strength of the Tay Son movement - a peasant movement that took on the mission of protecting the country and fighting against foreign invaders. . In the second half of the 18th century, in the context of the Trinh - Nguyen conflict, many peasant uprisings broke out in both Dang Trong and Dang Ngoai. In 1771, King of Siam (Thailand) Chakki 1 sent 50,000 troops, including 30,000 infantry and 20,000 sailors, to invade our country. On the night of January 19, 1785, from Tra Tan - about 15km upstream from Rach Gam, the Siamese army under the command of Chieu Tang with 300 warships sailed downstream to attack My Tho. Just past Rach Gam, all Siamese warships were caught in the ambush of the Tay Son army. Nguyen Hue directly directed the war... All attempts by the enemy to resist were crushed, warships were sunk or caught fire. As a result, nearly 50,000 Siamese - Nguyen troops were destroyed, more than 300 Siamese warships were sunk, the remaining enemy troops had to risk their lives to open a bloody path to escape, and fled on foot to Chan Lap. The current Rach Gam - Xoai Mut victory relics are works built on the site of ancient historical events, including items: gates, fences, monuments (gallery no. 1), Gallery No. 2 and Southern ancient house (Gallery No. 3). Gate: 4.1m wide, 6.61m high, the gate pillars and fence surrounding the relic are made in the shape of a boat. Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Monument: bronze, weighs 20 tons, is 8m high, stands on a 10m high concrete pedestal. Gallery No. 1: located right below the bronze statue, built in the shape of a warship, with an area of 135m2. The outer wall is decorated with a row of bronze reliefs with a width of 0.8m, weighing 6 tons, with patterns, stray bird motifs, and a figure holding a fighting shield (originally taken from the Dong Son Bronze Drum)... In the gallery are artifacts and weapons of the Tay Son insurgent army and the Siamese army. Gallery No. 2: total area 132m2, display area 93.5m2. The content displays the events of the battle of Rach Gam - Xoai Mut. Southern ancient house (gallery no. 3): This is a 3-room ancient house, built in 1927, recreating the image of an ancient Southern garden house. In the ancient house, there are some artifacts related to the Rach Gam - Xoai Mut victory on display. The Rach Gam - Xoai Mut victory was celebrated on January 20, 1785. With special values, the Rach Gam - Xoai Mut Victory Site Historical Relic (Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province) was ranked a special national monument on December 31, 2014. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage
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