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Cam Duong revolutionary base area

Cam Duong base area is located in Da 1 village, Cam Duong commune, Lao Cai city, Lao Cai province. Cam Duong and the surrounding communes of Xuan Giao and Gia Phu are lands rich in patriotic traditions and resistance to foreign invaders. The Cam Duong - Xuan Giao - Gia Phu guerrilla area played a very important role in the resistance war against the French in Lao Cai. That is the first resilient base, the direction point for implementing the Resolutions of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee on Party building, establishing party cells, establishing resistance administrative committees, and building unions. patriotic, formed a guerrilla team. Cam Duong was the site of the earliest armed uprising in Lao Cai. Cam Duong revolutionary base was born during the extremely difficult period of the resistance war against the French period (1948-1950). Built in the middle of the enemy's rear area and located in an important strategic position, the Cam Duong guerrilla zone became a springboard for expanding the construction of other guerrilla zones. Delegations of cadres from the rear (Luc Yen-Yen Bai region) returning to Lao Cai used Cam Duong as a secret gathering place to sneak deep into Lao Cai town, up to Muong Bo, Binh Lu, Phong Tho or to Nam Pung, Bat Xat, built base areas, built an anti-French movement in the enemy's rear area. In particular, Cam Duong is truly a belt and buffer zone close to the enemy's headquarters in Lao Cai town. During the Le Hong Phong Campaign to liberate Lao Cai, reconnaissance forces, military intelligence and the 148th Regiment all departed from Cam Duong. Cam Duong - Xuan Giao - Gia Phu guerrilla area for a long time was also the location for the leadership agency of the Provincial Party Committee and Lao Cai Provincial Team, many important meetings of the province were held here. Cam Duong revolutionary base area was recognized as a national revolutionary historical relic in 1995. This is where Cam Duong Party Cell, the first rural Party cell, was established on October 10, 1948. The Cam Duong base area is also preserved by the people and the Commune People's Committee, such as the stilt house - where the first rural cell was established; gathering shack; gunpowder mortar; alarm drums and many guns and ammunition; swords and self-made mines of Cam Duong guerrillas. Currently, the Cam Duong revolutionary relic site has been renovated and a traditional gallery built in Cam Duong commune associated with the name of the relic to meet the people's wishes, as a place to educate about historical traditions. heroic history of fighting against foreign invaders to win national independence for the younger generation. Source: Military Region 2 Newspaper

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Bac Ha Temple

Bac Ha Temple was built in the late 19th century to worship two brothers Vu Van Uyen and Vu Van Mat - natives of Gia Loc - Hai Duong. In the past, the two men went to Ngoc Uyen cave (present-day Bac Ha region) to build a military base and stabilize the population's life in a large border area. History books record: "In the 7th year of King Tu Duc's reign (1855), he ordained the Bau lords (brothers Vu Van Uyen and Vu Van Mat) as national heroes of Bac Ha, making this land prosperous. densely populated". The history of the Nguyen dynasty recorded, "The prestige of the Le dynasty was due to the strength of the Vu brothers who fought the enemy, the land was peaceful, and the people were happy." The Nguyen Dynasty also ordained the heroic spirits of Bau lords to be general soldiers defending Tuyen Quang. In the first year of Gia Long's national merit review, national hero Vu Van Mat was listed among the meritorious gods of Le Trung Hung's reign. To commemorate the hero who made contributions to this land, the people here together built this temple to annually commemorate the hero who made contributions to the country, once stabilizing the southern border region. Northwest of our Fatherland. Bac Ha Temple has a profound historical significance and influence on the political, cultural and social life of the ethnic people of Lao Cai province in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main festival of Bac Ha temple is held every year on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month at the temple right in Bac Ha town, to commemorate the death of National Duke Vu Van Uyen, who had the merit of quelling the rebellion and calming the people. in the Northwest region in the 16th-17th centuries. Since then, the temple has been a place for people in the region and tourists from all over to admire those who have contributed to the people and the country. During the festival, in addition to the ceremonies, many rich cultural and sports activities imbued with local national identity are organized such as: Performing arts, Xoe dancing, cockfighting, tug of war, Chinese chess. .. Bac Ha Temple was recognized by the state as a National Historical and Cultural Relic on October 29, 2003. Source: Lao Cai Province Electronic Information Portal

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Co Tan An Temple

Co Tan An Temple, located in Tan An commune, Van Ban district, Lao Cai province (also known as Co Be Thuong Ngan Temple), was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic in 2016, and is a place to worship a goddess. Thuong Ngan's name is Nguyen Hoang Ba Xa, she had the merit of conquering the evil enemy, keeping the land in peace, and was revered by the residents of Bao Ha and Khau Ban (ancient Van Ban places) as the Holy Mother. According to historical records, at the end of the Le dynasty, Canh Hung era (1740-1786), when the entire Qui Hoa region, especially Thuy Vy and Van Ban were always devastated by bandits, "The entire region was in chaos, the population devastated, abandoned fields". Faced with that chaos, Mrs. Nguyen Hoang Ba Xa and her father, National Guard Nguyen Hoang Bay, stood up to persuade ethnic minorities such as Dao, Giay, Nung in green shirts... to urgently exploit mining fields and drive out foreign invaders. invade, protect the territory, and regain a prosperous life for all people. When she passed away, "The fragrance was still resplendent, the halo shined everywhere", to commemorate her great contributions, people in the area carved engravings of gratitude and contributed their efforts and money to build the temple. , appoint someone to regularly look after the incense and smoke. Having gone through many ups and downs of history and changes in nature, the temple has now been embellished and rebuilt on the exact location of the ancient sacred land (on a large plot of land, right on the banks of the Red River). , looking towards the Northeast, opposite the national historical and cultural relic Bao Ha Temple), has become a majestic spiritual tourism destination that attracts a large number of tourists from all over. Source: Lao Cai province electronic information portal

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Phuc Khanh Temple

Phuc Khanh Temple was built at the end of the 16th century, on Tap hill, Pho Rang town, Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province, with an area of ​​2.4 hectares. Phuc Khanh Temple is located in the Nghi Lang Ancient Citadel relic complex, an architecture of the Le - Mac dynasties, a place to worship Bau lords and was recognized as a National Historical and Cultural Monument in December 2001. According to legend, during the time when the Mac dynasty replaced the Le dynasty, two brothers Vu Van Mat and Vu Van Uyen from Gia Loc district, Hai Duong province went to Bao Yen (Lao Cai) to escape the Mac dynasty and built a border guard base. Northwest boundary. At that time, Vu Van Mat realized that Bao Yen had a convenient transportation location and was the gateway to Lao Cai's trade routes, so he chose this place to build ramparts and recruit soldiers to fight against the Mac dynasty. protect the border and build Bao Yen into a prosperous region. After Vu Van Mat passed away, the people here built a temple to commemorate the merits of him and the Vu family for protecting the border, the land and the good people. Through many upheavals of time and history, the architecture of Phuc Khanh Temple has been much destroyed, leaving very few traces of the Temple. In 2006, the historical and cultural relic of Phuc Khanh Temple was restored and built on the old ground according to the architecture of the Le - Mac dynasties. The layout of the temple includes: main temple house; the two families: Left and Right; Tam Quan Ngoai, armpit gate and pillar at Tam Quan Ngoai. The altars for the Lady, the Uncle, the Son Than Temple and other sub-items such as: the lord's house, the temple house, the golden house, and the garden grounds. Phuc Khanh Temple has a convenient transportation location (75km northwest of Lao Cai city, nearly 280km from Hanoi along Highway 70), every year on the Dragon day in early January, the Phuc Khanh Temple Festival is held. held, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the country to offer incense to commemorate those who contributed to protecting the border and territory, and to visit the sights and explore the artistic and military architecture of Nghi Lang Ancient Citadel. as well as Phuc Khanh Temple. Source: Lao Cai province foreign affairs portal

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Outstanding relic site