(HBO) – The monument commemorating national hero Cu Chinh Lan has become a historical relic site as part of destinations on the Binh Thanh-Thung Nai route around Hoa Binh Lake.
The monument is located on Tay Tien
street, about 8 kilometers from Hoa Binh city. The site is a highlight of the
green forest of Giang Mo in Binh Thanh commune of Cao Phong district, reminding
the great sacrifice by the hero, who lit up the "Cu Chinh Lan movement” and
"Hero of Road 6” movement during the national safeguarding of the Vietnamese
people and army.
Sixty-six years ago, on May 19, 1952,
martyr Cu Chinh Lan, who was born in Quynh Luu district of Nghe An province,
was one of the seven first people nationwide posthumously bestowed the title of
"Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”.
The monument to hero Cu Chinh Lan in Giang
Mo village, Binh Thanh commune, Cap Phong district, is part of the Hoa Binh
Lake destinations.
In a fierce battle, Cu Chinh Lan, who was
a squad leader, crossed the road, jumped to a tank of the enemy, prized up its
cover door and threw a grenade with a deactivated safety pin into the cabin,
killing a group of enemy troops in the leading tank.
The bravery and creativity of Cu Chinh Lan
become viral in Hoa Binh campaign, inspiring the whole people and army.
In order to commemorate the feat of arms
of hero Cu Chinh Lan as well as the Vietnamese people and army, in 1965, the
culture sector of Ha Son Binh province, which comprised Hoa Binh now, proposed
the recognition of the heroic event.
In 1993, the Ministry of Culture and Information,
which is the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism now, issued a decision to
recognise the Cu Chinh Lan historical relic site as a national relic site.
In 1994, Hoa Binh province started the
construction of the site and a monument dedicated to "the tank-destroying hero”.
In 2008, the ministry and the province agreed
to move the site to Mo I village, Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district.
The work was built in a total area of
3,638 square metres, including a statue made of Thanh Hoa stone with a height
of 8.5m and a volume of 160.4 cubic metres.
A primary school and a secondary school in
Cham Mat ward of Hoa Binh city were named after hero Cu Chinh Lan.
On November 6, the residential area, Nam Thai hamlet, Doan Ket commune (Yen Thuy) organized the Great National Solidarity Festival and celebrated the 94th anniversary of the traditional day of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18, 1930 - November 18, 2024). There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Tien Sinh, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Commission, and the leaders of the appropriate departments and branches of the province and Yen Thuy district.
The authorities and community in Yen Thuy district are dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of ethnic groups in the locality. Yen Thuy is home to seven ethnic groups, with the Muong making up over 69% of the population.
A great national solidarity festival was held in Ngai hamlet, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, on November 8. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh, and Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, attended the event.
A great national unity festival was held in Cau Son hamlet in Nhuan Trach commune of Luong Son district on November 10.
The organising board for the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2024 has officially released its press statement.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
