Chuong Thien Victory - The only special national monument in Can Tho city

Chuong Thien used to be a province, established by the Saigon puppet regime on December 24, 1960. The enemy considered Chuong Thien a remote defense line to protect the headquarters of Tactical Zone IV, located in Can Tho City. At the same time, the Chuong Thien area was also a shield to prevent our main force from attacking, and a springboard to attack the U Minh revolutionary base.

Can Tho and Hau Giang provinces previously built a memorial site for the Chuong Thien Victory event in Vinh Vien commune and Vi Tan ward today. In the photo: The Chuong Thien Victory relic in Vi Tan ward was invested in by Hau Giang province with a total area of over 144,000m2, including many items such as an exhibition house, an outdoor exhibition area...

Bronze statue of President Ho Chi Minh , along with leaders and commanders who contributed to defeating the "Pacification and encroachment" plan in Chuong Thien in 1973, at the relic in Vi Tan ward.

For us, Chuong Thien is a solid belt to protect the U Minh base, a springboard to attack Can Tho, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Rach Gia. This place is also a great rear base in terms of forces and logistics to serve the resistance war.

Many war artifacts are displayed at the outdoor exhibition area at the relic site in Vi Tan ward.

In the exhibition hall, the statues of three armies represent the combined strength that leads to victory.

After the Paris Agreement in 1973 was signed, the Saigon puppet government and the US imperialists still harbored the intention of destroying the Southern revolution, eliminating the liberated areas, carrying out pacification and encroachment plans... Faced with that situation, we had preparations to deal with it. From January to November 1973, our army and people steadfastly held their ground, fought bravely, and held their ground. At the end of 1973, the main force of Military Region 9 and the army and people of Can Tho, along with the provinces of Soc Trang and Rach Gia, defeated 75 enemy battalions that intended to pacify and encroach on Chuong Thien - Long My, Vi Thanh, liberating many important areas... The enemy's plan to pacify Chuong Thien was a complete failure.

Displaying our spoils of war captured in battles with the enemy.

The memorial site for the Victory of 75 enemy battalions by the army and people of Zone 9 in Vinh Vien commune, built by Can Tho province nearly 30 years ago, includes items such as an exhibition house, a meeting house, a yard...

The victory of Chuong Thien contributed to creating one of the important foundations for the 21st Central Committee Conference (term III) of the Party to discuss and issue Resolution 21, changing the direction of the Southern revolution, moving towards the victorious General Offensive and Uprising in 1975.

Inside the exhibition house at the relic in Vinh Vien commune.

Visitors see the scale model of the Chuong Thien Victory.

With great historical significance and value, the relic of the Victory Site of 75 enemy battalions by the army and people of Zone 9 (in Hamlet 1, Vinh Vien Commune, Long My District, Hau Giang Province) was recognized as a National Historical - Cultural Relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information on July 20, 1994.

On April 14, 2011, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranked the National Monument for the Historical Site of the Victory Memorial Site of the 75 enemy battalions of the army and people of Zone 9, including 2 locations: Zone 3, Ward 5, Vi Thanh City and Hamlet 1, Vinh Vien Commune, Long My District, Hau Giang Province.

In Decision No. 2383/QD-TTg dated December 9, 2013, the Prime Minister decided to rank the Chuong Thien Victory Historical Site (Vi Thanh City and Long My District, Hau Giang Province) as a special National Monument.

DANG HUYNH

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