What's special about the secret basement at Thang Long Imperial Citadel that has just been opened?

For the first time, the Cipher Tunnel at Thang Long Imperial Citadel - which once kept the secret information of the General Staff during the resistance war against the US - was opened and introduced to the public on the occasion of National Day, September 2.

The Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center has just held the opening ceremony of a series of exhibition activities at House and Bunker D67, Cipher Bunker - General Staff, Flag Tower - Hanoi Flagpole.

By using documents, images and technology, the Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center in collaboration with the Center for Research and Promotion of Heritage Values ​​organized research and developed exhibition content with the goal of vividly explaining the role of House and Bunker D67 during the period 1968 - 1975.

The exhibition House and Bunker D67 - Journey to the day of total victory introduces more than 300 documents and images, including 4 topics: The Gulf of Tonkin incident and the first destructive war, The story of House and Bunker D67, Defeating Vietnamization and the second destructive war, and the Great victory of spring 1975.

Here, visitors can listen to stereo audio commentary and see displays of the General Staff's working area; General Vo Nguyen Giap's office and many artifacts related to our army's combat equipment.

The revolutionary relic House and Bunker D67 is a construction of important historical significance of the Ho Chi Minh Era. House and Bunker D67 was secretly built in 1967, in the midst of a fierce war. When the US air raids on Hanoi became increasingly fierce, the General Staff ensured the safety of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission to work and hold meetings in emergency situations with 3 levels: alarm, underground and evacuation. House and Bunker D67 was secretly built in such circumstances.

The Cipher Tunnel at Thang Long Imperial Citadel - which once kept secret information of the General Staff during the resistance war against America - has been opened.

Right behind House and Bunker D67 is the Secret Bunker - a part of the tunnel system of Area A of Hanoi Citadel, built during the heroic years of the resistance war against the US to save the country of the Vietnamese people. The Secret Bunker plays an important role in helping the General Headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army maintain command, control and direction over the military branches and fronts in the conditions of the US Air Force fiercely attacking the capital Hanoi. Here, viewers will see documentary images of officers and soldiers who worked in the bunker, secret telegrams...

This is the first time the Cryptographic Tunnel has been opened and introduced to the public on the occasion of National Day, September 2.

Viewers will see documentary images of officers and soldiers who worked in the tunnel, secret telegrams...

According to Director of the Thang Long - Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center Nguyen Thanh Quang, the Secret Cellar was researched and restored based on the principle of respecting the original elements, without interfering with the original relic. The documents and artifacts displayed here were also collected and researched to maximize the value of the relic, creating a new mark for the Imperial Citadel to attract visitors, especially young people.

Evaluating the exhibition series at Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Duc Cuong - President of the Vietnam Historical Science Association said that the revolutionary relics of House and Bunker D67, and the Cipher Bunker - General Staff Department are an important element of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Heritage Site during the Ho Chi Minh Era, with special value in the resistance war against the US.

"These revolutionary relics are one of the criteria contributing to the recognition of Thang Long Imperial Citadel by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage. The work of preserving and promoting the value of revolutionary relics aims to educate the tradition of patriotism, the spirit of great solidarity, the desire for peace, the will to be self-reliant, self-reliant, self-respect, and national pride; to express deep gratitude to the generations who sacrificed their blood for national independence and unification; to affirm the determination of the entire Party, people, and army in the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland," said Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Duc Cuong.

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