On the morning of August 27, at Ten Lo Man High School, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony to announce the Decision to rank 7 historical and cultural relics at the city level.
The event took place in the atmosphere of the whole City competing to achieve achievements in celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025), the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025), welcoming the Party Congresses at all levels, towards the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Party Congress, term 2025-2030 and the 14th National Congress of the Party.
The list of 7 newly recognized relics includes 2 architectural and artistic relics (Truong Family Temple and Truong Minh Thanh Tomb; Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park) and 5 historical relics (Tan Phuoc Communal House, Phu An Communal House, Cho Lon Provincial Party Committee Base - Saigon Cho Lon City Party Committee at Vuon Thom, Red Areca Garden Memorial Area, Ten Lo Man High School).
Saigon – Cho Lon – Gia Dinh was a large urban center in the South, an important strategic area, closely associated with the revolutionary movement of the whole country. The people here are famous for being hard-working, creative, patriotic, and resilient in fighting against foreign invaders.
During the 30-year long resistance war, the Party Committee and people of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh "stood at the forefront of the storm, in the midst of the enemy's lair, still steadfast and indomitable", together with the heroic Southern citadel, overcame countless hardships, established many glorious feats, contributing to the great victory, liberating the South, and unifying the country.
75 years ago, the Saigon-Cho Lon Regional Party Committee decided to preemptively attack American intervention with coordinated military and political struggles.
On the morning of March 19, 1950, thousands of people gathered at Ton Tho Tuong School (now Ten Lo Man School) to listen to lawyer Nguyen Huu Tho, Head of the delegation of representatives from all walks of life, speak.
The City Executive Committee decided to turn the rally into a large demonstration against the US. From the initial gathering point, people took to the streets towards Ben Thanh Market, waving high the red flag with a yellow star and a portrait of President Ho Chi Minh , shouting the slogan “Down with French imperialism and its lackeys”, protesting against US intervention in Vietnam.
The event of March 19, 1950 caused a great resonance throughout the country, going down in national history as "National Day of Anti-Americanism".
In order to preserve and promote the works and locations associated with the formation of the land and the history of the struggle for national liberation, recently, the units have coordinated to complete scientific records to rank historical and cultural relics.
Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhut, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, said that with 7 works and locations that have just been ranked, Ho Chi Minh City now has 321 historical - cultural relics and scenic spots, including 4 special national relics, 99 national relics and scenic spots and 218 city-level relics and scenic spots.
Mr. Nguyen Minh Nhut said that recognizing the relic is just the beginning. In the coming time, the City will implement projects to preserve and promote the value of the heritage, while at the same time stepping up propaganda so that officials, students and people understand the significance of the relic.
The Center for Preservation and Promotion of Historical and Cultural Relics of Ho Chi Minh City (Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City) also continues to compile dossiers for many works, especially communal houses and places associated with revolutionary history.
“We hope that the work of preserving and promoting cultural heritage values must be associated with traditional education, fostering patriotism, and contributing to building the culture and people of Ho Chi Minh City in the new era,” said Mr. Nhut.
Representative of the unit with the ranked relic, Mr. Nguyen Hung Khuong, Principal of Ten Lo Man High School, shared:
“Being recognized as a historical and cultural relic at the city level is a great honor, marking an important milestone in more than 100 years of formation and development of the school.
This is not only a title, but also a great responsibility: to preserve and maintain the historical values of the school associated with the heroic pages of the nation.
Mr. Nguyen Hung Khuong emphasized that the school will continue to innovate teaching and learning, turning the school into a vibrant cultural and historical space for generations of students:
“Students need to be proud of the tradition of the place where they study, using it as motivation to practice and contribute to their homeland and country. The school is committed to closely coordinating with relevant agencies to effectively preserve, introduce and promote the value of relics, worthy of the trust of the City.”
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City affirms that it will always accompany and pay the highest attention to preserving and promoting the value of relics, linking cultural heritage with the development of human culture of the City in the new period, contributing to building Ho Chi Minh City into a civilized, modern and humane urban area.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/van-hoa/tphcm-xep-hang-di-tich-cho-7-cong-trinh-dia-diem-164253.html
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