Van war zone

Van war zone

Van war zone is a fairly large area of ​​land, located in the south of Tran Yen district and southeast of Van Chan district. Before 1945, Van War Zone was located in the areas of 3 cantons: Luong Ca, Gioi Phien (Tran Yen) and Dai Lich, Van Chan with a distance of 23km from North to South and 18km from East to West. The history of the war zone has undergone many changes over time, the place names and boundaries have changed. Previously this land belonged to Van Chan district, now belongs to Tran Yen district. In 1945, today's Van Hoi commune was called Minh Phu commune; On January 6, 1946, the Minh Phu - Dong Phu - Phu Thinh - Phu Luong commune was called Viet Cuong commune; On March 23, 1949, Viet Cuong commune was divided into two communes: Hong Duc and Viet Cuong; On January 1, 1951, 3 communes Viet Cuong, Hong Duc, Minh Quan were merged to be called Viet Hong commune; On January 4, 1954, Viet Cuong commune was divided into 3 communes: Viet Hong, Viet Cuong and Minh Quan; On June 6, 1988, the Council of Ministers divided Viet Hong commune into two communes: Viet Hong commune and Van Hoi commune. The boundaries may change, but the center of the War Zone is Minh Phu commune (Luong Ca district, Tran Yen district) which now includes 3 communes Viet Hong, Viet Cuong, Van Hoi, of which the typical 2 points are Lang Van, Viet Hong commune ( is the command center of the War Zone) and Dong Yen Village (in Van Hoi commune) is the military training center of the revolutionary base of the War Zone. Van Village: A valley surrounded by mountains with an average height of 200 to 500m, the valley is 4.5 km long, the road is difficult to travel, today it is structured by terraced fields. , after the revolution, it was explored by the people (with low variation) and is now called Dong Tro, Dong Cay Gao... with a Van stream running along the village. This is also the confluence of 3 small streams to create the Rhyme stream. The terrain is difficult, in the past there was only one road to the village and had to go through the pass. Both discreet and close to political centers (provincial capitals of Yen Bai and Phu Tho provinces), this area was chosen by the Northern Party Committee as a favorable place for establishing revolutionary bases that gradually developed and formed a model. War Zone style. Dong Yen village: About 4 km east of Van village and more than 3 km west of Hien Luong, is a village located between Van and Hien Luong. With a favorable location and raspberry-shaped hills, Dong Yen was chosen by the Au Co guerrilla team as a military training center to develop the armed forces to prepare for a general uprising to seize revolutionary power in Yen Bai. and Phu Tho. After assessing the geographical situation and people's spirit. Under the direct leadership of the Northern Party Committee, when establishing the Au Co guerrilla team, they moved to Dong Yen and then to Van village. Using Van as the command center, using Dong Yen as the military training center to form the War Zone. An important event took place here, on June 30, 1945, the Phu - Yen Inter-Provincial Affairs Committee (Phu Tho - Yen Bai) was established - an important historical milestone marking the formation of the War Zone. . The Van war zone relic is a milestone of historical events in Yen Bai in particular and of the vast Northwest region in general. The Van War Zone played a decisive role in preparing forces to fight for revolutionary power in the two provinces of Phu Tho - Yen Bai and Phu Yen district (Son La) and was also a base to ensure the locality in the war. preparation for the fierce resistance war against the French (1946 - 1954), where the inter-provincial Party Committee of Yen Bai - Phu Tho was established and was the forerunner of the Party Committees of the two provinces. On September 4, 1995, the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) recognized the Van War Zone as a National Historical Site. Source: Yen Bai province electronic information portal

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