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Historical relic of Vo Cong Ton House and Brick Kiln

Vo Cong Ton's house and brick kiln are a place to commemorate the patriot Vo Cong Ton - who devoted a lot of his life and his life to the Party during the pre-uprising period (1930-1945). The reason the relic is called Vo Cong Ton House and Brick Kiln is because this is an architectural whole consisting of two points: Mr. Vo Cong Ton's house and the brick kiln owned by him. Vo Cong Ton House and Brick Kiln is located in Lo Gach hamlet, Long Hiep commune, Ben Luc district, Long An province. Vo Cong Ton House was built around 1910, in the style of Cong letter, three compartments, two wings with concrete materials and tile roof. In 1984, due to deterioration, the house was demolished, only the foundation, floor, and tiles were reused to build a new house with an area of ​​128m2. The interior decoration of the house has the common style of well-off houses of the late 19th century with panels, horizontal panels, and parallel sentences. What stands out in Vo Cong Ton's house are the many lamellas with diverse themes vividly expressed by elaborate techniques of carving, embossing, and conch engraving, which are valuable in terms of sculpture and wood carving. Vo Cong Ton's rice granary is where Uncle Ton Duc Thang opened a class to spread anti-French colonialism in 1928. The brick kiln is where Vo Cong Ton produced and traded bricks and tiles to create a financial source for the Party. Trusted base of Cho Lon Party Committee, Southern Party Committee and patriotic movements before 1945. In 1927, Nguyen An Ninh was a revolutionary, writer and journalist. He founded the patriotic organization Thanh Cao Vong Party, but in 1923, Vo Cong Ton worked side by side with Nguyen An Ninh in journalistic work. Open schools to raise people's knowledge, propagate and awaken the national spirit for the masses. Short-term classes are regularly held at the Vo Cong Ton brick kiln area directly taught by Nguyen An Ninh. train and attract a large number of brick kiln workers. In 1935, the Party Cell of Lo Gach hamlet was born in the Vo Cong Ton brick kiln area. All activities and meetings of the Party Cell take place here. In 1936, Nguyen An Ninh and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai opened a 20-day class to propagate revolutionary movements and spread Marxism-Leninism to a large number of brick kiln workers. In 1937, 40,000 leaflets protesting the governor-general of Brevie and labor inspector J.Godart to Vietnam were also printed at Vo Cong Ton's brick kiln. Leaflets printed from brick kilns were scattered everywhere from Saigon Cho Lon to Tan An and My Tho. The brick kiln area is where Vo Cong Ton directly produces and does business, sometimes with more than 300 workers. This place is an important financial source for the Party. The patriots were active in the early years of the Party's youth. Vo Cong Ton House and Brick Kiln were recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as national historical and cultural relics on January 19, 2004. Source: Long An Provincial Party Committee Information Portal

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Rach Kien Crossroads historical site

Historical and cultural relic "Rach Kien Crossroads", located in hamlet 1, Long Hoa commune, Can Duoc district. This is the place that marks the formation and development of the famous Rach Kien American Extermination Belt in Long An during the resistance war against America. On December 20, 1966, the US imperialists landed troops to recapture Rach Kien with a plot to control and attack the liberated areas of Can Duoc and Can Giuoc in order to destroy the revolutionary forces and save the increasingly deteriorating situation. collapse of the puppet army and puppet government in this region. From this base, the enemy continuously fired artillery everywhere day and night. Every day they send out their forces to raid to find ways to destroy our forces. Under the direction of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, an anti-American belt in Rach Kien was established, the anti-American belt included 12 communes. The district's armed forces at this time have 7 local platoons with over 200 soldiers, in addition to 5 inter-commune guerrilla platoons with over 100 troops. Each commune has 1 guerrilla platoon, each hamlet has from 1 to 3 secret guerrilla groups. The enemy force is strong in both soldiers and combat weapons. On the American extermination belt, we organized digging all over the dykes to act as obstacles to block enemy vehicles. The road from Xoai Doi intersection to An Thuan intersection and the road from Rach Kien base to Tan Trach and Long Son are roads where we often set mines to kill many tanks along both sides of the Doi Ma river, all of which have trench traffic. During our operations, anti-minefields were arranged to destroy the enemy. We also placed bunkers everywhere, on the marching route, in addition to graves and fields... In the hamlets, many individual fortifications and trenches were dug along land routes within communes and inter-communes. Each road leading into the village has a battle gate "on the intersections we set up information rooms, effigies, and placed slogans"... In 1966, at Long Son intersection, C315 force fought against the enemy. We destroyed an American platoon. In 1967, our 1st Battalion force coordinated with communal guerrillas to fight raids with a battalion of American soldiers with support aircraft. In Hamlet 4, Phuoc Tuy Commune, in this battle, we killed about 50 people and shot down an American plane. . Also in 1967, the provincial army forces combined with the district army, C315 destroyed a company of American soldiers at Long Khe station, forcing the enemy to abandon this base. With the people's war posture on the Rach Kien American Extermination Belt, based on three basic pillars of military, political, and military operations that are smoothly coordinated and interconnected, we have isolated the American base. and caused heavy losses to the enemy forces here. The liberated area south of Highway 4 was maintained and expanded, becoming the direct rear and springboard for the attack on Saigon in the Tet Offensive - 1968 of the main troops and Long An armed forces. The My Rach Kien Extermination Belt was a form of people's war that developed to its peak in Long An, contributing to defeating the "local war" strategy of the US - puppet (1966-1967). In 1996, ''Rach Kien Crossroads'' was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic on June 28, 1996. Source: Propaganda Department of Long An Provincial Party Committee

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Duc Hoa Crossroads historical site

Duc Hoa Crossroads historical site is located in the center of Duc Hoa town. Here, on June 4, 1930, under the leadership of comrade Chau Van Liem - Secretary of the Gia Dinh-Cho Lon Joint Provincial Party Committee and comrade Vo Van Tan - Secretary of Duc Hoa District Party Committee, about 5,000 compatriots Communes in the district participated in the protest chanting slogans demanding people's rights to democracy, against high taxes, and against soldiers entering the village to oppress the people. Starting on different roads, groups of protesters met at Duc Hoa intersection at 5:00 p.m., and headed towards the District Palace, demanding to meet district chief Huynh Van Dau (also known as Sanh district). to resolve our claims. Faced with the strong fighting spirit of the masses, Sanh district was very scared and did not dare to face the people. To deal with the above situation, the enemy had to ask for reinforcements. At 8:00 p.m., enemy reinforcements arrived from the direction of Cho Lon - including the police of Hoc Mon, Cho Lon and 20 soldiers of the Saigon Police Department led by the stork Dreuil - Sanh district ordered the rescue. Disperse protesters and threaten the public. They tried to search to find the leader of the protest. All soldiers were armed, ready to use violence to oppress the group. Faced with the aggression of the attacker, the spirit of the masses did not waver, the people continued to clasp hands and move forward. The triggerman Dreuil ordered to shoot at the group of people, several people in the lead fell before the enemy's guns amid the screams of indignation from the masses. In the above tense situation, comrade Chau Van Liem quickly stepped forward to meet the broker Dreuil to present his demands, and at the same time directly debate and expose the barbaric actions and countless crimes of the enemy using capital. Fluent French. The debate lasted about 15 minutes, when suddenly the triggerman Dreuil pulled out a pistol and shot comrade Chau Van Liem in the chest. The soldiers stubbornly continued to fire at the protesters, killing and injuring more people, less than 100 meters from the district palace. The protest group stopped and dispersed but did not completely disperse. It was not until the enemy sent more forces and captured about 100 people with visas from the Governor of Cochinchina and the Governor of Cho Lon Province Renault that the protest ended. The protest was drowned in a sea of ​​blood, but it caused a great stir at that time: For the first time in a quiet rural area, a deadly confrontation broke out with the enemy for the survival of tens of thousands of people. People have been oppressed and exploited for many generations. The protest on June 4, 1930 in Duc Hoa is considered the pinnacle of the revolutionary movement of Tan An - Cho Lon province in 1930. It demonstrated the Party's ability to lead and mobilize the masses to fight, and Duc Hoa people's single-minded belief in following the Party. In the years 1940-1941, Duc Hoa people continued to respond and participate in the Cochinchina uprising led by the Party right in their homeland. After the Cochinchina uprising, the French colonialists brutally suppressed the revolutionary movement of the masses. Also at this time, in Duc Hoa town, a shooting station was set up to execute soldiers participating in the uprising. Here, during the three days of July 7, 8, and 9, 1941, they continuously shot comrades and patriotic soldiers. The gun exploded, blood red all over the shooting range. Our soldiers died in the condolences of people throughout Duc Hoa town that day. Duc Hoa Crossroads area with locations such as: District Palace associated with the protest on June 4, 1930 of more than 5,000 Duc Hoa people; The execution station of soldiers participating in the 1940-1941 Cochinchina uprising... are historical evidence denouncing the crimes of colonial invaders, and are the pride of the Duc Hoa people in particular and the Vietnamese people. The South in general talks about the spirit of tireless struggle to gain independence and freedom. On September 5, 1989, the Ministry of Culture and Information recognized the Duc Hoa Crossroads Area as a national historical relic. Source: Long An Province Electronic Information Portal

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Historical relics of the Regional Party Committee and Southern Resistance Administrative Committee

The historical relic of the Regional Party Committee and the Southern Administrative and Resistance Committee is located in Nhon Hoa Lap commune, Tan Thanh district, Long An province - a national relic with many historical marks. The Regional Party Committee Base and the Southern Administrative and Resistance Committee are one of the three most important bases of the Southern revolution in the resistance war against the French. This place marks the revolutionary activities of the Party's leaders, famous politicians and military leaders in Vietnam's revolutionary history: Le Duan, Ton Duc Thang, Ung Van Khiem, Pham Hung, Pham Van Bach, Pham Ngoc Thuan, Nguyen Binh, Huynh Tan Phat, Tran Van Tra,... At the same time, it was the place where important historical events of the Southern revolution took place in the early years of the resistance war against colonialism. French people - a place marking the glorious victories of the Southern army and people. From the years 1946 - 1949, the Southern Party Committee, the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee, the Southern Command and affiliated agencies chose Nhon Hoa Lap commune, Tan Thanh district as the base for leadership. against French colonial re-invasion throughout the entire Southern region. This is the place that marks many important events of the nation, and is a place to commemorate the activities of senior Party leaders, political activists, and military leaders. The historical site of the Regional Party Committee and Administrative Committee of the Southern Resistance (1946-1949) in Nhon Hoa Lap commune, Tan Thanh district, Long An province has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information, now the Ministry of Culture and Sports. and Tourism ranked national historical relics on August 3, 2007. Source: Tan Thanh District Party Committee Information Page

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Phuoc Lam Pagoda

Phuoc Lam Pagoda, also known as Ong Mieng Pagoda, is an ancient pagoda, located in Xom Chua hamlet, Tan Lan Commune, Can Duoc district, Long An province. Phuoc Lam Pagoda was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national monument in 2002. According to the Book of National Monuments in Long An province published by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2021, in 1880, a well-off man in Tan Lan village, Mr. Bui Van Minh, changed his family name, Taking his house, he built a pagoda called Phuoc Lam Tu, both worshiping Buddha and making sugar for the Bui family. Because he publicly established the village, after his death, Mr. Bui Van Minh was honored by the people as a descendant and brought into the Tan Lan communal house. The temple he founded, in addition to its Chinese name, Phuoc Lam Tu, is also called Mr. Mieng Pagoda (due to the custom of Mr. Minh's name). Overall, the pagoda consists of 3 parts: the main hall - the rear of the ancestors, the tomb tower and the tru house. The main hall is a large house built in the banh it style, with blue stone foundations, brick walls, and fish-scale tile roofing. All pagoda columns are made of circular cylindrical carpentry, placed on green stone canopies, linked together by a system of skewers, trusses, and roof ribs, creating a spacious and airy interior space. The interior of the main hall of Phuoc Lam Pagoda still retains its ancient features despite many restorations with more than 40 statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor, Attendant, Thap Dien Diem Vuong, Thien, Dharma Protector, Vajra... many The set of blue envelopes, diaphragms, and tureens are brightly painted and gilded. Most Buddha statues are made of wood and bronze and were crafted in the 19th century with an artistic style imbued with Southern Buddhist culture. There is a very special statue of a Bodhisattva wearing a robe, holding a dustpan, sitting on a wooden dragon horse. The sets of blue envelopes, diaphragms, and parallel tureens are all meticulously carved. The most special is the multi-layered scroll-shaped Dharma wheel with the theme of chrysanthemums. The word Tho is embossed in half at both ends of the scroll and the four letters dharma wheel are often painted red on a yellow background, contributing to increasing the sophistication and vividness of the horizontal scroll. This is one of the most beautiful horizontal paintings in Long An, proving the skillful artistic level of wood carving in Can Duoc, which flourished in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Like other village temples in the South, behind the main hall of Phuoc Lam Pagoda is the ancestral hall according to the formula of Early Buddha - Later Patriarch. The ancestral hall has altars and portraits of past abbots, relics and altars of Bui Cong - the founder of the pagoda, and altars of the Bui family. On the side of the main hall are 4 quite ancient tomb towers, including the bronze tower of founder Hong Hieu and the tomb of Mr. Bui Van Minh. Behind the pagoda is a large lotus pond full of flowers. Not only has artistic value, Phuoc Lam Pagoda also has historical significance as it once hid revolutionary soldiers during the years of resistance against the French and Americans. The blue roof in Xom Chua used to be a place where local leaders frequented revolutionary activities during the resistance war. The headquarters for the famous battle of Xom Chua in Tan Lan in 1962 was also located at Phuoc Lam pagoda. Because it was a revolutionary base, Phuoc Lam pagoda often became a target for enemy bombardment. On the main hall of the pagoda, there are still traces of war imprinted on wooden pillars. Phuoc Lam Pagoda is the ancestral temple of the Luc Hoa sect in Can Duoc. On full moon days, quite a large number of good men and women come to the pagoda to worship Buddha and pray as if to dispel the worries of everyday life and mingle with each other in the Buddha's immense love. Source: Propaganda Department of Long An Provincial Party Committee

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Revolutionary Historical Relic Area of ​​Long An province

Long An province's revolutionary historical relic site (also known as Binh Thanh relic) is located in Binh Thanh commune, now belongs to Binh Hoa Hung commune, Duc Hue district, Long An province. The relic site was recognized as a national historical site in 1998. Along with the birth and development of anti-invasion movements, the Binh Thanh area base has become a historical place. Here, after the Cochinchina uprising, revolutionary soldiers built the first base in the South to continue fighting. During the resistance war against the French (1945-1954), this was the Dong Thanh military region. For a time, this was also the base of the Region 7 Command and the Cho Lon Provincial Party Committee. During 21 years of resistance against America, the Binh Thanh area with a rich tradition was chosen by the Long An Provincial Party Committee as the base to carry out the national liberation struggle until the day of complete victory. Binh Thanh revolutionary base in the resistance war against the US was large, mobile, and flexible because the war was very fierce, the enemy used every trick to destroy it, so the Long An Provincial Party Committee had to flexibly change locations and commit crimes. vi operated many times, but still remained at the base. Binh Thanh area relics is the center of the base, where the Provincial Party Committee and provincial departments have been headquartered the longest, and the remaining ruins are the clearest. In 1920, Cuu An district was renamed Thu Thua district, at this time the relic belonged to Binh Thanh commune, Cuu Cu Thuong district, Thu Thua district, Tan An province. After the South was completely liberated, Duc Hue and Duc Hoa districts were merged into the boundaries of Long An province. At that time, the relic belonged to Binh Thanh commune, Duc Hue district. Long An province's revolutionary historical relic site is a place that marks important historical events during the resistance war against the French colonialists and American imperialists. In particular, the relic is a place that deeply marks the birth and activities of the Provincial Party Committee and Long An Provincial Army during the 21-year resistance war against the US. Here, the Long An Provincial Party Committee stubbornly held on, in the face of all tricks aimed at destroying the enemy's base, to lead the struggle movement, making a decisive contribution to the noble achievement, Long An was loyal, courageous, and steadfast. strong. The relic is also a place to mark the presence and activities of the Southern Party Committee, high-ranking agencies of the Party Committee, Zone levels, many armed units of the Region, many Party and army leaders during the resistance war. fight against America to save the country; is concrete evidence of the arduous struggle and noble sacrifice from the beginning of the resistance against the French to the resistance against the US, to save the country of compatriots and soldiers not only in Long An but from all over the country. Source: Long An Provincial Party Committee Information Portal

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Hundred-pillar house

The hundred-pillar house, also known as Mr. Hoi Dong's house or Mr. Ca's house, is located on the left bank of the Vam Co Dong river, in Long Huu Dong commune, Can Duoc district, Long An province. This house was built by Mr. Tran Van Hoa, who was then Huong Su of Long Huu village, Loc Thanh Ha district, Cho Lon province. He worked in the French government's Cochinchina Colonial Council and was a prestigious person in society. Although it is called a hundred-column house, in reality, the house has up to 120 columns, of which 68 main columns and 52 small auxiliary square columns. The hundred-column house has the Chinese style, 3 compartments, 2 double wings with an area of ​​822m2 in a garden of 4,886m2. This house was started in 1901, completed in 1903, and in 1904, the decorative carvings were completed by a group of 15 workers from My Xuyen village - a famous carpentry village of Thua Thien - Hue using quality materials. The main materials are precious woods such as rosewood, ebony... the roof is covered with yin and yang tiles, the floor is made of 0.9m high boulders, and the floor is tiled with hexagonal Chinese tiles. The house consists of two parts: the first part is the internal and external part, the second part is the living and living part. The last rice granary was completely dismantled (1952), now only the foundation remains. The main side of the house faces Northwest, around the house there is a large yard used to dry rice and flour. The hallways, porches and floors are tiled with Chinese tiles, the spacious space faces a large garden so it is always cool. The main door and windows have slats and wooden panels. The main structure of the Hundred Pillar House is the Xuyen Dinh style (also known as the Dab Trinh house or the Ruong house), with an eight-pillar style frame, positioned in the West - East, Early - Later direction. Parts of the main structure such as trunh and truong are threaded and curved like a ruong house in the Central region. The junction between the crown and the truss to support the roof of the house is stylized in the shape of a mortar and pestle, symbolizing the harmony of yin and yang (so it is also called the pestle and mortar house style). This is a traditional house style that has many advantages because the frame is very sturdy. In particular, the architectural decoration at the Hundred Pillar House shows that the sculptural art of past artisans was at a high level through layout, theme expression as well as technical processing. The entire system of rafters and rafters is elaborately embossed and carved with the themes of clouds turning into dragons and four times, the wire and leaves turning into patterns typical of Hue, very sharp. The internal and external rooms are where the highest concentration of aesthetic value of the building is concentrated, to which the ancients engraved brocade on every touch. It is a diverse and rich collection of classical themes such as the four sacred spirits, the four times, and the eight results; Motifs representing Phuc - Loc - Tho alongside Western themes such as roses, squirrels - grapes, and Southern elements such as custard apple, bowl bowl, starfruit, mangosteen, have been expressed by artisans. Elaborate on the panels, box frames, partitions, wind-leaf walls, altars, chairs, round tables, long tables, using the techniques of parasol carving, embossment, canal carving, and embossed on parasol carving. , extremely skillful and ingenious. With that value, in 1997 the Hundred Pillar House was ranked by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a National Historical and Cultural Monument. Source: Long An Tourism

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Tomb and temple of Mr. Nguyen Huynh Duc

Nguyen Huynh Duc's tomb and temple relics are located in Khanh Hau ward, Tan An city, Long An province. The relic complex includes temples, mausoleums and document galleries with an area of ​​about 1,300 m2. Nguyen Huynh Duc's real name is Huynh Tuong Duc, born in 1748 in Giong Cai En, Tuong Khanh village, Hung Thuong district, Kien Hung district, Dinh Tuong town, now Khanh Hau ward, Tan An city, Long An province. He was born into a family with a 3-generation martial arts tradition, so he had the personality of a general from a young age, and his health and charisma were also superior to others. In 1780, he followed Lord Nguyen Anh and accomplished many great achievements, so he was given the royal family name. When Nguyen Anh ascended the throne and took the title of King Gia Long, Nguyen Huynh Duc was granted the title of Duke and then Governor of the North. Six years later, he became Governor of Gia Dinh and governed the entire South. According to folk legend and historical records, he was a loyal person, righteous, and highly skilled in martial arts. Everyone called him "Tiger General". On the 9th day of the ninth month of the Year of the Cat (1819), he died and was buried in his hometown. The Tomb of Former Soldier Nguyen Huynh Duc was built in 1817 (before his death) and still exists almost intact to this day. With laterite and mortar materials, the monument is influenced by the architectural style and design of the Nguyen Dynasty but still has local identity and has become a typical example of the tomb architecture of the early mandarin class. 19th century. The mausoleum faces south, has a rectangular architectural plan, and is of the single burial type. The altar at the northern entrance to the tomb is a 3m high laterite screen, embossed with apricot and fortune patterns. The 17 m long Shinto path leads from the screen to the main part of the tomb. The architectural structure from outside to inside includes: mausoleum door, front screen, sacrifice yard, tombstone, tomb and back screen. Surrounded by a layer of city walls combined with pillars representing lotus buds. The tombstone is carved from Non Nuoc Ngu Hanh Son stone, embossed with exquisite patterns of the sun, flowers and leaves turning into dragons on both sides of the stele's forehead; The stelae border is decorated with embossed images of chrysanthemums and apricot flowers; The center of the tombstone is inscribed with the national name Viet Co, the tomb of Gia Dinh Envoy of the Governor General, General of Tien Quan, presented to the Trung Duc dynasty, the General of the Fatherland, Thuong Tru Quoc, Deputy Grand Duke Nguyen Huynh, Duke, The stele was established in November of the Year of the Cat (1819). Behind the stele is the burial place of Nguyen Huynh Duc's body with a long flat grave. Behind the tomb is a rear screen that closes the tomb's architecture. Notably, on the back screen there is an inscription that is said to have been approved by King Gia Long himself to remember the merits of a great mandarin who accompanied him in life and death, and was the one who preserved his life. for the king and the revival of the Nguyen Dynasty. 20m south of the grave is Nguyen Huynh Duc temple. From 1819 to 1959, the family worshiped him in the old house built by King Gia Long about 500m from the tomb. In 1959, to facilitate worship, the family built this new temple in the style of four pillars, two floors of roof, wooden doors facing the East. Right behind the main door of the temple, there is an incense burner carved with dragons, phoenixes, flowers and leaves painted in gold, above it is a painting of the predecessor Nguyen Huynh Duc painted in 1802. In the temple there are many very valuable antiques and documents. treat. Nguyen Huynh Duc's Tomb and Temple Relics were ranked as a national monument by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 11, 1993. Source: Long An Tourism

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Vam Nhut Tao historical relic site

Vam Nhut Tao is the place marking the resounding victory of burning French ships by national hero Nguyen Trung Truc. Vam Nhut Tao was ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1996. The entire relic is located in An Nhut Tan commune (now Tan Binh commune), Tan Tru district, Long An province. Nguyen Trung Truc's birth name is Nguyen Van Lich, also known as Chon, born in 1838 in Craft hamlet, Binh Nhut village, Cuu Ha district, Cuu An district, Tan An district (now Thanh Duc commune, Ben Luc district). , Long An province). Right when the French colonialists opened fire to attack Gia Dinh citadel, he joined the resistance army under the command of Truong Dinh and was sent to fight against the French in Tan An district. With the help of Nhut Tao village officials, he arranged a bold and intelligent plan to attack L' Espérance, a French small ship that was raging in the waters of Cuu An district. On the morning of December 10, 1861, after arranging an ambush on the shore and luring a part of the enemy to leave the ship, Nguyen Trung Truc and 59 insurgents boarded 5 boats pretending to be rice trading boats to approach the enemy ship. . While presenting his travel documents, he suddenly killed a French soldier and then joined the insurgents to attack French soldiers on the ship L' Espérance. Without time to react, all the enemies on the ship were destroyed (only 5 escaped). The insurgents used oil and inflammables to burn the ship L' Espérance. The rising fire slowly engulfed the ship to the deep river bottom. The news of Nhut Tao's victory excited the hearts of the people and soldiers throughout the country. The Hue court promoted Nguyen Trung Truc to the position of Quan Co, gave rewards to the insurgents, granted survivors, and provided financial support to Nhut Tao village (which was destroyed by the French army). The French colonialists were also extremely shocked because they could not imagine that the insurgents could cause them such great losses. "The Battle of Nhut Tao was the prelude to a general attack on almost all French posts... It was a tragic event that caused a deep emotion in the French and strangely stimulated the imagination of the Annamese people." - Excerpt from the work Abregede I'historie D'An Nam by Alfred Schreiner. Continuing that heroic spirit, immediately after the battle of Nhut Tao, the insurgents simultaneously rose up to attack the French fortress system in three eastern provinces, including the battle of Can Giuoc (December 16, 1861). history along with the immortal tribute to Can Giuoc martyr. Time passes quietly, Nhut Tao temple is still there as if it evokes nostalgia in the hearts of visitors. The ship L' Espérance, after nearly 120 years resting at the bottom of the deep river, has been excavated. The total number of artifacts recovered is 89, including 78 wooden artifacts, 8 iron artifacts, 2 bronze artifacts and 1 glass artifact. Through studying wooden artifacts, we also see all the parts to form the ship's frame such as beams, beams, keels, and masts. Although the L'Espérance ship had been chiseled to remove scrap, there were still some pieces of copper-covered wood that clearly showed burn marks. All of the above-mentioned artifacts have been preserved and displayed at Long An Museum to introduce domestic and foreign visitors to specific evidence of the heroic victory of fisherman hero Nguyen Trung Truc a long time ago. more than a century. In the future, a temple, a monument to fisherman hero Nguyen Trung Truc and other construction items will be built on the banks of Nhut Tao river, making this poetic river area not only of historical significance but also of historical significance. Also worth visiting for tourism. Source: Long An Tourism

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Ton Thanh Pagoda

Located next to Provincial Road 835 in My Loc commune, Can Giuoc district is a temple that has long been famous in history and literature: Ton Thanh Pagoda - a historical relic that has been ranked level by the Ministry of Culture and Information. National November 27, 1997. Ton Thanh Pagoda was originally called Lan Nha Pagoda and was founded by Zen Master Vien Ngo in 1808. The Zen master's real name is Nguyen Ngoc Dot, son of Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Binh and Mrs. Tra Thi Hue in Thanh Ba village, Phuoc Dien Trung district. Phuoc Loc district. Initially, the Zen master studied at Vinh Quang Pagoda, near Truong Binh market, and was given the Buddhist name Vien Ngo by his master. At that time, the road to Truong Binh market was densely covered with grass and trees, muddy and difficult to walk in. Tigers, leopards, and wild animals often came out to harm people. Seeing this, Zen Master Vien Ngo vowed to cut down trees alone and build a road from Truong Binh market to Tich Duc village and Hoa Thuan ward 250 meters long. In the 7th year of Gia Long's reign (1808), monk Vien Ngo came to Thanh Ba village (now in My Loc commune) to build Lan Nha pagoda - that is the current Ton Thanh pagoda. According to Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi, this is a famous pagoda with "magnificent, golden pillars" in the ancient land of Gia Dinh. The Zen master also cast a bronze statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to worship in the temple. Legend has it that when the Bodhisattva statue was missing for the first time, Zen Master Vien Ngo cut off one of his fingers and put it in a pot of bronze water so that the statue could be perfect the next time it was cast. He is not only a filial son but also a person full of compassion and charity. When his father was sick, the Zen master swore in front of the Buddha platform that he would "sit" for 10 years to prolong his father's life. In the first year of Minh Mang (1820), in an area with a smallpox epidemic, monk Vien Ngo vowed to "recite sutras and recite Buddha's name and spend his life in isolation" to pray for the people to escape the disaster. In the 5th year of Thieu Tri (1845), he found that he had been a monk for 40 years but had not yet attained enlightenment, so he passed away for 49 days and then passed away. His Dharma body was buried by the monks in the stupa west of Ton Thanh pagoda. In memory of a Zen master who sacrificed his life to bring goodness to sentient beings, people called Ton Thanh Pagoda Tang Ngo Pagoda or Ong Ngo Pagoda. Sixteen years after Zen Master Vien Ngo passed away, Ton Thanh Pagoda entered the country's history with the tribute to the martyr Can Giuoc by blind poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu. During the three years 1859-1861, patriotic scholar Nguyen Dinh Chieu returned to Thanh Ba, using Ton Thanh pagoda as a place to teach, write poetry and make medicine. During the raid on Tay Duong post at Truong Binh market on the full moon night of the 11th month of Tan Du year, one of the three wings of the insurgent army set out from Ton Thanh pagoda, burned the teaching house, and beheaded the second mandarin of Phu Lang Sa. Touched by the altruistic hearts of the "hamlet villagers", poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu composed a famous tribute to the martyr Can Giuoc at Ton Thanh Pagoda. History has preserved the name of this pagoda of Long An through immortal sentences: ''Ton Thanh Pagoda freezes five years, the red heart leaves behind the full moonlight. Don Lang sa for a moment to pay back his anger and regret, his fate drifted with the flowing water''. Having gone through many ups and downs of history, Ton Thanh Pagoda today no longer has the same "magnificent, golden pillars" as before. Instead, it is an architectural complex including the front hall, main hall, lecture hall, east corridor, west corridor with tiled roofs and brick walls. However, Ton Thanh Pagoda still retains its ancient features through the system of four-shaped columns in the main hall, Buddha statues dating from the early 19th century, and gilded lacquered horizontal parallel sentences with Chinese characters. On the right side of Ton Thanh Pagoda, there are still two memorial stele built in 1973 and 1997 to preserve the vestiges of poet Nguyen Dinh Chieu. Source: Long An Province Electronic Information Portal

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Nguyen Thong memorial area

Nguyen Thong memorial area is located in Binh Tri 2 hamlet, Phu Ngai Tri commune, Chau Thanh district, Long An province. This is a place to commemorate the famous Nguyen Thong: a patriotic intellectual and great cultural activist of the Southern Luc Province in the second half of the 19th century. Nguyen Thong's real name is Nguyen Thoi Thong, full name is Hy Phan, nickname is Ky Xuyen, nickname Don Am, born in 1827 in a poor Confucian family in Binh Thanh village - Thanh Hoi Ha canton, Tan Thanh district, Phu Quoc. Tan An, Gia Dinh (now Phu Ngai Tri commune, Chau Thanh district, Long An province). As a child, Nguyen Thong was famous for his intelligence and studiousness. At the age of 18, his family sent him to Hue to have better study conditions. In 1849, he passed the Bachelor's degree in the Huong exam at Gia Dinh exam school, but when taking the Hoi exam, his card was stained with ink so he failed. Nguyen Thong began his official life in 1851 with the position of Instructor of Phu Phong district, An Giang province. In February 1859, when the French colonialists occupied Gia Dinh citadel, he joined the army to fight in the South and became a powerful assistant of the Governor of Military Affairs Ton That Hiep. After the fall of Ky Hoa post (February 1861), he returned to Tan An to fight against the French with local insurgent leaders. In 1862, Nguyen Thong was nominated by Kinh strategist Phan Thanh Gian to hold the position of Director of Vinh Long School and held this position from 1863 to July 1864. In 1865, three provinces in the western region of Cochinchina were invaded by the French. He and many Cochinchina intellectuals refused to cooperate with the enemy, so they were arrested and taken to Binh Thuan province. In 1867, Nguyen Thong was assigned to the Khanh Hoa murder case and then the Quang Ngai murder case. In 1870, he participated in judging the Perfume exam at Thua Thien school and then worked as Attorney General of the Ministry of Justice, Chief Justice of Quang Ngai. Here, Nguyen Thong actively implemented measures to eliminate corruption and oppression of the people by local tyrants. This action violated the rights of some high-ranking mandarins in the court, so not long after he was dismissed, imprisoned and executed. Only after asking the people to complain to the king, he was exonerated. In 1873, he asked to return home to recuperate in Binh Thuan. In 1874, the Court reinstated him and appointed him to work at the Ministry of Rites, but when he arrived in Hue, he fell ill and had to return home. In 1876, he was called back to the capital to hold the position of Quoc Tu Giam. In 1877, the court approved the plan to reclaim La Ngu and Ba Dau areas, so he was sent to work as a military envoy to Binh Thuan. In 1878, his old illness relapsed and he took a long-term leave. In 1880, Nguyen Thong was secretly assigned to work with local officials to handle the uprising of minorities and the case of immigrants from the South. Also this year, he established Dong Chau commune and built Ngoa Du Sao to have a place to write poetry and read books. In 1881, Nguyen Thong was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Education Director of Binh Thuan province. The following year he was promoted to Hong Lo Tu Khanh. On August 27, 1884, Nguyen Thong died at Ngoa Du Sao - Phan Thiet (Binh Thuan). Nguyen Thong Memorial Area was ranked a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information on January 19, 2001. Source: Electronic information portal of Long An Provincial Party Committee

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