Tham Pua Cave

Tham Pua Cave

Tham Pua Cave is located at the foot of Pu Hong Cay limestone mountain in Ban Po area, Chieng Sinh commune, Tuan Giao district, Dien Bien province. Dien Bien Museum in conjunction with the Department of Culture, Information and Sports of Tuan Giao district inspected and surveyed Tham Pua cave and collected more than 100 relics including pebble work tools; rough almond-shaped chopping tool with rough chisel on one end; Labor tools made of stream snail shells and traces of charcoal and ash. The archaeological relics discovered in Tham Pua cave have many points very similar to the relics unearthed in Tham Khuong cave and the rocky mountains with Tham Pua cave. All of these artifacts have great historical significance, proving that this is the place of residence of ancient Vietnamese people since ancient times and this land is always associated with the history of existence and development as well as the history of Vietnam. The history of the struggle to build and defend the country of the Vietnamese people. That's why Tham Pua cave is truly a historical and cultural relic of immense value in Dien Bien. During the resistance war against the French colonialists, Tham Pua cave was chosen as the location for the first Command Post of the Tran Dinh Campaign (alias of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign) led by General Vo Nguyen Giap as Commander-in-Chief. (from December 17, 1953 to January 17, 1954). Here, from the early days of January 1954, combat orders were disseminated on a large sand table. The location of Tham Pua cave was chosen as the Command Post with a safe terrain. Next to the cave is a flat land, more than 10 hectares wide, convenient for directing campaigns in mountainous areas. Near the day of opening fire to attack the Dien Bien Phu stronghold group, the command post from Tham Pua cave was moved to Huoi He cave at km 62 near Na Tau village. Tham Pua Cave, the location of the first Command Post in Chieng Sinh, Tuan Giao and Huoi He Cave in Na Tau, Dien Bien District, where an important moment was witnessed in the decision to change the motto "fight quickly". "Quick victory" became the motto "Strong fight, steady advance" of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign Command, headed by General Commander Vo Nguyen Giap, which has become one of the prominent relics of the battlefield relics cluster. Dien Bien Phu. Source: Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum

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