Hoang Hoa Tham historical relic site

Hoang Hoa Tham historical relic site

Hoang Hoa Tham historical relic site is located in Phon Xuong town, Yen The district, Bac Giang province. This place is associated with the resounding victory of national hero Hoang Hoa Tham - the brown-shirted leader - who together with the people of Yen The raised an uprising flag against the French colonialists nearly 30 years (1884 - 1913). This is the largest and longest peasant uprising in the history of our Vietnamese nation against foreign invaders before the Party led it. The historical and cultural relic site of the Yen The peasant uprising has created a complex of historical relics of great value. With 23 relic sites, most of them are forts, communal houses, temples, pagodas and shrines spread across 4 districts (Yen The, Tan Yen, Viet Yen and Yen Dung). The Yen The uprising relic site is convincing evidence of the brave spirit and sacrifice of the De Tham insurgent army to regain independence and freedom. To recognize and honor those special values ​​and meanings, on May 10, 2012, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 548/QD-TTg classifying the relic as a special national monument. Yen The district has 9 points including: Phon Xuong fort, Ho Chuoi fort, Leo pagoda, Dinh Thep communal house, Thong pagoda, Hom fort, Thien Thai cave, Cau Khoai temple and The Temple. Among them, the center of the uprising was the Hoang Hoa Tham historical relic site in Phon Xuong town, Yen The district, Bac Giang province. 1. Oath Temple In front of us is the Oath Temple. The temple was built in the late 19th century using thatch, bamboo, and leaves. In 1897, when the second peace between the French colonialists and the Yen The insurgent army took place here, De Tham repaired the temple with ironwood architecture as we see today. This architecture is still fortunately still intact. After being renovated, De Tham often used this place to hold festivals to improve the spiritual life of the people. In particular, he often used this place to recruit insurgents and recruit talented people. Before each battle, he often had the insurgents gather to drink bloody wine and swear oaths here. In May 2012, the Prime Minister signed a decision to recognize 23 relics of the Yen The uprising as special national historical relics and The Temple as one of 23 special national historical relics. there. 2. Hoang Hoa Tham Monument Located right behind the The Temple is the monument of national hero Hoang Hoa Tham. The statue was initially made of concrete, then changed to bronze in 2013, created by author Anh Vu - a member of the Bac Giang Province Literature and Arts Association in 1984. The statue is 5.07m high, surface area 31m2, average thickness 2.0cm; The statue's pedestal is 2.1x2.1m in size, 0.32m high, surface area 7m2, average thickness 2.5cm. The statue weighs over 7 tons of solid bronze, with a value of over 4 billion VND, and most of the money for making the statue came from socialization. 3. Yen The Uprising Exhibition House The next item in the relic site that any visitor cannot help but visit is the Yen The Uprising Exhibition House. The exhibition house was built in 1984 and initially had a 1-storey architecture. It was later built and remodeled and has the 2-storey architecture it has today. The first floor displays an ethnographic corner of Yen The district. The second floor displays images and artifacts of the Yen The uprising, the most typical, largest and longest spontaneous peasant uprising of our nation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ago. when the Communist Party of Vietnam was born. 4. Phon Xuong Fort Phon Xuong Fort, also known as Don Go, Don Cu, was built in 1894, guarding the only road leading to the insurgent base. This is the main headquarters of the Yen The insurgent army, the capital of the uprising, the starting place to expand the movement to localities. De Tham built Phon Xuong Fort as both a place to live and live for De Tham's family as well as for the insurgents, and at the same time it was also a meeting and discussion place between De Tham and contemporary heroes to discuss matters. fought the enemy to save the country (like Phan Boi Chau, Phan Chu Trinh, Le Van Huan, Nguyen Dinh Kien, Ky Dong...). In particular, this is where the second peace settlement between the Yen The insurgent army and the French enemy took place. After the uprising ended, Yen The people built the temple of Ba Ba - Hoang Hoa Tham's third wife in Phon Xuong station to commemorate her great contributions in the uprising. 5. Yen The Festival Yen The Festival is held on March 15, 16, 17 every year. This is one of the biggest festivals of Bac Giang province. The festival is an opportunity for people to express their respect and remember the merits of Hoang Hoa Tham, a talented general, the supreme leader of the Yen The peasant movement and the insurgent army who fought against the French colonialists. In 2013, Yen The festival was recognized by the State as a national intangible cultural heritage. SOURCE: Bac Giang Tourism Information & Promotion Center

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