Vung Duc historical and scenic relic cluster

Vung Duc historical and scenic relic cluster

Vung Duc relics and scenic area in Cam Dong ward (Cam Pha city), about 10,000 square meters wide, is a complex of temples, monuments, and caves, gathered at Ban Co mountain, located on the banks of Bai Tu Long bay. dream. This is a place to remember the gratitude of revolutionary soldiers who fell for the cause of liberating the Mining Region, a place to educate patriotism and the heroic fighting spirit of our ancestors. People here recount that the reason this relic and scenic area is called Vung Duc is because in the past, this was an area with many deep pools and whirlpools, a gathering place for thousands of people. marine species and a special thing is that there are a lot of fish here. Perhaps that's why the ancient fishermen named this area Vung Duc. During the years 1948-1949, the French colonialists arrested hundreds of trade union members, national salvation youth and patriotic mine workers. They put them in sacks, took boats to Vung Duc and drowned them. live them into the sea. Among them, some are core leaders, some are patriotic masses, some are very young, some are still in their twenties and full of life. To commemorate and acknowledge the courage of the elite mine workers who endured brutal torture and accepted death to protect the Party organization, the revolutionary movement, the Party and the people. Cam Pha City built a memorial right at the foot of Ban Co Mountain, next to the place where the French colonialists drowned soldiers into the sea. The memorial is built quite high, covered with granite, and has bas-reliefs on the surface. Standing on the Vung Duc memorial, visitors can see the beautiful Bai Tu Long Bay, ships bustling in and out of Vung Duc wharf. Right next to the memorial, visitors will visit the Vung Duc temple planned in the area close to the Vung Duc Monument. The temple was built quite spaciously and on a large scale, with an area of ​​about 3,000 square meters on a campus of 11.5 hectares, including 3 compartments and 2 wings with a nail-shaped design, wooden frame and brick walls, three-entrance gate, and 2 wings. The symmetrical houses on both sides, Ta Vu and Huu Vu, are reserved for ceremonies, and 2 stele houses to record events and contributions of individuals and organizations who contributed to building the temple. The Vung Duc Martyrs' Temple is a place to gather the souls of martyrs who fell for the cause of liberating the Mining Region, a place to remember the gratitude of revolutionary soldiers and a place to educate patriotism of the soldiers. generation of citizens of Cam Pha City about the heroic fighting spirit of their ancestors. At the same time, the temple also reminds of a time of heroic and glorious resistance by generations of soldiers and resilient people in the Mining Region. Along with historical significance, Vung Duc area is also blessed by nature with a natural beauty that is rare to find anywhere else. Coming here, visitors can also admire the unique natural beauty. That is the Vung Duc cave system located right next to the Vung Duc temple and memorial area. The Vung Duc cave system is linked by 5 majestic and magnificent caves with names such as: Thien Dang Cave - Long Van - Ngo Ngang - Kim Quy Cave - Bat Cave. To get to the caves, visitors can go along the mountainside. Going deep into these caves are soft, curving stone curtains, especially a thick layer of silvery stalactites, creating quite interesting shapes according to people's rich imagination such as: Swans, elephants, lotus flowers... When the light streams in from the outside, it enhances the shimmering beauty of the cave. During the journey of discovery, one of the caves that tourists should not miss is Thien Dang cave, located at an altitude of over 46m above sea level, the cave has an area of ​​about 300m2. From Thien Dang cave, visitors can admire the beauty of Bai Tu Long Bay, in the distance are rocky islands undulating on the water, ships entering and leaving Vung Duc wharf. One thing that is quite convenient for tourists when coming to Vung Duc relic site is that right next to the relic site is Vung Duc pier. From here, visitors can board a boat to visit some tourist island routes on Bai Tu Long Bay... Vung Duc relics and landscapes were ranked as provincial historical relics in 1999. Source Quang Ninh province electronic information portal.

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