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Bac Lieu

Memorial area for musician Cao Van Lau

Located in Ward 2, Bac Lieu City, the Southern Don Ca Tai Tu art memorial area and musician Cao Van Lau were recognized by the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic in 1997. 2014, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ranked it as a national historical-cultural relic. With an area of ​​nearly 12,500 square meters with a total investment of over 70 billion VND, this is the resting place of the family of the late famous musician Cao Van Lau. In addition, the relic site also has construction items such as the Southern Don Ca Tai Tu and Cai Luong art gallery, the Cao Van Lau musician exhibition hall and Hoai Lang Da Co version, the Don Ca performance hall. Southern amateurs, Musical Instrument Garden, Semi-moon Lotus Lake... Going through the main gate, visitors will see the "Yue Cam Dai Dai" standing tall in the middle of the campus. The staircase going up to the Dai Dai with 32 steps symbolizes the development of Da Co Hoai Lang village from beat 2 to Vong Co hamlet with beats 4, 8, 16, 32, 64. Above the highest Dai is the symbol of the Pliers. stylization - the symbol of Southern amateur music associated with the image of musician Cao Van Lau. The pliers are stylized from bamboo sticks, the pliers part is hollowed out to create mystery and sacredness, evoking nostalgia and remembrance of the deceased. On the Nguyet Cam Platform, there are 21 ornamental pots representing 21 provinces and cities where amateur music is strongly developed. Right behind the Nguyet Cam Station is a statue of musician Cao Van Lau sitting holding a Pliers instrument, behind him is Da Co Hoai Lang - this is his immortal work, known as the "King's song" of opera theater. Southern salary so far. Next to it is the Musical Instrument Garden with 12 types of traditional musical instruments carved in green stone. Going straight through the Musical Instrument Garden is the Art Gallery of "Don Ca Amateurs and Southern Cai Luong Theater". Visitors will be able to see and learn about many precious documents, images and artifacts related to the formation and development of the art of Don Ca Tai Tu and Southern Cai Luong theater. The most popular place for tourists is the Exhibition House of musician Cao Van Lau. This place stores many artifacts such as books, newspapers, documents, and images about the life and career of musician Cao Van Lau. In particular, here visitors will admire the wax statue of the late musician made of silicon, very similar to the real person. In addition to the above-mentioned projects, the memorial area for the late musician cannot help but mention, which is the grave of the late musician's family, in addition to a stage house for performing traditional folk music, The souvenir shop... has really attracted tourists when they set foot in this land. The memorial area of ​​musician Cao Van Lau is truly the most attractive attraction in Bac Lieu. If you have the opportunity to visit Bac Lieu province, don't forget to visit the souvenir area. Source: electronic information portal of the Union of Friendship Organizations of Bac Lieu province

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Rating : National monument Open door

Cai Chanh Base Special National Monument

Cai Chanh Base (another name is Bac Lieu Provincial Party Committee Base Area), located in small Cai Chanh hamlet, Cay Cui hamlet, Ninh Thanh Loi commune, Hong Dan district, Bac Lieu province. Cai Chanh Base is the place of residence and operations of the Southern Regional Party Committee, the Central Committee of the Southern Department, and the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee: During the resistance war against the French colonialists, in the period from 1949 - 1954, the Base Cai Chanh base is the place of residence and revolutionary activities of the leaders of the Southern Party Committee, the Central Committee of the Southern Department, and the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee. The base is where many senior leaders of the Party and State operate. During the resistance war, at Dong Thap Muoi Base area as well as Cai Chanh, U Minh Bases and many other locations in the Southwest region, agencies and officers of the Southern Regional Party Committee and the Central Committee of the Southern Department , the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee is generally protected and safe, the people are truly the Party's "hundred hands and thousand eyes", firmly protecting the Party from victory to victory. Cai Chanh is where the Bac Lieu Provincial Party Committee Base was located during the resistance war against the US, period from 1973 - 1975: During the resistance war against the US to save the country, Cai Chanh area, Ninh Thanh commune once again became a revolutionary base. solid network. This was the base for revolutionary activities of the Bac Lieu Provincial Party Committee in the period 1973 - 1975. Also at this base, on January 13, 1975, the Provincial Party Committee met and approved the determination to liberate Bac Lieu province; At the same time, decided to move the Provincial Party Committee Base from Cai Chanh (Ninh Thanh Loi commune) to Lai Viet (Ninh Quoi commune), Hong Dan district to facilitate directing the attack point to liberate Bac Lieu town. By April 30, 1975, Bac Lieu province was liberated. Cai Chanh Base, from the time it was established by the Provincial Party Committee (November 1973) until the Provincial Party Committee moved it to Lai Viet (January 1975), has fulfilled its historical mission well, being a place to hide, shelter and protect. entirely for the Provincial Party Committee to lead the revolution to victory. Cai Chanh base is the place to recreate the revolutionary activities of leaders, agencies and people in both periods of resistance against the French and the Americans. During the resistance war against the French, Cai Chanh Base was the stationing and operating location of the Southern Regional Party Committee, Central Bureau of the South, Southern Administrative Resistance Committee, period 1949 - 1952. Here, the people sheltered, protected, and nurtured many high-ranking leaders of the Party and State. During the resistance war, at Dong Thap Muoi Base area as well as Cai Chanh, U Minh Bases and many other locations in the Southwest region, agencies and officers of the Southern Regional Party Committee and the Central Committee of the Southern Department , the Southern Administrative Resistance Committee are all protected and safe, the people are truly the Party's "hundred hands and thousand eyes", firmly protecting the Party from victory to victory. Cai Chanh base includes the main architectural items: Gate, exhibition house, stele house, comrade Le Duan's living and working house, conference hall, Provincial Party Committee Secretary's house, and the agency's kitchen. Provincial Party Committee, clerical and medical house, cipher house, radio house, defense platoon house, Provincial Party Committee Chief's office house, base construction committee house, waiting house, bunkers... With the above typical values, Cai Chanh Base was ranked by the Prime Minister as a special national historical site on December 31, 2020. Source: Department of Cultural Heritage

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Rating : Special national monument Open door

Phuoc Duc Ancient Temple

Phuoc Duc Ancient Temple, also known as Bang Pagoda, is located at 74 Dien Bien Phu Street, Ward 3, Bac Lieu City. This is the oldest temple of the Chinese people living in Bac Lieu. Phuoc Duc ancient temple was built by a group of Chinese people around 1810. Initially, the temple was built with simple leaves to worship gods according to Chinese folk beliefs such as: Bon Dau Cong (Ong Bon), Quan Di, Than Nong, Earth Duke, Mr. and Mrs. Cong Mau. Because Ong Bon is the main worshiper, it is called "Ong Bon temple"; Later, it was changed to "Phuoc Duc ancient temple", because the Chinese believe that Bon Dau Cong is also the main god Phuoc Duc - a god who is considered to be responsible for reclaiming land and supporting people to make a living and have a good career. peaceful life. In 1903, Chaozhou State was established, headquartered at Phuoc Duc ancient temple, in a large room next to Tay Lang, so it is also called Bang Pagoda. From a small temple with a modest area, after many restorations, the temple today has an area of ​​580 m2, following the Quoc-shaped architecture, a royal architecture style of the Ming Dynasty, China. The entire temple is a large-scale and flawless architectural work of art exuding majestic and ancient beauty. Columns, rafter ends, slanted ends, crowns, and altars made of stone and precious wood are all meticulously, elaborately, and exquisitely carved with gold-plated Chinese characters, following the style of the Book of Action and the Book of Revelation. All represent the following themes: Four sacred animals (dragon, unicorn, tortoise, phoenix), plants, flowers, dolls and magical beasts. In addition, there are decorated horizontal panels and couplets that are painted in vermilion and splendidly gilded. On the roof of the temple, there is a pair of dragons flanking the sun (two dragons in the sun), the most common image decorated on Chinese temples, symbolizing eternal happiness. The roof is covered with tube tiles, the roof border is made of green glazed ceramic, the end of the roof is decorated with a dragon-shaped pattern, on both sides are two small ceramic statues symbolizing yin and yang, the source of all harmony and discipline of all things. . Each part of the temple is considered an antique with high artistic value. With durable materials, Phuoc Duc ancient temple exists solidly to this day. These works of art have been harmoniously and closely linked together by artisans to form a unique architectural whole. Not only is it a place to worship the gods, Phuoc Duc ancient temple is also the base for revolutionary activities of Long Thanh village cell, Vinh Loi district, Bac Lieu province with comrade Nguyen Van Dang as secretary from 1930 to 1954. With With those values, the pagoda was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national historical and cultural relic in 2000. Every year at Phuoc Duc ancient temple, major festivals are held such as: Via Ong Bon; Vu Lan Ceremony; Ky Yen Festival... The biggest is the Via Ong Bon festival held on the 29th day of the third lunar month; and Vu Lan festival is held on the full moon day of the 7th lunar month. Phuoc Duc ancient temple is not only a spiritual place for local people but also becomes a beauty of the cultural identity of the Chinese people in Bac Lieu. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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Rating : National monument Open door

Thanh Hoang Ancient Temple

Recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national historical and cultural relic in 2001, the Imperial City Ancient Temple (also known as Vinh Trieu Minh Pagoda) is a relic expressing religious culture. The tutelary god of the Vietnamese people in Bac Lieu, a cultural feature that inherits the tutelary god belief of the Chinese people in Bac Lieu... Vinh Trieu Minh Pagoda is located on Dien Bien Phu Street in Ward 3 (Bac Lieu City) and was built in the year At Suu 1865. This is a place to worship the ancestors who have openly explored and expanded this land many years ago. previous century. Although it is not a place to worship Buddha, people used to call it Vinh Huong Pagoda, founded by the Minh Huong people. Later, local people called it Minh Pagoda, and now the official name is Vinh Trieu Minh Ancient Temple. The origin of worshiping the tutelary god is also from the Minh Huong people, inheriting the tutelary god belief in China. According to customs here, the time to organize the annual Imperial Wedding Ceremony usually lasts for 3 days and nights (24, 25 and 26 of the 7th lunar month) with rituals such as: worshiping, worshiping ghosts and distributing rice. … The pagoda faces the Bac Lieu River, the main door to the pagoda is assembled from green stone pillars meticulously and delicately carved with images of dragons, cranes, clouds... The entire pagoda architecture is built in the shape of the word "National". ”, a model of royal architecture of the Ming Dynasty (China). The porch is covered with three-layer yin-yang tiles, the roof corners are decorated with curving wave patterns. In addition, in the pagoda there are also carved patterns such as animals, ornamental plants, leaves and fairies... In front of the altar to worship the Tutelary God is a long table made of precious wood, in the middle of the table is a bronze urn about 70 cm high. , this is a rare type of bamboo urn in Vietnam... The ancient tutelary god Vinh Trieu Minh temple is a priceless heritage that represents a unique cultural and religious belief of the Chinese people in Bac Lieu. Source: Bac Lieu Newspaper online

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Rating : National monument Open door

An Trach Communal House

An Trach communal house is located in An Trach hamlet, Vinh Loi commune, Thanh Hoa district (now in group 2, ward 5, Bac Lieu town - Bac Lieu province). The communal house was built by Tri Pham Thanh Mau district on April 6, 1877 (year of Dinh Suu) on a land area of ​​4,000 square meters and personally served as the chief worshiper; Tri Ho Van Thanh district made offerings. Because construction conditions at that time were still limited, An Trach communal house simply looked like a three-compartment roof, and the materials used were also very primitive. Later, through many stages, the communal house was built larger, more solid and majestic with multilateral and multi-directional architecture following Hue communal house architecture. The architectural works of the communal house include: The main communal house, the front communal house yard, the rear communal house yard, the rear communal house, four corners with small shrines, two rows of houses Dong Lang and Tay Lang. The main communal house has a 0.75m high foundation, 4 porches, 8 roofs, and the top of the roof has "Four dragons painting pearls". The communal house's porch has 4 roofs: the front, back, Dong Lang and Tay Lang are all covered with tubular tiles. The top of the flowing roof has blue ceramic tiles with jagged and patterned patterns. Each porch has 4 square load-bearing columns, built of card bricks and covered with moldings in the shape of a bowl. The front porch's four columns have a chrysanthemum leaf pattern painted in light green at the top, and a parallel sentence is written on each column. During the reign of King Khai Dinh (1916 - 1925), An Trach communal house was awarded the title "Bon Canh Thanh Hoang". According to folk legend, in the past, An Trach communal house worshiped the famous scholar Nguyen Cong Tru, a mandarin during the reign of King Tu Duc, who had a spirit of patriotism, love for the people, and openly restored and expanded the territory. Every year, on the 14th day of the 11th lunar month, the communal house holds his death anniversary. In the main holidays, such as: Ky Yen and Vu Lan, there are memorial services to Nguyen Cong Tru, praying for him to help the people, praying for good weather, peace and prosperity... That respect has entered the heart. The spirit of the local people is like a natural flow. This is also an expression of good morality from thousands of generations of our nation. During the years of resisting the French and expelling the Americans, the communal house was the place to organize revolutionary meetings and events, harbor communists... Recognizing its cultural and historical value, in 2000, An Trach communal house was recognized Recognized as a national historical, architectural and artistic relic. Currently, the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province is having an architectural project to restore the communal house to be more spacious and solid, in order to enhance the role and significance of the communal house in the spiritual life of the people, not only in the province. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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Rating : National monument Open door

Vinh Hung ancient tower

Vinh Hung ancient tower is located in Trung Hung 1B hamlet, Vinh Hung A commune, Vinh Loi district, Bac Lieu province. Not only is this the only tower architecture of the Oc - Eo culture left in the Southwest, but during the excavation at Vinh Hung tower, archaeologists also obtained many extremely valuable artifacts. with many statues of stone, bronze, ceramic, precious stones... marking a rather long period of existence and development (from the 4th century to the 13th century AD) of Vinh Hung ancient tower. Vinh Hung Tower has undergone many surveys. In 1911, French scholar Lunet de Lajonquiere discovered it under the name Tra Long Tower. In 1917 Henri Parmentier came to survey this area. In this report (under the name Luc Hien tower) he listed a number of artifacts discovered inside and outside the tower. In particular, among them is a stele found in Phuoc Buu Tu pagoda next to the tower engraved with Sanskrit characters, clearly stating the month Karhila, year 814, corresponding to 892 AD, and the name of King Yacovan-Man (20th century AD). 9th century). Archaeologists have determined that the tower was built around the 9th century AD to worship the Khmer king named Yacovar - Man. In May 1990, archaeologists from the Institute for Sustainable Development of the Southern Region in collaboration with the Minh Hai Provincial Museum came to survey and dig a survey hole, discovering a number of artifacts such as the heads of statues of gods and demons. literature, grinding table, Linga - Yoni... Continuing the journey to clarify the value of a national monument, as well as to serve the restoration, embellishment, and anti-degradation of Vinh Hung tower relics, in 2002 and then in 2011, The Archaeological Research Center coordinated with the Bac Lieu Provincial Museum to excavate around the tower. These excavations continue to do things such as revealing the base of the tower, solving traces buried in the ground to have solutions to restore and embellish the tower to promote the value of the monument. Many valuable artifacts have been discovered during surveys such as: the Goddess statue carved in the traditional style, the round Oc Eo Phu Nam statue, the right hand of the "God Statue", a number of Linga - Yoni, objects ceramics used in everyday life and especially the set of bronze statues are considered by archaeologists to be a unique collection of statues, a "national treasure", including a number of unique statues of very high value. In 2011, the Vinh Hung tower relic was restored and renovated, including the following items: exhibition house, stele house, guard house, fence and a number of other items to preserve and promote the value of the relic. The ancient tower has a quite simple and rustic architecture on a promontory of about 100m2, the Tower's door faces west, the base of the Tower is rectangular with two sides of 5.6m and 6.9m. The height of the Tower is 8.2m (calculated from the Tower's base). All three sides East - South - North are built of bricks. The wall at the base of the Tower is 1.8m thick. The higher you go, the thinner the wall becomes. The wall is gradually tilted towards the top, forming a rolling dome. According to many scientists, the ancient Khmer people used a special construction technique, they used a type of vegetable glue to stick bricks together, without using construction materials such as cement, or lime mortar like now. The tower was built with two types of bricks of different colors. From the base of the tower to a height of 4m are red bricks and from 4m upwards are white bricks. Looking in from the main door is the restored Linga - Yoni set symbolizing yin and yang harmony. The original Linga - Yoni set is being preserved at the museum. From the unique values ​​recorded, Vinh Hung Ancient Tower has been recognized as a national historical and architectural and artistic relic since 1992. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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Rating : National monument Open door

Giac Hoa Pagoda

Giac Hoa Pagoda, also known as Hai Ngo Pagoda, is located in Xom Lon hamlet, Chau Thoi commune, Vinh Loi district. The pagoda was built in 1919 by Ms. Huynh Thi Ngo, born into a wealthy family of famous landowners in Bac Lieu at the end of the 19th century, who donated money and land to build it, commonly known as Co Hai Ngo Pagoda. In October 1920, the pagoda was completed after 18 months of construction. Giac Hoa Pagoda was one of the most typical artistic architectural works in Bac Lieu at that time. After completing the construction of the pagoda, Ms. Hai Ngo always participated and performed social benefit work such as teaching, helping the poor... The pagoda is a complex of architectural works, large and small, tightly arranged and balanced according to the "internal and foreign" style, harmoniously combining East - West architecture. In front is the Main Hall, behind is Thien Tinh yard and the Hau To house (worshiping the ancestors and Ms. Hai Ngo, the founder of the temple). The main hall is basically like a colonial-era mansion, sitting on a very high, solid foundation, quiet yellow, tiled roof, dark brick floor... like an artistic masterpiece. The remaining building blocks are loyal to the common East-West architectural style, with a strong French impression, embellished with curved roofs and lines of Oriental characters in front, connecting the buildings and the space. Inside each building are cool corridors, scientifically arranged, the entire space of Giac Hoa flows smoothly like a harmonious piece of music. It can be said that, in terms of ecological space, aesthetics, architecture and antiquity, Giac Hoa itself achieves a quite high level. Inside the main hall is an elegant, peaceful, airy space, designed and built entirely of precious wood. With a structure of 20 round wooden columns with a diameter of 45 cm carved with dragons, phoenixes and many very sophisticated motifs divided into 5 horizontal rows, supporting the tiled roof. Buddha statues and interior decorations are also made of good wood. In the temple grounds, there are also unique architectural works such as the bust of Guan Yin Buddha on the mountain, Duong Tam Tang teacher and student going to pray for sutras, waterfalls, statues of the 12 zodiac animals,... creating more unique features for the temple. . Especially during the two resistance wars, Giac Hoa Pagoda was a revolutionary base, housing many soldiers and officers. In 1945, responding to President Ho Chi Minh's call for "A jar of rice to feed the army", Ms. Hai Ngo donated 2,000 bushels of rice to the revolution. With those values, the pagoda was recognized by the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic in 2001. The temple is also a place to teach Buddhism, opening the first "summer retreat" class for hundreds of monks and nuns to study for free. Currently, the temple also has a Buddhist Intermediate School managed by the Buddhist Sangha of Bac Lieu Province, the cradle of Southern nun education. Giac Hoa Pagoda today is majestic and splendid, becoming a famous Bac Lieu spiritual tourist destination welcoming hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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Rating : Provincial level relics Open door

Xiem Can Pagoda

On June 29, 2022, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province signed a Decision recognizing the historical and cultural relic of Xiem Can Pagoda. The cultural and historical relic Wotkomphisakoprekchru (Siamese Pagoda) is located in Bien Dong A hamlet, Vinh Trach Dong commune, Bac Lieu city, Bac Lieu province. Construction of Xiem Can Pagoda began in March 1887, led by Venerable Lam Mau. Venerable Duong Quan is the eighth generation abbot. The pagoda was built on an area of ​​nearly 50,000 square meters, with traditional Angkor Khmer architecture, shown in unique motifs in the domes, walls, columns and stairs, reliefs, and pattern colors. , the curved carved lines fully and boldly represent a cultural relic of the Khmer people. Surrounding the pagoda is a solidly built fence, with many patterns and reliefs depicting the wheel of reincarnation. On both sides of the fence in front of the three-entrance gate are impressive sculptures of Prince Siddhartha and a dancing girl. The three-entrance gate is a diverse architectural work consisting of many bas-reliefs embossed with meticulous cubic patterns bearing the symbolic meaning of the number 3 such as: Buddha - Dharma - Sangha; past - present - future...) decorative reliefs are shown in the form below as a lotus flower, above are 2 large petals, between 2 branches and leaves are 3 more sets of Tripitaka, above are more wheel of reincarnation. On both sides of the empty space of the entrance there are about a few dozen round pillars, with names of Buddhists who contributed to building the pagoda on the pillars. Inside the temple yard is a statue of Buddha in a lying position (entering nirvana) with a roof for visitors to offer incense and pray before entering the main hall. Xiem Can Pagoda is where Khmer people often gather to learn literacy, dance and sing, and vocational training. Here, every year many Khmer festivals take place, attracting a large number of Khmer ethnic people to attend. Major festivals of the year take place at the temple such as: - Chol chnam thmay (New Year's celebration) takes place for 3 days (around April 14, 15, 16 of the solar calendar). - Lotus Festival (grandparents worship ceremony) takes place on one of three days, October 8, 9, and 10 of the solar calendar. - The robe offering ceremony takes place on one of the days from September 16 to October 15 of the lunar calendar. In addition, at the pagoda there are also religious festivals featuring the characteristics of Theravada Buddhism. During the years of resistance against the French and Americans to save the country, Xiem Can Pagoda was also the place where Buddhists were encouraged to work side by side with the people in the province to participate in revolutionary activities. Typical examples of that movement are Venerable Tran Kin, Venerable Thach Thuol, Vice Venerable Duong Tha and many other monks. Especially in 1966, implementing the Party's policy on protesting against elections. The monks and Buddhists of the pagoda simultaneously protested against the election, such as destroying ballot boxes, resisting conscription, etc. In addition, Xiem Can Pagoda was also a base to harbor secret revolutionary cadres. . The Management Board of Xiem Can Pagoda has also formed a Performing Arts Club to serve the needs of enjoying cultural values ​​of the Khmer people through performances of traditional musical instruments, Absara dance... has made a strong impression on tourists and has been visited by travel businesses, many survey groups, and working groups from other provinces. Every year it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors, especially during summer holidays and holidays. Xiem Can Pagoda is a unique artistic architectural work of the Khmer people in Bac Lieu, and is also a place marking historical revolutionary events of the province. This is a unique tourist destination for tourists when arriving in Bac Lieu. Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Lieu Province

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Rating : Provincial level relics Open door

Co Thum Pagoda (Kosthum)

Co Thum Pagoda (KosThum) is a Khmer Theravada pagoda with a tradition of revolutionary struggle through two periods of resistance against the French and the Americans to save the country. The full name of the pagoda is Coro-pum-meanchey KosThum, built in 1832, in the Buddhist year 2376, in Ninh Thanh Loi commune, Hong Dan district, Bac Lieu province. During the two resistance wars against the French colonialists, American imperialists and their henchmen during the period (1945-1975), Co Thum Pagoda was the base of operations for revolutionary cadres, monks and people under the Party leaders organized many political struggles against arresting people and relocating the Pagoda... Especially in 1949, with the approval of the Central and local authorities, the Cambodian provisional government was established at the Pagoda. To ensure the safety of revolutionary cadres, following the Party's direction, the pagoda organized to dig 2 secret bunkers for revolutionary cadres to take shelter. The first cellar is made under the floor of the monk's house, the cellar is designed in the letter "L" with an up and down door made in a glass place, with ventilation holes. The roof of the tunnel is made of trees, and on top is camouflaged soil that fits closely to the soil used to make the floor. The second tunnel was built 30m from the first tunnel behind Venerable Tran Duyen's house. The tunnel was also made in an "L" shape, sunk underground, with an up and down door, a steam hole, and a horizontal drop-down roof. made of trees, covered with soil and carefully camouflaged to avoid enemy detection. Co Thum Pagoda has a "item": a stele with the names of the martyrs who sacrificed here, including Khmer monks. The historical relic of Co Thum Pagoda not only has revolutionary historical significance but is also associated with the location and architectural complex of Co Thum Pagoda. The main house has a foundation nearly 1 meter higher than the ground. The pagoda has a surrounding corridor and the main door faces the East. Due to the concept of Buddha in the West, it should be turned to the East to bless, in accordance with the direction of the Buddha statue. The pagoda has 3 levels of roof, each level is divided into 3 folds, the middle fold is higher than the two sides. The head and roof folds all have a long, curved dragon tail. The outside decoration has many carved and embossed images such as: Statues of Reahu, fairy, chan, Garuda, keyno, etc. In addition, inside the temple, the walls are painted with images of the Buddha's life (Jataka) with extremely beautiful strokes. lively. The large space next to the canal, discreetly shielded behind walls, sparkling with building blocks covered in the sect's characteristic yellow and red paint, it is also difficult to imagine the two fierce wars that have gone through. Pagodas play an extremely important role. The remote location, surrounded by favorable terrain to form a secret base, has maintained here a base for harboring and training revolutionary cadres, both from the Southwest region and the Cambodian revolution. With these important cultural values ​​as well as revolutionary history, the Ministry of Culture and Sports ranked Co Thum Pagoda as a national historical site in 2006. Every year, many traditional festivals of the Khmer people are held at the pagoda such as: New Year Festival (Chool chnam thmay) on April 13, 14, 15 of the solar calendar; Ceremony to worship grandparents on October 8, 9, and 10 of the solar calendar; moon worship ceremony; peace ceremony; Buddha's birthday... attracts many visitors from all over to visit and worship. Source: Bac Lieu Monuments Management Board

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Rating : National monument Open door

TEMPLE OF PRESIDENT HO CHI MINH CITY

Uncle Ho's Temple is located in Ba Chan A hamlet, Chau Thoi commune, Vinh Loi district, Bac Lieu province. In 1969, hearing the news that our beloved Uncle Ho had passed away forever, the soldiers and people of Chau Thoi commune were extremely shocked and pained. With Uncle Ho's love for the people of the South, the people here have a common wish to build Uncle Ho's Temple right in their homeland to give him incense day and night. Thousands of officials and people in the commune and district were not afraid of sacrifice and hardship, contributing day and night to build Uncle Ho's Temple right on the land filled with smoke, fire, bullets and bombs of the heroic Chau Thoi... In March 1970, Chau Thoi Commune Party Committee implemented the policy of Vinh Loi District Party Committee to build Uncle Ho's Temple. After the temple was burned by the enemy twice, the people as well as the Chau Thoi Commune Party Committee and Vinh Loi District Party Committee were determined to build a solid temple with cement and iron bars... The job of buying materials for construction was difficult because we had to go through many enemy posts, but with the motivation of loving Uncle Ho, the people of Chau Thoi commune volunteered to buy materials, each person buying a little. Buy and make many times. When preparations were complete, at 10:00 a.m. on April 25, 1972, Chau Thoi Commune Party Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony to build Uncle Ho's Temple. After 24 days and nights without fear of enemy artillery shells, the people and Chau Thoi Commune Party Committee completed the construction of the Temple. On the morning of May 19, 1972 (Uncle's birthday), the inauguration ceremony of Uncle Ho's Temple was conducted in the joy and solemnity of over a thousand people in Chau Thoi Commune and soldiers of Vinh Loi district. Building a temple right in the enemy's heart was difficult, protecting the temple was even more difficult. After the temple was completed, the enemy regularly mobilized means to attack, but with all the affection of Southerners for the beloved old father of the nation, guerrilla forces, and local forces. Vinh Loi and the Temple Protection Team are determined to protect Uncle Ho's Temple. Grateful for the great contributions and shining revolutionary moral example of beloved President Ho Chi Minh, over the years, Bac Lieu province has always paid attention to restoration and upgrading. Up to now, Uncle Ho's Temple in Bac Lieu has been built on an 11,000m2 campus with main structures such as: Uncle Ho's Temple, Temple Covering House, Exhibition House, Hall and office, service area. The garden is planted with many types of trees. In particular, the relic's campus stands out with its fragrant lotus pond. Uncle Ho's Temple in Chau Thoi is considered one of the most beautiful Uncle Ho's Temples in the Mekong Delta region. In addition to the main area of ​​the Temple, there are also gardens and halls to screen documentaries that introduce to visitors an overview of Uncle Ho's background and career. The temple is built of bricks, wooden beams, and has a porch and balcony with a flat roof in front. More than 300 documents and artifacts reflecting the process of Chau Thoi commune people fighting to protect the temple and documents about President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary life are kept at the exhibition house. Uncle Ho's Temple in Bac Lieu was ranked as a national historical relic by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1998. This is the pride of the army and people of Bac Lieu, every year on major holidays and days off. Especially on Uncle Ho's birthday, there were many tourists and people visiting. Source: Bac Lieu Tourism

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Rating : National monument Open door

Noc Cang Historical Site

The Noc Mang field site belongs to Phong Thanh village, Gia Rai district, today is hamlet 4, Phong Thanh A commune, Gia Rai district, Bac Lieu province. In the past, this place was a large swampy area, with many forests of melaleuca, bamboo, and reeds growing together, all year round only birds and poisonous snakes sheltered. People who went to reclaim the land to live and explore this area built leaf-roofed huts to shelter from rain and sun and avoid poisonous snakes. Because the land is swampy, it is impossible to build houses like on dry land, people cut trees to make stakes and stick them in the muddy ground, then put crutches on top as floors to build houses. The site of Noc Cang field is also associated with the indomitable struggle of farmers against the oppression and exploitation of the French colonialists and landlords. Mr. Muoi Chuc's family put in a lot of sweat and effort to transform this field into a rice field. While everyone was living and working peacefully, the landlords colluded with the tyrants and the French colonialists to use many cunning tricks to steal rice and land from Mr. Muoi Chuc's family. (In fact, the land Mr. Muoi Chuc and his brothers worked on was left by their ancestors who explored it). In 1927, after many cunning and sinister tricks to take over the land of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuc's family (Muoi Chuc), a landowner in Ca Mau, Ma Ngan, tricked him into selling the land to the wife of a district official, Ho. Thi Tran. After buying land but not being able to get it due to Mr. Muoi Chuc's family vehemently protesting, they borrowed the power of the French colonialists to suppress it in order to take the fields and rice of Mr. Muoi Chuc's family. So his family's struggle against the oppression of the French colonialists happened bloody on February 17, 1928. In this fight back, Mr. Muoi Chuc's family lost 4 people: Mr. Muoi Chuc, Ms. Muoi Chuc (with her unborn child), Mr. Nam Man, Mr. Sau Nhin. On the colonial side, one French official was seriously injured and died the next day, and several others were injured. The remaining members of Mr. Muoi Chuc's family were all arrested and convicted of "rioting, opposing public authority, and murder". Not to be deterred by that, his family continued to file a complaint... The press also strongly condemned it. In response to public opinion, the French government finally had to return the land to Mr. Muoi Chuc's family. The Noc Cang field incident is evidence of the crimes of the French colonial regime and its lackeys of mandarins, demonstrating the anti-oppression spirit of honest and simple farmers. Although the struggle of the farmers in the Noc Mang area was a spontaneous struggle, it demonstrated the struggle of the farming class in the Mekong Delta at that time, demonstrating the resilient spirit and kindness of the people. Southern farmers, contributing to the resilient and indomitable tradition of the Vietnamese people. On August 30, 1991, the historical event of Noc Mang field was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a historical - cultural relic, this relic is located in hamlet 4, Phong Thanh A commune, Gia Rai district, province Bac Lieu. After more than eighty years, Noc Mang field still retains the tragic song of the past, that event has entered the nation's history with the image of simple, honest and full of devotion farmers in Bac Lieu. Source: History of Gia Rai District Party Committee

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Rating : National monument Open door

Outstanding relic site