Thanh An Tho

Thanh An Tho

An Tho Citadel is located in An Tho village, An Dan commune, Tuy An district, built in 1832 and completed around 1836, is the administrative center of the feudal government in Phu Yen. An Tho Citadel is located in the downstream area of ​​Cai River in An Tho village, An Dan commune, Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. An Tho Citadel is one of the places marking many important historical events of Phu Yen province. An Tho citadel was built between 1832 and 1836 under the reign of King Minh Mang. The citadel has a square plan, with an area of ​​about 6,400 square meters, four corners are built outward, surrounded by a moat. The water is about 15m wide, the wall is about 3.5m high. The four gates facing the four directions East, West, South, North correspond to the names of the four gates: Front, Back, Right, Left. Outside An Tho citadel, there are a number of auxiliary works. In the south there is the Ho Thanh dike to prevent flooding, inside the dike is the Shooting Range - where soldiers practice. Near the banks of the Cai River there is a land called Go Tuong, where the Tuong soldiers are stationed. Thanh Market, located near Huu Gate, is a place to exchange goods for the bureaucracy as well as for the people in the An Tho citadel area. After completion of construction, An Tho citadel became the administrative center of the feudal government of Phu Yen province. In 1888, Phu Yen's headquarters moved from An Tho citadel to Vung Lam located in Xuan Dai bay about 10km north of An Tho citadel but only stayed here for about 1 year then moved back to An Tho citadel. In 1899, the headquarters of Phu Yen was moved from An Tho to Long Binh village (now in Song Cau town). From 1899 onwards, An Tho citadel continued to serve as the capital of Tuy An district. By around 1939, Tuy An capital moved to another location, and the historical role of An Tho citadel seemed to have ended. During the period from 1901 to 1906, Mr. Tran Van Pho, comrade Tran Phu's father, was sent to Phu Yen to hold the position of Professor at Tuy An district. Mr. Pho brought his whole family to work and live in An Tho citadel. And it was also here on May 1, 1904 that witnessed the birth of an outstanding son of the Party, Comrade Tran Phu - the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Phu Yen's formation and development and the National Tourism Year of the South Central Coast - Phu Yen 2011, An Tho citadel relics were invested in and renovated, including a memorial display house for the late General Secretary. Tran Phu and some surrounding auxiliary works. An Tho Citadel was recognized as a national historical archaeological site on August 22, 2005. Source: Phu Yen electronic information portal

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