HA TINH — A bell-tower in Dong Loc T-junction, the central province of Ha Tinh, which is dedicated to 10 young female volunteers who died at the site in the resistance war against the US aggressors was inaugurated on Sunday.
Addressing the function, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee Information and Education Commission To Huy Rua praised Ha Tinh Province and the National Political and Administrative Academy for their joint initiative to build the tower.
The Dong Loc T-junction, which played a vital role in the transport of necessities and ammunitions from the north to the south during the American War, is well-known for the story of 10 young female volunteers, all of them were unmarried, who sacrificed their lives to ensure transport on the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
The construction of the bell tower, which cost VND24 billion ( US$1.2 million) represents people's gratefulness to the sacrifice of the soldiers for national independence.
The seven-floor tower includes a six-tonne bronze bell, which is 3.6m high with a diameter of 1.92m.
Centre receives artefacts from citadel site
HA NOI — Over 200 artefacts excavated from the site of the Thang Long Royal Citadel were transferred yesterday to the Centre for the Preservation of Co Loa and Ha Noi Ancient Citadel, along with storage and display equipment.
Southern province promotes eco-tourism, cultural tourism
CA MAU — Efforts are underway to promote tourism in the nation's southernmost province of Ca Mau, with visitors to enjoy eco-tours in mangrove swamps or discover cultural festivals and customs in the province.
Ca Mau greeted 760,000 tourists in 2010, including 14,600 foreign visitors.
Massive work published on southern resistance
HA NOI — A two-volume History of the Southern Resistance, with contributions from 33 historians, revolutionary leaders and veterans, has been published after after eight years of compilation under a decision from the Party Central Committee and the Government.
The 4,300-page work is divided into two parts, addressing the anti-French resistance war and the anti-US resistance war, and reflects the great contributions of the people in of southern Viet Nam to the victories in both wars.
Architectural heritage being destroyed, warn experts
LAM DONG — Much of the nation's architectural heritage is being destroyed to make way for modern but insensible constructions, said experts at a two-day workshop on cultural tourism and architectural heritage held here on Monday and Tuesday by the HCM City Urban Research and Development Centre and France's University of Aix-Marseille.
Participants in the workshop urged greater harmony between modern and traditional architecture and between cultural values and commercial demands. — VNS