Dong Loc T-junction welcomes 150,000 arrivals
Friday, 22/07/2016 17:20 (GMT+7)
According to head of the Management Board for Dong Long T-Junction Historical site, Nguyen Dinh Uoc, the site has welcomed nearly 4,000 delegations, which included nearly 150,000 arrivals.
It included many delegations of senior guests of the Party and State, ministries, and leaders of provinces and cities nationwide and international guests.
On the occasion of the Vietnamese Fallen and Wounded Soldiers’ Day (July 27th) and the 48th anniversary of Dong Loc victory, in July, 2016, the management board has mobilized all forces to welcome and give guidance to tourists from 6:30 am to 6 pm, including both Saturday and Sunday. The relic site welcomed from 1,200 to 1,500 tourists every day.
Incense offered at tombs of ten female volunteers (Source: nhandan.com.vn)
The Dong Loc T-junction in the central province of Ha Tinh, where ten female young volunteers sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence, has become familiar to most Vietnamese by name.
During the wartime, the 50-ha T-junction was a strategic link between the north and the south, that was hit by an estimated 48,600 bombs of all kinds in 240 days (from March-October 1968).
In July, 1968, ten unmarried girls were killed while leveling craters and repairing the road there./.
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