(HBO) – The monument commemorating national hero Cu Chinh Lan has become a historical relic site as part of destinations on the Binh Thanh-Thung Nai route around Hoa Binh Lake.

The monument is located on Tay Tien street, about 8 kilometers from Hoa Binh city. The site is a highlight of the green forest of Giang Mo in Binh Thanh commune of Cao Phong district, reminding the great sacrifice by the hero, who lit up the "Cu Chinh Lan movement” and "Hero of Road 6” movement during the national safeguarding of the Vietnamese people and army.

 Sixty-six years ago, on May 19, 1952, martyr Cu Chinh Lan, who was born in Quynh Luu district of Nghe An province, was one of the seven first people nationwide posthumously bestowed the title of "Hero of the People’s Armed Forces”.


 The monument to hero Cu Chinh Lan in Giang Mo village, Binh Thanh commune, Cap Phong district, is part of the Hoa Binh Lake destinations.

 In a fierce battle, Cu Chinh Lan, who was a squad leader, crossed the road, jumped to a tank of the enemy, prized up its cover door and threw a grenade with a deactivated safety pin into the cabin, killing a group of enemy troops in the leading tank.

 The bravery and creativity of Cu Chinh Lan become viral in Hoa Binh campaign, inspiring the whole people and army.

 In order to commemorate the feat of arms of hero Cu Chinh Lan as well as the Vietnamese people and army, in 1965, the culture sector of Ha Son Binh province, which comprised Hoa Binh now, proposed the recognition of the heroic event.

 In 1993, the Ministry of Culture and Information, which is the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism now, issued a decision to recognise the Cu Chinh Lan historical relic site as a national relic site.

 In 1994, Hoa Binh province started the construction of the site and a monument dedicated to "the tank-destroying hero”.

 In 2008, the ministry and the province agreed to move the site to Mo I village, Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district.

 The work was built in a total area of 3,638 square metres, including a statue made of Thanh Hoa stone with a height of 8.5m and a volume of 160.4 cubic metres.

 A primary school and a secondary school in Cham Mat ward of Hoa Binh city were named after hero Cu Chinh Lan.

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