These destinations each marking an area of intense warfare phase proud history of Vietnamese.
It was also seen as frightening places but should go at least once in their
lives. They are the places that will give visitors an
unforgettable experience of pain or fear.
1. The War Remnants Museum
The War Remnants Museum, No. 28 Vo Van Tan Road,
District 3, in HCM City is where visitors can feel the pain and brutality of
the Vietnam War through artifacts and photographs. Exhibits demonstrate the
destruction by the U.S. military, the suppression of the struggle for
independence, the unification of Vietnamese people and the prolonged effects of
Agent Orange. The museum also has exhibition rooms of the southwestern border
war, the war to protect the northern border and Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands.
Photo: Jennifer Harvey.
2. Cac Co Cave
Cac Co Cave in the historic site of Thay Pagoda in
Sai Son Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi is famous for the thousands of
remains scattered across every corner of the cave, which have lain here for
hundreds of years. Many sets of remains are gathered in a large tank placed in
the cave. There are many different theories about the origin of the skeletons
here. Photo: VTC.
3. Nem Thuong village
On the 6th day of the lunar year, Nem Thuong
village in Khac Niem Commune of Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province organizes a
ritual to chop off the heads of two pigs to offer to the village saint. Many
people criticize this bloody festival and ask to put an end to this “horror
festival”. Photo: Thitbo.
The Son My or My Lai Remnants in Tinh Khe Commune,
Son Tinh District, Quang Ngai Province. This solemn place commemorates the
massacre of the citizens of Son My (My Lai Massacre) at the hands of U.S.
soldiers on March 16, 1968. Through photographs, relics and personal stories,
the horror of that day, in which over 500 unarmed civilians were brutally cut
down, is intensely recounted.
5. The Museum of the Engineers
The Museum of the Engineers at No. 290 Lac Long
Quan Road, Hanoi, showcases the US’ weapons of mass destruction that were used
in the Vietnam War. Even after the war, American bombs killed more than 40,000
people, injuring over 60,000 others, in the ensuing quarter century. The
victims included many children. Clearing the remaining mines and explosives is
an ongoing process, and will require much money and time.
Dong Tam Snake Farm in Binh Duc Commune, Chau Thanh
District, Tien Giang Province, is the biggest snake farm in Vietnam. It is also
regarded as a living museum of snakes, where visitors can observe thousands of
different species of snakes in an environment close to their natural habitats.
Those who fear snakes are advised to skip this stop.
Con Dao Prison on Con Dao Island, in the southern
province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. It was regarded as " hell on earth" for
the revolutionaries in the two wars of resistance against France and the U.S.
Various forms of torture were employed, reminiscent of themedieval age.
8. Hoa Lo Prison
Hoa Lo Prison was built by French colonists in the
center of Hanoi. Dark prison cells and the guillotine – used to dispatch many a
revolutionary - will provide an unforgettable experience of a traumatic period
of history.
9. Phu Quoc Prison
Located on the island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang
Province, Phu Quoc Prison, was the central prison of the Saigon regime before
1975, where over 32,000 prisoners in the Vietnam War were detained.
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