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"An Toan Khu", meaning "safe zone" located at Tin Keo village, Phu Dinh, Dinh
Hoa district, Thai Nguyen Province, some 150km from
Hanoi capital, - Constructed
during the revolution against the French, ATK is a complex of underground
tunnels and rooms emboldened by a missile defense system in Cho Don -
Bac Kan province.
This unique and invincible complex was one of the most important venues of the
Vietnam Army from 1946 to 1954, where President Ho Chi Minh and many other
leaders gathered, discussed and made vital decision involving the destiny of the
nation.
Atk or safe zone located at Tin Keo village, Dinh Hoa district of
Thai Nguyen
province, it was the home and head quarter of Ho Chi Minh government from 1947
during the revolution against the French
In the long and unending war against the French’s colonization, Cho Don was
chosen to be the Safe Zone of the revolution. Since then, this land had welcomed
and protected many Central Departments, as well as the most influential leaders
of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In the time between 1947 and 1952, almost all
of the Central Departments had their headquarters in Cho Don. As a result, the
underground tunnels were built in order to protect the prominent leaders and
officers. Deep down under the ground, a whole complicated system of paths,
tunnels, rooms were created. The whole construction was covered with a defense
system that is able to withstand bombs and bullets of the enemy.
Coming to ATK in particular and Cho Don in general, tourists can not only visit
many historical sites but also learn more about the lives of the local
inhabitants, discovering their most beautiful cultural essences which can only
be found there. |
