Several historical and cultural sites in the northern province of Dien Bien will be open for free from January 25 to 27, the first three days of the Lunar New Year, the provincial authorities have decided.
Pupils visit the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum
They include the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum, Hill A1, de Castries’ bunker, the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument, the command centre of the Muong Phang Campaign, the site of the military parade to welcome the victory, and the path where cannons were pulled up manually.
The above-mentioned sites are all related to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954, which ended French rule in Vietnam.