The Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory is one of the most significant works to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory in 2014. (Photo: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) – The northwestern province of Dien Bien, which has beenfamous for the glorious Dien Bien Phu victory against the French colonists, hasworked to conserve the relic complex’s historical values to attract moretourists.
The Dien Bien Phu battlefield complex features 45 relic sites, of which eightwere put into operation to serve tourists. They include Museum of Dien Bien PhuVictory, victory statue, A1 Hill, Him Lam relic site, command tunnel of FrenchGeneral De Castries, Muong Phang relic site, monument featuring soldierspulling artillery by hand, and parade field to commemorate the great victory.
Hill A1 is the most famous battle of Dien Bien Phu site. (Photo: VNA) The Government, relevant ministries and sectors and local authorities have paiddue attention to carrying out various projects to preserve and restore therelic sites. Particularly, the inauguration of the Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victoryin 2014 was one of the most significant works to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu victory (May 7).
According to Vu Thi Tuyet Nga, vice director of the museum, more and moretourists have come to the complex of Dien Bien Phu battlefield.
Last year, the complex welcomed over 380,000 visitors. In the first four monthsof 2018, it attracted 130,000 people, including nearly 35,000 visitors duringthe recent public holidays (April 30 and May 1) alone.
Besides the restoration of the relic sites, the locality has attached muchimportance to the communication and media work to promote tourism. Meanwhile,tour guide has been prioritised as well, Nga noted.
Dien Bien province is planning to developtourism into a spearhead economic sector, which is expected to create a drivingforce to boost other industries in the locality. However, the restoration hasrelied much on the state budget. The province should devise rational mechanismsto attract investment for preservation and upgrading projects with vision until2030.
The Dien Bien Phu victory played a decisive role in ending Vietnam’s resistancewar against the French and bringing a new momentum to the country’s revolutionand the struggle for peace, national independence and socialism.
The battle occurred in Dien Bien between March and May, 1954 under the commandof General Vo Nguyen Giap. The victory led to the signing of the 1954 GenevaAccord in which France agreed to withdraw its forces from the colonies inIndochina.-VNA
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