At the event (Photo: organising board) Hanoi (VNA) - In 1946, streets of Hanoi were the scene of 60 daysof intense fighting between revolutionaries under President Ho Chi Minh and theFrench colonial forces. Now, an exhibition on the battle is being broadcast onthe social media channels of the Hoa Lo Prison.
According to the organiser, the exhibition, which is called LoiThe Quyet Tu (The Vow of Fighting to the Death), is to celebrate Vietnam'sCultural Heritage Day on November 23, the 75th anniversary of the NationalResistance Day on December 19, and 77 years since the establishment of the VietnamPeople's Army on December 22.
The exhibition consists of three main themes: “Ho Chi Minh’sappeal for national resistance”, “Hanoi standing up” and “Forward to Hanoi”.
Responding to President Ho Chi Minh’s call for resistance, thepeople of the capital rose up to fight against the French. The army and peopleof Hanoi fought bitterly to achieve the country's independence.
The scene has been painstakingly recreated, from anti-vehicleobstacles made of tables, chairs, doors and sandbags, to the chiselled wallscreating secret paths, house-to-house, through the heart of the city.
These walls are imprinted with slogans written by soldiers andpeople: "Live and die with the capital", "It is better to diewith honour than to live with shame", "Forever Thang Long – Hanoi".
Placed in the most solemn position is the image of a suicidesoldier, standing ready with a lunge mine to destroy enemy tanks.
The event will be broadcast until the end of March 2022 on theprison museums Facebook page, as well as on the exclusive radio channel"Time travel" on Spotify and Apple Podcast.
Hoa Lo Prison was constructed between 1886 and 1901 and wasoriginally named Maison Centrale. It was considered one of the three mostsavage prisons in Vietnam, along with Con Dao and Son La prisons.
Hoa Lo was designed to hold around 500 prisoners; however, bythe 1930s, the number of prisoners had soared to approximately 2,000. Most ofthem were political prisoners.
Between 1964 and 1973, the prison was used to house hundreds ofAmerican pilots who were shot down during bombing raids against North Vietnam.
In 1993 the government retained part of Hoa Lo Prison totransform it into a museum.
Hoa Lo Prison, which has also gone by the monikers 'Hell onEarth'; 'The School for Patriots' and the 'Hanoi Hilton', is located at 1 HoaLo Street, in the centre of Hanoi.
The prison gained notoriety as a French prison for politicalprisoners.
There is a memorial monument dedicated to the Vietnamesepatriots and revolutionary fighters who were interned at the prison.
This is also a 'Red Address' to educate Vietnamese people fromall walks of life, especially the younger generations, on the patriotic andrevolutionary traditions of those who sacrificed for the sake of the nation’sindependence and freedom.
The exhibition runs till the end of March at Hoa Lo Prison relic site./.
According to the organiser, the exhibition, which is called LoiThe Quyet Tu (The Vow of Fighting to the Death), is to celebrate Vietnam'sCultural Heritage Day on November 23, the 75th anniversary of the NationalResistance Day on December 19, and 77 years since the establishment of the VietnamPeople's Army on December 22.
The exhibition consists of three main themes: “Ho Chi Minh’sappeal for national resistance”, “Hanoi standing up” and “Forward to Hanoi”.
Responding to President Ho Chi Minh’s call for resistance, thepeople of the capital rose up to fight against the French. The army and peopleof Hanoi fought bitterly to achieve the country's independence.
The scene has been painstakingly recreated, from anti-vehicleobstacles made of tables, chairs, doors and sandbags, to the chiselled wallscreating secret paths, house-to-house, through the heart of the city.
These walls are imprinted with slogans written by soldiers andpeople: "Live and die with the capital", "It is better to diewith honour than to live with shame", "Forever Thang Long – Hanoi".
Placed in the most solemn position is the image of a suicidesoldier, standing ready with a lunge mine to destroy enemy tanks.
The event will be broadcast until the end of March 2022 on theprison museums Facebook page, as well as on the exclusive radio channel"Time travel" on Spotify and Apple Podcast.
Hoa Lo Prison was constructed between 1886 and 1901 and wasoriginally named Maison Centrale. It was considered one of the three mostsavage prisons in Vietnam, along with Con Dao and Son La prisons.
Hoa Lo was designed to hold around 500 prisoners; however, bythe 1930s, the number of prisoners had soared to approximately 2,000. Most ofthem were political prisoners.
Between 1964 and 1973, the prison was used to house hundreds ofAmerican pilots who were shot down during bombing raids against North Vietnam.
In 1993 the government retained part of Hoa Lo Prison totransform it into a museum.
Hoa Lo Prison, which has also gone by the monikers 'Hell onEarth'; 'The School for Patriots' and the 'Hanoi Hilton', is located at 1 HoaLo Street, in the centre of Hanoi.
The prison gained notoriety as a French prison for politicalprisoners.
There is a memorial monument dedicated to the Vietnamesepatriots and revolutionary fighters who were interned at the prison.
This is also a 'Red Address' to educate Vietnamese people fromall walks of life, especially the younger generations, on the patriotic andrevolutionary traditions of those who sacrificed for the sake of the nation’sindependence and freedom.
The exhibition runs till the end of March at Hoa Lo Prison relic site./.
VNA
