A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for a new memorial areahonouring martyr Vo Thi Sau, a national heroine who fought against theFrench colonialists and was executed by them on an island in the Con Daoarchipelago in the southeastern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
The project, which will replace an older one, covers 2ha of land andincludes a memorial house and a park. It will be completed in July onthe occasion of the Day for War Martyrs and Invalids, which falls onJuly 27.
"This development is for the well-knownheroine Vo Thi Sau, a proud and brave revolutionary symbol ofpatriotism, even in front of enemy guns," said Le Xa, chairman of thedistrict where the memorial will be built. He said Vo Thi Sau wouldalways remain a bright example for generations of Vietnamese.
Sau was born in 1933 in Ba Ria and began her revolutionary career atthe age of 14. Among her activities was a grenade attack on July 14,1948, which killed a French officer and injured 14 soldiers.
She was arrested in early 1950 when she launched another attack. Sauwas then put in jail and given a death sentence in Chi Hoa Prison in theformer Sai Gon.
Feared for her strong andcourageous revolutionary will, the French colonialists shipped her toCon Dao and shot her on January 23, 1952 when she was 19.
Sau refused to be blindfolded and sang until her final breath.
The memorial project is part of a larger one, the Con Dao – Legend andFuture, which promotes cultural, social and economic development.
The district chairman said the project would also have a talentdevelopment fund, run a social welfare programme for the elderly andchildren, and upgrade an existing library.
It will also train Government employees, army members and then students and others to become "tourism ambassadors".
Tourism is a key part of the Con Dao islands' economy, thanks to itsrevolutionary sites, the beauty of its beaches, scenic bays, coral reefsand the Con Dao National Park.-VNA
The project, which will replace an older one, covers 2ha of land andincludes a memorial house and a park. It will be completed in July onthe occasion of the Day for War Martyrs and Invalids, which falls onJuly 27.
"This development is for the well-knownheroine Vo Thi Sau, a proud and brave revolutionary symbol ofpatriotism, even in front of enemy guns," said Le Xa, chairman of thedistrict where the memorial will be built. He said Vo Thi Sau wouldalways remain a bright example for generations of Vietnamese.
Sau was born in 1933 in Ba Ria and began her revolutionary career atthe age of 14. Among her activities was a grenade attack on July 14,1948, which killed a French officer and injured 14 soldiers.
She was arrested in early 1950 when she launched another attack. Sauwas then put in jail and given a death sentence in Chi Hoa Prison in theformer Sai Gon.
Feared for her strong andcourageous revolutionary will, the French colonialists shipped her toCon Dao and shot her on January 23, 1952 when she was 19.
Sau refused to be blindfolded and sang until her final breath.
The memorial project is part of a larger one, the Con Dao – Legend andFuture, which promotes cultural, social and economic development.
The district chairman said the project would also have a talentdevelopment fund, run a social welfare programme for the elderly andchildren, and upgrade an existing library.
It will also train Government employees, army members and then students and others to become "tourism ambassadors".
Tourism is a key part of the Con Dao islands' economy, thanks to itsrevolutionary sites, the beauty of its beaches, scenic bays, coral reefsand the Con Dao National Park.-VNA
