Lao Cai province delegation offered incense to commemorate heroic martyrs in Dien Bien province

The delegation included comrades Nguyen Van Phuc, member of the Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee; Ly Binh Minh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; leaders of a number of departments, branches, sectors and mass organizations of the province.

The delegation offered incense at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield martyrs' temple.

Offering incense at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield martyrs' temple, in a solemn atmosphere, the Lao Cai province delegation respectfully laid wreaths, lit incense sticks to commemorate and express gratitude to the heroes and martyrs who did not spare their blood and bones, bravely fought and sacrificed to make the historic Dien Bien Phu victory, regaining independence and freedom for the nation.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Khanh, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee offered incense at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield martyrs' temple.

The Dien Bien Phu battlefield martyrs' temple is a structure located on F hill relic - 1 of 45 component relic sites belonging to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield relic complex that has been ranked as a special national relic.

The overall space of the Dien Bien Phu battlefield martyrs' temple has an area of ​​nearly 0.5 hectares, the design inherits the traditional architectural layout with many layers of space, the open layout is divided into 3 main spaces: Introduction space (from the entrance gate to the entrance yard); memorial space (including meditation yard and memorial lake); spiritual space - main temple.

The delegation laid wreaths at the A1 National Martyrs Cemetery.

Comrade Hoang Quoc Khanh, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, offered incense at the A1 National Martyrs' Cemetery.

Members of the working delegation burned incense at the martyrs' graves in the A1 National Martyrs' Cemetery.

At the A1 National Martyrs' Cemetery and Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery, Dien Bien Province, the Lao Cai Provincial Delegation laid wreaths and offered incense to commemorate the heroic martyrs. The Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province always remember the heroic martyrs, vow to join hands and overcome difficulties, continue to promote the glorious tradition of the nation, determined to build Lao Cai Province into a developed province in the region and the whole country, worthy of the great sacrifices of previous generations, fighting for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the Vietnamese people.

A1 Martyrs Cemetery (also known as Dien Bien Martyrs Cemetery), a few hundred meters from the foot of Hill A1, where a fierce battle took place 70 years ago in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign (1954). This is the resting place of 645 heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Of the above graves, only 53 have been identified, the remaining graves have not yet been identified.

At Cemetery A1, there are four large graves engraved with the names of four heroic martyrs: Phan Dinh Giot (who used his body to fill the loophole), To Vinh Dien (who used his body to block the cannon), Be Van Dan (who used his body as a gun mount) and Tran Can (who planted the flag on the Him Lam base).

Comrades in the working delegation offered incense at Tong Khao Cemetery.

Tong Khao Cemetery is located in Thanh Nua commune, Dien Bien district, built in 1989, and has so far gathered more than 2,000 martyrs' graves.

Members of the working delegation burned incense at the graves at Tong Khao Martyrs Cemetery.

Currently, in Dien Bien province there are 8 martyrs' cemeteries, with more than 6,600 martyrs. Lao Cai province has 4 martyrs' graves at Tong Khao Martyrs' Cemetery.

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