Feature Article
Since January 18 , 1993 , the old fortress has been ranked as a National Historical Relic “ The Most Valued and Biggest Collection of Weapon ” in Indochina by The Ministry of Culture and Information ( The Ministry of Culture-Sports and Tourism of Vietnam ).
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ture . “ The call of national resistance ” asserts the Vietnamese patriotism and willpower . “ This is the basic starting point for all Vietnamese victories ”. Using stolen / reclaimed weapons and ordinates , the resistance reshaped the course of history , ousting the French and reclaiming their land . There is a major tunnel system , built by the French , inside small mountain complete with it ’ s own rail system transforming the fortress into one similar to “ Navarone ” The Ancient Canon Bastion was constructed by the French colonialism more than a century ago , connecting Lon mountain and Nho mountain of Vung Tau city , creating a safe corridor
HEM 444 The hem ’ s sole purpose was to be used as a military road . It starts in the old fishing village and winds up to the top of Big Mountain . If up you travel down Le Loi St , you will come to Tram Phu St Turn left here and proceed until you come to HEM 444 , again turn left and follow the Hem up to find , Cannon fields , lookout points , bunkers and underground munitions storage to list only a few .
To The Lighthouse Go to Ha Long St and take the turn off when you find Hai Dang St . ( The road to the lighthouse ) It ’ s a beautiful scenic route up the mountain . Continue on until you see a smaller road going further up the mountain , go past it continuing
straight on until you hit a dead end . Here apart from fantastic views you can visit some of the actual fortifications . Turn around and go back the way you came and take the first turn right ( smaller road you past before going further up the mountain ). When you follow this to the end you will be at the Light House with views and more fortifications . to the Southeast region border gate . The Ancient Cannon Battlefield was divided into three areas : Da bridge Cannon Battlefield , Lon mountain Cannon Battlefield and Tao Phung Cannon Battlefield Eleven guns on Small Mountain are divided into three groups which are about 300 meters apart . The first group is located on the top of Nghinh Phong Cape at 136m above sea level and the second includes five guns is located near a solid underground hideout . The final group includes three guns that are linked together with a communications trench and an underground hideout .
The Jesus Statue Go to the foremost tip of Vung Tau by following Ha Long St . On your left you will see a park with a walkway going up to the Statue . On the way up you will encounter gun emplacements at various sites and finally the Jesus Statue itself with unparalleled views of Vung Tau .
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