Khu di tích Khởi nghĩa Yên Thế - Điểm đến linh thiêng và hào hùng

Bac Giang is an ancient land with many historical and cultural relics associated with the nation's tradition of national defense and defense. Bac Giang area was once considered as a rooster, a town in the ancient Thang Long capital city, with resounding feats forever going into the nation's history against foreign invaders.

 Bac Giang is one of the localities with great potential for tourism development, especially cultural and historical tourism with over 2000 relics spread throughout the province. Yen The is one of the districts in the province that is also considered a cradle of relics. On this historic land, the imprint of the Yen The uprising led by the national hero Hoang Hoa Tham led the people to stand up and raise the banner of uprising against the French invaders lasting nearly 30 years, from the year 1884 to 1913. This was the largest and longest peasant uprising of our nation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before the Party led. Yen The - "land of masterful spirituality" has entered the history of the nation and has a reputation in the world. For more than a century, On this land, there are still precious relics of the uprising centered on Yen The Uprising. This is an attractive tourist address for domestic and foreign visitors to Bac Giang. 

Coming to Yen The Rebellion Relic Site first you will be visiting and burning incense at the temple of Sworn of Yen The insurgents. The temple, built in the late 19th century, is small but it witnessed the whole uprising that took place 132 years ago. At first the temple was covered with thatch, bamboo and leaves. In 1897, the second period of peace between the Yen The insurgents and the French colonialists, Hoang Hoa Tham allowed the temple to be repaired and he personally selected each piece of wood to build iron architecture. Fortunately, the architecture is still as it is today. The temple was built according to the architecture of the word Dinh, including the front of the street 3 times 2 and 2 harem. After finishing the remodeling, he named himself Dia - Trung - Tiên to indicate the location of the temple to be the meeting point between heaven and earth, between the earth and the Buddha. 

At this temple, Hoang Hoa Tham often used as a place to induce insurgents, recruit talents and before every battle, he often gave the insurgents to drink wine and swear blood. After defeating the enemy, he often organized a troop here. To this day, this temple is considered to be the most sacred place of Yen The district, which is the place of cultural, religious and belief activities of people in the region in particular and tourists in and outside the province in general. After visiting the Temple of Vows, you will be offered incense at the monument of the national hero Hoang Hoa Tham to commemorate the hero of the old cloth. Following the journey, you will visit the Yen The Uprising Gallery, consisting of 2 floors, the first floor of the gallery used to display an ethnographic corner of Yen The district. On the second floor, you will be able to witness all the images and artifacts related to the uprising, from firearms and ammunition to fight until the daily life of the army such as cups, bowls, copper pot, copper plate ... Here will help you have a closer look at the ingenious battles of De Tham army in the past. Thereby seeing the brave, indomitable fighting spirit of De Tham along with the army. 

On the other side of the monument yard is Phon Xuong stronghold, this is the headquarters of Yen The insurgent army. Don Xuong also known as Don Go, Don Cu is located in the south of the hill nearly 20m high and nearly 800m from Go stream to the south. The fort was built by Hoang Hoa Tham in 1894, keeping the path of independence leading to the army's base. Phon Xuong Fort is a large-scale base with a different structure than Ho Chuoi and other posts. The station has an almost rectangular architecture along the North-South direction, covering an area of ​​more than a North Vietnam sample of two city walls. The outer citadel starts from the east side of the hill running around the foothills up to the top of the northern hill to form an arc to protect the inner city 140m long, 0.80m thick and 4m high. The walls of the inner city are located on the top of a hill almost like a rectangle. The inner wall of the East side is 71m long and the North side is 85m long. Wall covered with clay, feet 2m thick, 3m high and 1m wide on the face. Inside the walls, there are 3 different levels that can stand or kneel. There are holes around the walls. The outer wall of the slope is smooth as the roof. 

The architecture of Phon Xuong Fortress is a special type of architecture, which not only satisfies the requirement of a stronghold, but also flexibly resolves mobile maneuvers and meets the requirements of a headquarters. , where insurgent transaction. Experiencing the period of rain and sun, the fortress system was also worn down, and the walls were no longer intact as before. Particularly, the eastern wall still retains many old architectural features. On the city walls, there were also clear bullet holes. This is the capital of the uprising, where it started to expand the movement to the localities. De Tham built the Phon Xuong fortress which is both a living and living place for the army and De Tham's family, at the same time, this is also a place to meet and discuss between De Tham and contemporary heroes such as Phan Boi Chau, Phan Chu Trinh, Ky Dong ... to discuss saving the country. The current,

The cultural and historical site of the Yen The peasant uprising has created a huge and valuable historical complex which is respected and preserved by the authorities and people here. Yen The uprising relic is a convincing evidence for the spirit of courage, despite the sacrifice of De Tham army in order to regain independence and freedom. The system of Phon Xuong station, Den Temple, Ho Chuoi station, Hom station, Leo pagoda, Dinh Steel temple, Thong pagoda, Thien Thai cave, Cau Khoai temple are 9 points out of 23 points in the relics of Yen The uprising places. has been signed by the Prime Minister Decision No. 548 / QD-TTg on ranking national special relics on 10/5/2012. 

Every year, on the 15th, 16th and 17th of the third month of the Gregorian calendar, the Yen The local people solemnly organize it. This is one of the biggest festivals in Bac Giang. Yen The Festival with many cultural activities imbued with traditional identities such as: sacrificing flag, competition of traditional martial arts, flute martial arts, chess, human chess, crossbow shooting, tug of war, volleyball, volleyball, badminton, ball table.vv. Folk games such as blindfolded, throwing up, throwing rice, carrying out a public performance, beauty contest dressed in national costumes ... the festival is an opportunity for the people to pay respect as well as In tribute to Hoang Hoa Tham, the talented general, the supreme leader of the Yen The peasant movement and insurgents who fought against the French colonialists. In 2013, Yen The festival was recognized by the State as a national intangible cultural heritage. 

More than 100 years have passed, vestiges and historical sites of the Yen The peasant uprising movement against the illustrious French colonist lasting nearly 30 years still remain in Yen The hometown. strokes. Although the uprising has receded, its echo still echoes forever. Somewhere there is always the eloquent, powerful declaration of Hoang Hoa Tham once proclaimed to the French colonial people: “We are attached to the customs of our country. We never give up that custom even if we have to sacrifice our life. "