VietNamNet Bridge – They are the places that will give visitors an unforgettable experience of pain or fear.
The War Remnants Museum, No. 28 Vo Van Tan Road, District 3, in
HCM City is where visitors can feel the pain and brutality of the
Vietnam War through artifacts and photographs. Exhibits demonstrate the
destruction by the U.S. military, the suppression of the struggle for
independence, the unification of Vietnamese people and the prolonged
effects of Agent Orange. The museum also has exhibition rooms of the
southwestern border war, the war to protect the northern border and
Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands. Photo: Jennifer Harvey.
Cac Co Cave in the historic site of Thay Pagoda in Sai Son Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi is famous for the thousands of remains scattered across every corner of the cave, which have lain here for hundreds of years. Many sets of remains are gathered in a large tank placed in the cave. There are many different theories about the origin of the skeletons here. Photo: VTC.
On the 6th day of the lunar
year, Nem Thuong village in Khac Niem Commune of Tien Du District, Bac
Ninh Province organizes a ritual to chop off the heads of two pigs to
offer to the village saint. Many people criticize this bloody festival
and ask to put an end to this “horror festival”. Photo: Thitbo.
The
Son My or My Lai Remnants in Tinh Khe Commune, Son Tinh District, Quang
Ngai Province. This solemn place commemorates the massacre of the
citizens of Son My (My Lai Massacre) at the hands of U.S. soldiers on
March 16, 1968. Through photographs, relics and personal stories, the
horror of that day, in which over 500 unarmed civilians were brutally
cut down, is intensely recounted.
The Museum of the
Engineers at No. 290 Lac Long Quan Road, Hanoi, showcases the US’
weapons of mass destruction that were used in the Vietnam War. Even
after the war, American bombs killed more than 40,000 people, injuring
over 60,000 others, in the ensuing quarter century. The victims included
many children. Clearing the remaining mines and explosives is an
ongoing process, and will require much money and time.
Dong
Tam Snake Farm in Binh Duc Commune, Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang
Province, is the biggest snake farm in Vietnam. It is also regarded as a
living museum of snakes, where visitors can observe thousands of
different species of snakes in an environment close to their natural
habitats. Those who fear snakes are advised to skip this stop. Photo:
Ttandfriends.
Con Dao Prison on Con Dao Island, in the
southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. It was regarded as " hell on
earth" for the revolutionaries in the two wars of resistance against
France and the U.S. Various forms of torture were employed, reminiscent
of themedieval age. Photo: Ngoc Vien.
Hoa Lo Prison was
built by French colonists in the center of Hanoi. Dark prison cells and
the guillotine – used to dispatch many a revolutionary - will provide an
unforgettable experience of a traumatic period of history.
Located
on the island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province, Phu Quoc Prison, was
the central prison of the Saigon regime before 1975, where over 32,000
prisoners in the Vietnam War were detained. Photo: Xiabachao.
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