Historical Figure Doctor Dang Thuy Tram and Her Two Diaries

Festival

Quang Ngai has a number of typical festivals such as Cau Ngu festival or Nghinh Ong festival held on the 9th and 10th of the lunar calendar with many folk rituals, expressing the faith and respect of fishermen to the god of Nam Hai, along with the desire for a new bountiful fishing season. The Tu Linh boat racing festival is very special and is attended by many people from the 4th to the 8th of the lunar calendar to show gratitude and commemorate the ancestors who had the merit of reclaiming and expanding the territory, praying for the gods to bless the villagers with peace and good crops.

2.2 General overview of Dang Thuy Tram tourist area

Maybe you are interested!

2.2.1 Historical figure Dr. Dang Thuy Tram and her two diaries

Dang Thuy Tram is a doctor and martyr of the Vietnam War, awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 2006.

Dang Thuy Tram was born on November 26, 1942 into an intellectual family in Hanoi. Her father was a surgeon, her mother was a pharmacist and lecturer at Hanoi University of Pharmacy.

Graduated from Hanoi Medical University in 1966, Thuy Tram joined the Vietnam People's Army as a military doctor and was assigned to work in Duc Pho, Quang Ngai battlefield during the Vietnam War. Joined the Communist Party of Vietnam on September 27, 1968.

On June 22, 1970, Duc Pho infirmary was attacked by US forces, Dang Thuy Tram sacrificed. Her remains were buried at the place of sacrifice, after reunification, they were moved to the martyrs' cemetery in Pho Cuong commune. In 1990, her family brought her to the Xuan Phuong Martyrs' Cemetery, Tu Liem, Hanoi.

During her time working in Duc Pho, the heroic martyr Dang Thuy Tram wrote two diaries from April 8, 1968, when the author was in charge of Duc Pho infirmary, until June 20, 1970, two days before her death. Dang Thuy Tram was not a writer, but her two diaries are works that most realistically describe the thoughts and emotions of a person.

During the war, from the fierceness and all-round impacts of the war to the burning dreams of peace and love of a human being... it has caused many emotions for readers about the noble human values that made even those on the other side of the battle line exclaim "there is fire inside".

The appearance of the two Diaries in Vietnam was a miracle in itself, and could be considered a journey of destiny. The first Diary was lost during a raid and was kept by Frederic Whitehurst, then a US military intelligence officer, without burning it because an interpreter - Sergeant Major of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Trung Hieu, advised him: "Fred, don't burn this book, it has fire in it." After Dr. Dang Thuy Tram died in June 1970, Frederic Whitehurst found the second book and he considered it fateful, so he kept it until the day he returned it to the author's family at the end of April 2005.

On the occasion of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27) in 2005, Dang Thuy Tram's Diary was published and after only 1 year it sold more than 400,000 copies - considered a literary phenomenon in Vietnam.

It is the artistic and humanistic values of the Diary that have turned it into a work of art that has become a fever among Vietnamese youth. Through this work, Vietnamese youth have realized the precious and great values that many generations of our fathers and brothers have sacrificed their blood and bones to achieve. Through this, young people will have more objective and correct assessments and thoughts about the image of the revolutionary soldier during the war - a heroic image with the most authentic things that deserve to be an example for young people to follow. Up to now, the work Dang Thuy Tram's Diary has been adapted into the film Don't Burn and has caused a great resonance in Vietnamese artistic life as well as won many domestic and international awards.

2.2.2 History of formation and development

Dang Thuy Tram historical relic site is located in Ba To and Duc Pho districts, Quang Ngai province, including a complex of relic sites related to the war.

The life of the heroic martyr - doctor Dang Thuy Tram was included in the book Dang Thuy Tram's Diary including:

2.2.2.1 Pre-surgical station relic of Hang Bong Dau

a, Location: Located on the slope of Dau mountain, in Pho Khanh commune (Duc Pho district).

Across the rows of stacked rocks is a forward first aid station located on the slope of Dau Mountain. Halfway up Dau Mountain is the forward surgical station, where Dr. Dang Thuy Tram first worked when she entered the Southern battlefield from early March to late March 1967. Currently, the relic site has been marked with a relic sign.

There are natural, secret caves here that can accommodate hundreds of wounded soldiers. In the golden afternoon sunlight, standing on Dau mountain and looking at the distant villages at the foot of the mountain, this scene will surely attract many tourists.

b, Function: is a relic site serving tourists

c, Scale: current area 1.00 ha, expand to 3.00 ha, demarcate the relic protection area, build access roads to serve sightseeing activities and protect the relic.

Including main areas 1. Pre-operative station relic site 2. Parking lot

3. Facilities serving tourism

2.2.2.2 Shelter relics

a, Location: in Nga Man village, Pho Cuong commune (Duc Pho district). 500m south of Dang Thuy Tram infirmary, Nga Man is the central village of Pho Cuong commune (Duc Pho), with the North-South railway and National Highway 1A running through it. The whole village has 532 households, with more than 2,530 people, mainly living on agriculture and small business. During the two wars of national defense, the people of Nga Man contributed a lot of human resources and resources to the revolution. The whole village has 125 martyrs, 77 wounded soldiers, 8 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, and 47 patriotic prisoners.

Today, thanks to the response of all classes of people, Nga Man village has prospered and changed significantly; the economic life of the people has changed completely. Nga Man village

Man has eliminated hunger, by 2008 the number of poor households had decreased to 5% (these households are mostly single, elderly, and sick); 100% of households have tiled houses, no more makeshift houses; 100% of households have electricity, 85% of households have motorbikes, some households buy tourist cars, 95% of households have audio-visual equipment, nearly 50% of households use telephones, 2/3 of rural roads are concreted.

The shelter is located at the house of Ms. Ta Thi Ninh - a person mentioned many times in the work Dang Thuy Tram's Diary. Ms. Ta Thi Ninh, a former combat nurse and the sworn sister of Ms. Dang Thuy Tram. During the war, Ms. Ta Thi Ninh's small house was roofed over and over again dozens of times because the Americans burned it down. This was Ms. Dang Thuy Tram's stopover every time she went down the mountain, and it held many deep memories. b, Function: a historical site for sightseeing

c, Scale: current area 0.02 ha, expanded to 0.52 ha, zoning to protect the relic to serve sightseeing and relic protection activities.

Includes key areas

1. Reconstructed bunker

2. Facilities serving tourism

2.2.2.3 Duc Pho infirmary relic (Bac Muoi infirmary)

a, Location: Located on the slope of Hoang Hoa mountain, in Ba Trang commune (Ba To district). This is the place where the heroic martyr - doctor Dang Thuy Tram was in charge and also her last place of work before she died.

At that time, Bac Muoi medical station was located in Cay Muoi mountain, Ba To district, bordering Binh Dinh. This was the first medical station that Ms. Tram visited when she came from Hanoi to Quang Ngai. Here, Ms. Tram abandoned the image of a fragile Hanoi girl and became a brave and courageous female military doctor who, together with the German people, saved the lives of countless wounded soldiers in the fierce war.

b, Function: is a relic site serving visitors and organizing activities simulating wartime life.

c, Scale: current area 0.50 ha, expand to 1.01 ha, delimit the relic protection area to serve sightseeing and relic protection activities.

Includes key areas

1. Monument restoration works 2. Visiting facilities

2.2.2.4 Monument where the heroic martyr - doctor Dang Thuy Tram died

a, Location: Located on the Hoang Hoa mountainside, in Ba Trang commune (Ba To district). This is where the heroic martyr - doctor Dang Thuy Tram was ambushed and sacrificed on her way to work on June 22, 1970.

Finding the place where Ms. Tram died was also quite easy. After four hours, with more than ten kilometers of forest road, the authorities found the exact place where Ms. Tram died as recorded in the military intelligence report of the US army. At that time, according to the H're people, because they had been ambushed for 7 days and nights, the people had to build a raised grave for "nurse Tram" right on the spot, in the exact position she was lying in after the American bullet penetrated her forehead.

Ms. Ta Thi Ninh, one of the people present at the burial of Ms. Tram, said that on that day, the comrades had to use a sheet of corrugated iron to write Ms. Tram's name and date of death. And they also used some large rocks brought from other places to make a tombstone. Currently, Ms. Tram's family from Hanoi has come here to exhume her grave and bury her in her hometown. Although now there is only a small hole left at the relic, for the pilgrims who come here to visit the place of her sacrifice, it is still very sacred.

b, Function: is a relic site serving tourists

c, Scale: current area 0.30 ha, expanded to 0.50 ha to protect the relic to serve sightseeing and relic protection activities.

Includes main areas:

1. The relic site of the martyrdom and the memorial stele of the heroic martyr - doctor Dang Thuy Tram

2. Facilities serving tourism

In addition to the above relic sites, Dang Thuy Tram tourist area also has the following functional areas:

Reception service area

a, Location: located at the current parking lot at the end of the road to Dang Thuy Tram relic site from National Highway 1A, adjacent to Liet Son Lake, Pho Hoa Commune (Duc Pho District).

b, Function: is the reception and general operation service area of the tourist area, and is also a stop before visiting the areas along the itinerary following Dang Thuy Tram's Diary.

c, Scale: current area 0.1 ha, expanded to 1.04 ha to serve reception and general management activities.

Main subdivisions

Parking lot: serves the parking needs of visitors and tourists. General operation and service building: is the working area of the management board and other departments serving the activities of the tourist area and providing services for visitors and tourists such as food service, souvenir sales, tour guides, vehicle rental, etc.

Dang Thuy Tram Eco-tourism Area

Dang Thuy Tram Eco-tourism Area is a comprehensive eco-tourism area combining the exploitation of natural values with activities to commemorate the heroic martyr - Doctor Dang Thuy Tram and the resistance war against America to save the country in Quang Ngai. The two sides of Liet Son Lake have a scale of 100.58 hectares including 2 main areas

East of Liet Son Lake

a, Location: Located on the western slope of Trung Tram mountain, adjacent to Liet Son lake

b, Function: is an eco-tourism area aimed at weekend tourists and short-term tourists.

c, Scale: 33.91 ha scale Including main areas

Boat dock area: serving water traffic on Liet Son Lake

Food court: serving the culinary needs of visitors and tourists.

Ecological fishing area: serving the fishing needs of visitors and tourists.

Landscape green land combined with camping: is a green area combined with camping grounds designed in the model of field bases with A-shaped bunkers, resting huts...

Similar to the military base of guerrillas and liberation army during the war against America, serving the camping and outdoor activities needs of tourists.

West of Liet Son Lake

a, Location: Located on the western slope of Liet Son Lake

b, Function: is an eco-tourism area aimed at high-end tourists such as resort guests and tourists with long travel time.

c, Scale: 66.67ha. Including main areas

3. Reception area: is the area serving reception, management activities... of the tourist area. 4. Water sports area: is the area organizing water sports activities to serve the needs of tourists such as boating, fishing, windsurfing...

5. Resort: serving tourists to take advantage of the climate and water surface. The resort is planned and designed with inspiration from Dang Thuy Tram's Diary and the resistance war against the US with a system of resort facilities built and arranged according to the model of the liberation army bases such as guerrilla camps, liberation army camps, liaison camps... The resort is expected to have about 300 beds.

6. Dang Thuy Tram Park is an ecological park named after Dang Thuy Tram to honor and commemorate the heroic martyr, doctor Dang Thuy Tram with main items such as a statue garden depicting outstanding events in the work Dang Thuy Tram's Diary as well as in her life, a garden growing medicinal plants, precious ornamental plants, a Dang Thuy Tram memorial garden, a monument honoring Dang Thuy Tram and martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the resistance war against America...

7. Boat dock area: serving water traffic on Liet Son Lake.

8. Green landscape land combined with camping: is a green area combined with camping grounds to serve the camping and outdoor activities needs of tourists.

H're ethnic tourist area - Dong Lon hamlet

Location: located in Dong Lon hamlet, Ba Trang commune (Ba To district) on the way to Duc Pho Infirmary relic site.

Function: is an ethnic tourism area that exploits the cultural values of the H're ethnic minority to organize cultural and ecological tourism types according to the model of community tourism areas organized and operated by the community.

Scale: 35.82 ha

Includes key areas

9. Service area: is the area serving the reception and management activities of the tourist area with main items such as reception operator house, food service house, etc.

10. Residential area: is an existing residential area planned for expansion with the aim of creating a living environment that ensures the quality of life for the H're people, overcoming the nomadic lifestyle of the H're people and attracting more H're people from other places to resettle. In the residential area, a system of public works such as medical stations, classrooms, cultural houses, sports fields, transformer stations, clean water treatment stations, etc. is planned to be built. In addition, the H're people's houses are also exploited to serve the accommodation needs of tourists according to the homestay model. The residential area is expected to meet the needs of about 500 people.

11. Agricultural production area: is the land planned to serve the agricultural and handicraft production activities of the H're people with main items including cultivated land, handicraft workshop area... Including main areas: Food cultivation area to serve the needs and production

Medicinal herb growing area: growing precious medicinal herbs, providing for the activities of Dang Thuy Tram tourist area and as commodities sold to tourists and other needs.

12. Green landscape area: is a green landscape area that also serves the camping and outdoor activities needs of tourists.

Thac Troi Eco-tourism Area

Location: Located in the Thac Troi area at the foot of Chu Ong Khen mountain

Function: is an eco-tourism destination that exploits the eco-tourism potential of Thac Troi and at the same time contributes to diversifying tourism products on the Dang Thuy Tram tourist route.

Scale: area 20.17 ha

Comment