Majestic Truong Son mountains and forests

Stories are still hidden in the heart of legendary Truong Son

In the early 60s of the last century, the strategic minds of northern Vietnam made a genius decision: Use Truong Son to build a transport route from the large rear to the large front line. Truong Son Road or Ho Chi Minh Trail was born... There, Road 20 Quyet Thang is an important hub in the traffic network of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a vital road connecting East Truong Son with West Truong Son. .

To keep the "blood vessels" from being clogged, there were tens of thousands of youth volunteer soldiers, traffic workers, and civilians on the fire line who stayed day and night, bomb squads to catch bullets. A series of places on this route have become the coordinates of fire and blood, including the Ca Roong - ATP key (Ca Roong, A-shaped crab, Ta Le underground and Phu La Nhich pass), now the Km 63 area. +900 Provincial Road 562, is considered the "bomb bag" of Truong Son. The blood, tears and sweat of young men and women in their 20s were shed all over route 20, on the key points of Tra Ang, Ba Thang slope, A-ki, Ca Roong, ATP... creating the legend of the route. .

Truong Son is still there. But where are the pristine Truong Son roads that brought millions of soldiers, tens of millions of tons of weapons, ammunition, food, military equipment... from the rear to support the front lines more than 50 years ago? There are routes whose traces have been erased by time. There are roads that have been modernized. Of the 5 horizontal routes from east to west crossing Truong Son peak, only 20 Quyet Thang road starting from Xuan Son ferry through Phong Nha National Park to Laos is still quite pristine. During the 50 years after the war, the road was the embodiment of distance and forgetfulness.

Border landmark, Ca Roong border gate, where people from two provinces of Quang Binh (Vietnam) and Kham Muon (Laos) travel back and forth with travel documents without a passport

In 2022, the Thuong Trach border area suddenly "appeared" the Truong Son Martyrs' memorial temple - Street 20 Quyet Thang, Ca Roong key point - ATP. The temple is located at the end of Vietnam's territory on 20 Quyet Thang Street. Since then, pilgrimages have stirred up the whole mountainous area. The vast battlefield is warmed with the smoke of posterity. Through pilgrimages, people can see at 20 Quyet Thang a poetic, vibrant "road" between Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park next to a historical "road". The road connecting the fire coordinates was once sunk in the depths of the mountains and forests, revealing a hidden treasure trove of stories. Since then, many historical stories have been written down, many sacrifices have been commemorated, and many souls have been burned with incense.

"Journey to find the legendary Truong Son mark" is a tour program connecting never-before-published data about the history of this road; Stories that only exist in the fragmented memories of veterans and are silent behind the milestones and coordinates that are still persistently present in the middle of the forest. "Finding Truong Son's mark" at this time is also a move to compensate for the shortcomings of tourism workers with more than 4 million domestic visitors who come to Quang Binh each year. From now on, the story of this land will be more complete, it will be a seamless flow so that Vietnamese patriots will have more stories to understand about Vietnam.

Panorama of Tuoc village of the Ma Coong people, where visitors will stop for lunch and learn about indigenous people's culture

Experience memories of war amidst majestic mountains and forests

In fact, there have always been journeys to find the Truong Son mark over the past 50 years. Those are the returns of Truong Son veterans, to remember, to search for a coordinate of their blood and bones, and to light a stick of incense, or pay their respects to the tens of thousands of comrades who have fallen behind. There are personal journeys. There are organized itineraries. But no travel path has ever been laid out with professional measurements of travel, accommodation, and in-depth research on local culture, so that return trips are not lonely.

But Waterfall, where Ma Coong girls bathe in the stream before participating in the famous drum-beating festival of 18 border ethnic villages

The tour "Journey to find the legendary Truong Son mark" will do just that, to open roads to areas that were once difficult to reach such as the west side of 20 Quyet Thang Street, with historical and cultural milestones. who has just made his mark later in the Ca Roong - ATP center. The tour itinerary will be a companion for veterans and veteran families who want to revisit the old battlefields and smoke incense for their comrades.

Ma Coong ethnic children

The experience of Truong Son is always attractive to tourists, including foreigners. With "Journey to find the legendary Truong Son mark", visitors will experience authentic memories of war amid the majestic Truong Son; Come to the majestic Truong Son mountain range, where vast forests were burned by bombs 50 years ago, and have now recovered strongly; Visit But Waterfall, where Ma Coong girls bathe in the stream before participating in the drum-beating festival to find a lover.

The journey is also an opportunity for tourists to learn about the culture and life of the Ma Coong people (a branch of the Bru - Van Kieu ethnic group), where there is a famous drum-beating festival of 18 ethnic minority villages in the border area. gender. Tourism activities also partly help improve people's lives when they participate in the tourism supply chain with businesses.

Mr. Nguyen Chau A - General Director of Oxalis Holiday Company said that building the tourism product "Journey to find the legendary Truong Son mark" has many profound meanings. The trip brings tourists to "red addresses" during the war years, helping people in the country have the opportunity to visit historical relics and memorial temples for soldiers and young volunteers who sacrificed their lives. on route 20 Quyet Thang. At the same time, create opportunities to support the Ma Coong community living in the Vietnam - Laos border area to have the opportunity to participate in tourism activities and local economic development.

Visitors will be immersed in the life of the Ma Coong ethnic people

To implement this program, Oxalis organized surveys, arranged and trained the people of Tuoc village, a village of the Ma Coong people in the border region, to provide a lunch experience for tourists at the stilt house of the village. people; Instruct people to clean up the village, invest in clean water systems from upstream streams to the village, and water storage systems up to 30m3, build public septic toilets for residents and visitors to use. Especially training for villagers on preparing local dishes to serve tourists for lunch.

"This tourist route also contributes to enriching tourism products in Quang Binh so that tourists have many choices when traveling here" - Mr. Nguyen Chau A said.

Ma Coong people

Tour price

• Duration: 1 day

• Tour price: 1.450.000 VND/person (<6 years old free, 6 - 11 years old 50% tour price)

To pay tribute to the TNXP soldiers and veterans who lived and fought on this decisive route 20, Oxalis Holiday will be completely free for veterans and young volunteers when they join the tour. relatives, family and friends.

Oxalis Holiday will operate daily tours and have special incentives for groups of students, veterans, and organizations when participating in the tour.

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