On March 25.3, talking to Lao Dong Newspaper reporter, Mr. Nguyen Duc Loc - Director of Thua Thien Hue History Museum said that Ngo Dinh Can's house and Chin Ham area were recognized by the Minister of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture and Information). Culture, Sports and Tourism) ranked as a National Historical Event Souvenir in Decision No. 2015/QD-BT dated December 16.12.1993, XNUMX. Currently, the relic is directly managed by Thua Thien Hue Museum of History, with Hue City People's Committee being the coordinating management unit.
According to Mr. Nguyen Duc Loc, Ngo Dinh Can's 2-story villa became deserted because the building degraded over time and few people or tourists came here to visit.
According to Mr. Loc, along with being recognized as a national historical relic, the nearby Chin Ham relic site has many visitors because it is a "red address" for education about patriotism and revolutionary traditions.
Every year, a large number of schools, veteran associations, and organizations inside and outside the province come to organize incense offerings, offer flowers, commemorate fallen heroes and listen to explanations about the "Hell on Earth of Nine Hams". ”.
Ngo Dinh Can's house is degraded so it can be dangerous for visitors. Currently, this house area has been zoned and marked by the History Museum in accordance with the Heritage Law to prevent encroachment.
“With resources as well as actual conditions, we give priority to the Nine Ham Historical Site. As for Ngo Dinh Can's house, in addition to lacking resources, because this is a place where very few people visit and learn about it and the building is degraded, gloomy, and can be dangerous, we only put up warning signs and cleaned up the house. clean regularly. We very much welcome and hope to be able to socialize and find investors to preserve and exploit this relic in the future" - said the leader of Thua Thien Hue History Museum.
Chin Ham is located in the middle of a pine hill at the foot of Thien Thai mountain (also known as Ngu Tay mountain), about 1km from Ngo Dinh Can's villa. Although it is called Nine Tunnels, there are actually eight bunkers and a guard camp.
In 1941, the French colonialists built the Chin Ham area on a small hill to hide weapons. In 1945, after the Japanese coup "ousted" France (March 9.3), the French army took all the weapons and the bunkers have been vacant since then.
During the period when Ngo Dinh Can ruled the Central region, he renovated and used Chin Ham as a solitary confinement area for those who were patriotic or had opposition to the Ngo family dictatorship. The Chin Ham area since then became prohibited zone.
Ngo Dinh Can's House and Chin Ham area were ranked as National Historical Monuments and Event Souvenirs by the Minister of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in Decision No. 2015/ Decision-BT dated December 16.12.1993, XNUMX. Currently, the relic is directly managed by Thua Thien Hue Museum of History, with Hue City People's Committee being the coordinating management unit.
