“Border Marks”: An impressive journey to visit border landmarks

In late October, the “Border Imprints” journey brought visitors the opportunity to experience special destinations along the Vietnam-Cambodia border in the two provinces of An Giang and Dong Thap. The journey not only suggested new directions for developing tourism products for the Southern region, but also aroused national pride through sacred imprints on the Fatherland’s borders.

Tourists visit destinations in Dong Thap, An Giang .

In Dong Thap , visitors begin their journey at landmark 232 at Dinh Ba International Border Gate, which marks the steadfast spirit of the border army and people in the fight to protect the Fatherland. Next is landmark 235 at Moc Ra Border Gate, a special double landmark located next to So Thuong River, demonstrating the efforts to demarcate and plant markers on complex terrain. The final stop in the locality is landmark 240 at Thuong Phuoc International Border Gate, where busy road and river trade routes converge.

In Dong Thap, the delegation listened to border guards introduce border markers between Vietnam and Cambodia.

Arriving in An Giang, the journey continues at milestone 275 at Tinh Bien International Border Gate, a bustling trading center of the Southwestern border region. Tinh Bien Market offers visitors unique cultural experiences, with strong Vietnamese-Khmer interweaving. In particular, milestones 301, 313 and 314 in Giang Thanh - Ha Tien have helped visitors deeply feel the significance of protecting the national border.

Border guards perform a ceremony at the border marker between Vietnam and Cambodia.

In addition, visitors also stopped to offer incense at the Temple of Heroic Martyrs and Youth Volunteers on Route 1C, and visited Mac Cuu Tomb, places associated with the work of opening up, exploring and preserving the southwesternmost land of the Fatherland.

Tourists check in at the Vietnam-Cambodia border landmark area in Dinh Ba commune, Dong Thap.

The journey “Border Imprints” is considered an educational – experiential – community tourism product, helping visitors better understand the sacred meaning of border sovereignty , while contributing to promoting the image of the honest, resilient and hospitable people of the Southwest region.

The milestones are places that mark the resilient stories of the border soldiers and civilians in protecting every inch of the Fatherland.

Border marker at Dinh Ba seen from Vietnam side.

Border markers between two countries are made by the neighboring country.

To visit the border markers in Dong Thap province, tourists are forced to wade through floodwaters because this is flood season in the western provinces.

After leaving Dong Thap, the delegation visited milestones in An Giang.

In addition to visiting border markers, tourists also come to offer incense and flowers at the Temple of Heroes and Martyrs who sacrificed their lives on the legendary Highway 1C.

Many visitors expressed their impressions of the charming river landscape and the historical stories associated with each milestone. The journey also brought a sense of pride when witnessing the “borders of peace”, where the two countries’ armies and people maintain friendly and cooperative relations.

Mr. Nguyen Huu An, Deputy Head of the Department of Tourism Resource Development Planning, representative of the survey team offered flowers at the temple.

The program was organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism in coordination with localities from October 23 to 25, with the participation of many travel agencies and tourism service units in the city. According to Mr. Nguyen Huu An, Deputy Head of the Department of Tourism Resource Development Planning (Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism), the survey aims to research and develop new tourism products associated with border experiences, contributing to diversifying tourism products to the source, strengthening the development linkage between Ho Chi Minh City - Dong Thap - An Giang and creating a unique identity for tourism in the Mekong Delta region.

The Temple of Heroic Martyrs, People's Armed Forces and Youth Volunteers who sacrificed their lives on Highway 1C in the border area of ​​Giang Thanh, An Giang (formerly Kien Giang province) is a project of profound political, social and humanistic significance, expressing the great affection and gratitude of the Party, State and People of the whole country to the heroic martyrs who sacrificed their lives on Highway 1C.

The "Border Imprint" tour is a product with profound educational - experiential - community significance, contributing to fostering national pride and a sense of responsibility among tourists for national border sovereignty.

Mr. An added that the "Border Imprint" tour could become a typical tourist route, helping visitors explore the beauty of the border region, understand more about history, culture and civic responsibility in preserving national sovereignty.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/du-lich/dau-an-vung-bien-hanh-trinh-an-tuong-tham-quan-cot-moc-bien-gioi-20251025175411877.htm