“Chi Huy Cave” – A journey back to the old battlefield through the lens of art

The work "Chi Huy Cave" by author Le Vinh Quy has excellently won first prize in the long video category in the monthly voting category of the Video/Clip Creation Contest "Vietnam Tourism Impressions 2025".

Not only impressing with its emotional images and professional filming techniques, the video also touches the hearts of viewers when telling the story of veterans' journey back to the old battlefield, where they were once attached to their youth, hardships and beliefs.

A cut from the video/clip Hang Chi Huy

Chi Huy Cave is a revolutionary historical relic located in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Tri province. This place used to be a secret base and strategic logistics of Command 559 during the resistance war against the US. This cave is now a new tourism product, combining sightseeing of majestic nature and learning about the heroic history of the nation.

The lens of author Le Vinh Quy leads viewers through mossy cliffs and small paths winding around the mountainside, where the traces of war are still imprinted in every stone. In that scene, the appearance of veterans – with their silver hair and distant eyes – creates a quiet dialogue between the past and the present.

If in the past, this cave was the "heart" of the battlefield, where important orders were given, now, under the lens of art, it has become a symbol of memory and peace . Amidst the sound of the stream flowing, the sound of the wind echoing through the cave ceiling, viewers can feel the sacred atmosphere, like the echo of time recounting a glorious period of the nation.

What is special about the video is the way the author skillfully combines the perspective of the soldier of the past with the beauty of the landscape today. The morning light shining down on the cave entrance, the mist surrounding the trees, and the slow footsteps of the veterans... are all captured in calm, delicate frames. Viewers seem to relive the emotional moments when the past and present blend together on the old battlefield now covered in a peaceful green.

Not only a tourist work, “Chi Huy Cave” also has profound humanistic values. The video reminds today’s generation of the silent sacrifices of their fathers and brothers, while also honoring the efforts to preserve and maintain historical relics associated with national memories. Many viewers after watching the video shared their emotional feelings, saying “it was like returning to the vivid history pages of the Fatherland”.

The First Prize for “Chi Huy Cave” is a worthy recognition for a work that combines art – history – tourism, opening up a new approach in promoting the image of Vietnam: not only beautiful in landscape, but also profound in memory and people.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/hang-chi-huy-hanh-trinh-tro-lai-chien-truong-xua-qua-ong-kinh-nghe-thuat-20251026204010909.htm