A visit to the Dong Bo revolutionary base.

My house is located next to the Tac River (Nha Trang City). Every day, I go to the river to help my parents, and looking across, I always wondered what interesting things lay hidden deep within the majestic Hoang Ngu Son mountain range (Dong Bo mountain). When I asked the adults in the village, they only said that this place was a symbol of the indomitable will and resilience of the people of our homeland.

The passageways leading into the caves at the Dong Bo revolutionary base are narrow.

I still remember that historic April day long ago, when we children visited the Dong Bo revolutionary base (located in Phuoc Dong commune, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa province). Dong Bo is considered one of the unique revolutionary bases, with its highlight being a series of thousands of rocks forming a cave system more than 20km long.

The Dong Bo base area served as a revolutionary stronghold for the people and army of Khanh Hoa for 30 years, from 1945 to 1975. The base is an area with a system of high mountain ranges forming a long arc, creating a solid defensive wall.

That day, the weather was sunny and beautiful. The higher we climbed, the more difficult the path became, rugged and overgrown with wild bushes. Every few hundred meters, our group had to sit down to rest and drink water to quench our thirst. The closer we got to the cave entrance, the more we had to squeeze through crevices in the stacked rocks. It seemed that time could not erase the traces of war. There were large rocks that had been hit by bombs, with half of them completely torn off.

The deeper we went, the more caves and crevices we encountered, both large and small. To enter and explore, we had to crawl and crouch as much as possible. The complex terrain inside the caves made it impossible for the enemy to decipher the movements of our troops, which is why this place is also known as the "Stone Cave Secret Zone".

Going deeper inside, we saw more clearly the items used during wartime. Touching these objects, we felt as if we were touching a part of glorious history. There were bamboo platforms securely fastened to the rock face, and makeshift kitchens covered in charcoal ash… Truly, only by seeing them firsthand could we children fully understand the creativity and courage of the soldiers who had to endure hardships in this place.

Dong Bo Revolutionary Base - a significant site for educating patriotism.

Half a century after the country fell silent from hostilities, Dong Bo is now undergoing a transformation, becoming an important historical site for educating the younger generation about national traditions.

Today, Dong Bo is also an interesting tourist attraction. Visiting the former war zone, tourists will see relics of the resistance war. These include large wooden logs used as roof supports or as makeshift walkways. In addition, the area still preserves bamboo platforms and tightly packed firewood used as beds and floors for meetings and watching cultural performances.

Although we weren't born during wartime, every time we set foot in the Dong Bo revolutionary base, our generation is always deeply moved, filled with pride, and cherishes every moment of peace we live in even more.

(According to Women's Magazine)

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