A tour of the red addresses

In August 1945, the revolution succeeded, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam was established. In the midst of a busy schedule, the new Vietnamese press had not yet formed when the nationwide resistance war against France broke out. The Party and the Government retreated to Viet Bac to carry out the long-term resistance war. The two most important tasks from the end of 1946 were the resistance war and the nation-building war. During the 9 years of arduous resistance war, along with the general development, the revolutionary press was also formed and developed from the war zone.

Khuoi Nam hut, Truong Ha commune, Ha Quang district ( Cao Bang ) - where the editorial office of Vietnam Independence Newspaper was located (1941).

It can be seen that, with the completion of the construction of the national historical relic of Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School in Tan Thai commune, Dai Tu district on August 9, 2024, Thai Nguyen province and the provinces in the Viet Bac region have basically "finished drawing" the map of historical relics of the resistance press born and developed on this land. In Thai Nguyen province, the most concentrated relics are in Dinh Hoa district. In which, Diem Mac commune has the relic of the place where the Vietnam Journalists Association was founded (April 21, 1950); the editorial office of the Cuu Quoc Newspaper; the place where the Vietnamese photography and cinema industry was founded. Son Phu commune is the headquarters of the Truth Publishing House and the Voice of Vietnam Radio . The small hamlet of Khau Dieu, Dinh Bien commune, on October 20, 1950, witnessed the birth of the People's Army Newspaper. At that time, this place was also the location of the National Defense Publishing House.

About 15 kilometers up, at Khuon Nha village, Quy Ky commune, on March 11, 1951, Nhan Dan Newspaper published its first issue; Le Hong Phong Printing House (now Tien Bo Printing One Member Limited Liability Company) was also located here. As the center of ATK during the resistance war, Phu Dinh commune was where Su That Newspaper was located from early 1947, and Binh Thanh commune was the residence of the Central Communications Department - the predecessor of today's Information and Communications industry.

In Dai Tu district, in addition to the Huynh Thuc Khang Journalism School in Tan Thai commune, Choi hamlet, My Yen commune is where the headquarters of the National Salvation Literature and Arts Association and the Editorial Office of the Literature and Arts Magazine are located; Cao Van commune (now Cu Van commune) is the headquarters of the Labor Newspaper... Phu Ly commune, Phu Luong district at that time had the Editorial Office and Printing House of the National Salvation Newspaper; the Printing Facility of the Liberation Flag Newspaper once secretly operated in Tien Phong ward, Pho Yen city...

Newspaper map published in Viet Bac during the resistance war against France.

Not as dense as Thai Nguyen, but in the journey to learn about the red addresses of revolutionary journalism, we noted that Tuyen Quang province was also a locality that contributed significantly to the resistance journalism activities. For a period, Tan Trao commune was the location of the editorial office of Cuu Quoc Newspaper and the Truth Publishing House; Minh Thanh commune had the editorial office of Tien Phong Newspaper; Trung Yen commune had the headquarters of Vietnam News Agency; Hao Phu commune was the location of Lao Dong Newspaper for a period of time...

Yen Son and Chiem Hoa districts of Tuyen Quang province also mark the periods when press agencies were headquartered... Bac Kan province is the location of the National Radio Station, the editorial office and printing house of the Cuu Quoc Newspaper. Cao Bang province also bears the mark of the place where Uncle Ho founded the Viet Nam Doc Lap newspaper (on August 1, 1941 in Truong Ha commune, Ha Quang district) and the place where Viet Nam Doc Lap newspaper was printed in Hong Viet commune, Hoa An district...

Over the past few decades, most of the red addresses of the country's press have been affirmed and honored. Some have been built into relic sites; some have just stopped at placing memorial steles to educate the traditions for generations.

Huu Minh

Source: https://baobacgiang.vn/mot-vong-tham-nhung-dia-chi-do-postid418366.bbg