Ho Chi Minh City announces 7 more ranked relics

On August 25, according to the leader of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Tran Thi Dieu Thuy signed decisions to rank 7 more city-level relics of Ho Chi Minh City.

Of these, 5 works were recognized as historical relics including: Tan Phuoc Communal House; Phu An Communal House; Ernst Thälmann High School; Red Areca Garden Memorial Area; Cho Lon Provincial Party Committee Base, Saigon - Cho Lon City Party Committee and 2 architectural and artistic relics: Truong Family Temple and Truong Minh Thanh's tomb; Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park.

Tan Phuoc Communal House is ranked as a city-level relic.

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Tan Phuoc Communal House at 254/4 Au Co, Tan Hoa Ward, was built around the end of the 19th century, marking many historical events during the 1940-1950 resistance war of the army and people of Tan Phuoc Hamlet, Phu Tho Hoa Commune, Gia Dinh Province in particular and the army and people of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh in general.

Phu An communal house (alley 108 Vo Duy Ninh, Thanh My Tay ward) has the traditional architecture of Southern communal houses, worshiping gods associated with the folk beliefs and spiritual life of Vietnamese people.

Ernst Thälmann High School (8 Tran Hung Dao, Ben Thanh Ward) was built by the French. The school was the starting point of rallies and demonstrations against American intervention in Vietnam and Indochina.

The Red Areca Garden Memorial Area (KP 29, Thoi An Ward) was the first base of Gia Dinh province in the resistance war against France, and was also the starting point for the formation of the An Phu Dong resistance base.

The base of Cho Lon Provincial Party Committee and Saigon - Cho Lon City Party Committee (Vuon Thom area, Truong Van Da street, Binh Loi commune) was where many meetings took place, making important decisions in the leadership of the resistance of Cho Lon Provincial Party Committee and Saigon - Cho Lon City Party Committee.

The Truong family temple and the tomb of Mr. and Mrs. Truong Minh Thanh (82/5 Ly Thuong Kiet and in alley 102 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanh Thong Ward) have typical characteristics of compound tombs for high-ranking mandarins of the Nguyen Dynasty, in the first half of the 19th century. The temple still preserves many valuable artifacts such as tablets, parallel sentences, horizontal lacquered boards, panels, and lamp stands.

Go Queo Ancient Tomb Park (Vo Chi Cong Street, Binh Trung Ward) is a cemetery from the Nguyen Dynasty, associated with the process of building and developing the Southern region, including the tomb of Left Tham Tri Pham Quang Triet and the tomb of Ninh Thai Governor Pham Duy Trinh.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-cong-bo-them-7-di-tich-duoc-xep-hang-185250825225010655.htm