That is the memory of Mr. Do Duc Long, former cadre of the Hanoi Party Committee, rushing back like a slow-motion film, vivid and touching, before the special exhibition "Forever the Triumphant Song" organized by Hoa Lo Prison relic, on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital. Each photo, document, artifact... seems to tell the story of a heroic Hanoi from the days of fire and smoke to the moment of brilliant flags and flowers, welcoming the victorious army and taking over the Capital on October 10, 1954.

Grandson Hoang Viet Quang Anh, a member of Lieutenant General Vuong Thua Vu's family, expressed pride in his father and grandfather at the exhibition.

At the exhibition area “Perseverance”, viewers travel back in time to the winter night of December 19, 1946, the moment when the national resistance war began through the photo “Lang Fortress preparing to fire”, captured by photographer Nguyen Ba Khoan. In the old photos, the eyes of the soldiers of the Capital Regiment shine with a strong belief bearing the oath “Determined to die for the Fatherland”.

Moving on to “Hanoi - the day of victory”, the highlight in the center is the photo of the signing of the Geneva Agreement in 1954, marking an important step in the struggle for national independence. Next to it, the map of the 80-day assembly area of ​​the French army makes viewers touch the memory of a Hanoi temporarily divided in two, and then the light of freedom burst forth when the capital was completely liberated. On the bright red wall, black and white photos recreate many precious moments of the historic October: Long Bien Bridge in the mist, Trang Tien street covered with flags and flowers, a baby waving a flag on his father's shoulder, a silver-haired old woman giving a bouquet of fresh flowers to a young soldier, a map of the march to take over the capital, the footsteps of the army through each street...

Among the crowd of visitors, we met relatives and family of Lieutenant General Vuong Thua Vu - Commander of the Hanoi Front. In 1941, he was arrested by the French colonialists and detained at Hoa Lo Prison for a period of time. Here, he fought so hard that the French soldiers whispered to each other about a "dangerous man"; "a martial arts teacher, a military teacher, proficient in all 18 martial arts", and was respected by his fellow prisoners as a "bushido". Then, just a few years later, that brave prisoner commanded the defense battle at the end of 1946, turning every house and street corner of Hanoi into a fortress, steadfastly holding on, determined to die for the capital. Then, it was also commander Vuong Thua Vu who led the victorious army to return to take over Hanoi after nearly 9 years of arduous resistance. The entire historical journey was recorded by him in pages full of heroic and emotional writing.

At the Hoa Lo Prison relic today, looking at the faded documents and images, Mr. Hoang Viet Thang, great-grandson of Lieutenant General Vuong Thua Vu, emotionally shared: “We are extremely grateful and happy that the names and contributions of our ancestors are engraved in the flow of history. Through the exhibition, we can see again the simple, resilient and passionate figure of the revolutionary soldier who served the Fatherland his whole life. This will forever be a guiding light, a reminder for the younger generation to live up to that glorious past.”

At the end of the journey, Hanoi's appearance calms down in the serenity of "The Fragrance of Hanoi". On the background of the song "Hanoi People", the hand-embroidered ao dai, wooden clogs, blue-glazed ceramic teapot, and photos of the peaceful old town after liberation evoke the delicate culture of the people of Trang An, in the early morning of a peaceful day./.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/van-hoa/doi-song/vang-khuc-khai-hoan-thu-do-912793