Sixty years ago, Vietnam became well-known all over the world for the Dien Bien Phu Victory which “resounded throughout the five continents and was world-shaking”. Today, the historical land of Dien Bien which is considered “Heaven’s land” has changed remarkably and has become a cultural, historical, economic and tourist centre of the northwest.
Memory of Dien Bien Province
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu historical victory (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2014), I revisited the old battlefields. I started from Hanoi at daybreak. After driving nearly 500 kilometers of winding roads that ran through mountains and hills, I reached Dien Bien Province at sunset.
I continued to go to the monument of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. Standing at the foot of the huge monument, I had strange feeling and my mind was flooded with the images and stories about the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954 is considered to be a glorious “golden milestone” in the history of the struggle of the Vietnamese people against foreign aggressors. It completely ended the invasion of the French colonialists in Vietnam and throughout Indochina and at the same time marked the complete collapse of old colonialism all over the world, paving the way for the movement of rising up to struggle for national liberation in the colonial countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu historical victory (May 7, 1954 – May 7, 2014), I revisited the old battlefields. I started from Hanoi at daybreak. After driving nearly 500 kilometers of winding roads that ran through mountains and hills, I reached Dien Bien Province at sunset.
I continued to go to the monument of the Dien Bien Phu Victory. Standing at the foot of the huge monument, I had strange feeling and my mind was flooded with the images and stories about the Dien Bien Phu Victory.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory on May 7, 1954 is considered to be a glorious “golden milestone” in the history of the struggle of the Vietnamese people against foreign aggressors. It completely ended the invasion of the French colonialists in Vietnam and throughout Indochina and at the same time marked the complete collapse of old colonialism all over the world, paving the way for the movement of rising up to struggle for national liberation in the colonial countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
 decided to launch the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Photo: VNP’s file  Over 2,000 bicycles were used to transport food, ammunition and other necessities to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield. Photo: VNP’s file  Soldiers of Brigades 315 and 312 pulled heavy artillery pieces to the battlefield. Photo: VNP’s file  Regiment 98 of Brigade 316 attacked to take C1 Hill. Photo: VNP’s file  Soldiers cheered near a French aircraft which had been shot down in Muong Thanh. Photo: VNP’file  At 17:40pm on May 7, 1954, the “Quyet chien, Quyet thang” flag proudly flew above the De Castries’ bunker. Photo: VNP’file  General De Castries and his entire staff were captured alive. Photo: VNP’file  French soldiers came to surrender in Dien Bien Phu. Photo: VNP’file |
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