Receiving the certificate of National Historical Relic of Le Dynasty Canal

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 26, at Nghi Yen commune, Nghi Loc district, Nghe An Department of Transport coordinated with Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration to organize the Ceremony to receive the certificate of Le Dynasty Canal Historical Relic in Nghe An.

Attending the ceremony were comrade Hoang Hong Giang - Director of Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration; On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Le Minh Thong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Le Hong Vinh - Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee and comrade Nguyen Hong Ky - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Executive Committee, Director of Nghe An Department of Transport.

Delegates from Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration and provincial leaders attended the ceremony.

Generations of officials and civil servants of the transport sector through the periods attended the ceremony.

The Le Canal was started in the Early Le Dynasty, passing through the four provinces of Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh, with a length of more than 500 km, of which the section passing through Nghe An is 128 km long, connecting Vinh city to Hoang Mai town. This section of the canal was one of the fiercest targets of attack during the two resistance wars of the nation.

Comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony.

Comrade Hoang Hong Giang - Director of Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration spoke at the ceremony.

In particular, during the years of fighting against the US to save the country, Nha Le Canal became one of the key waterways, the lifeline for transporting food and weapons to support the South to fight against the US to save the country...

Thanks to the timely cooperation and contribution of the Transport sector, the entire Nha Le canal in Nghe An in particular and the Nha Le canal in the 4 provinces in general are always guaranteed to be smooth.

Comrade Nguyen Hong Ky - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Transport read a speech at the ceremony.

During the resistance war, during nearly 10 years of operations along the routes and canals, with 1,350 cadres, employees, laborers, youth volunteers, porters... participating in the battle on the front of mine clearance, dredging routes, and fighting blockades, in Nghe An alone, 130 people heroically sacrificed their lives.

To commemorate and pay tribute to the heroic soldiers of the waterway industry who sacrificed their lives and to a legendary canal that has gone down in history, in 1996, the Nghe An Department of Transport chose Than Vu Mountain, near the burial place of 130 martyrs in Nghi Yen Commune, Nghi Loc District, to build the Le Dynasty Canal Memorial. In 2015, the memorial statue was restored and renovated by the Nghe An Department of Transport to be worthy of its historical value and new landscape.

Receiving the certificate of National Historical Relic of Le Dynasty Canal in Nghe An.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Hoang Hong Giang - Director of Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration and Mr. Le Minh Thong - Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee emphasized the cultural, historical and scientific values ​​of the Le Dynasty Canal Historical Relic.

In addition to its profound historical values, the Le Dynasty Canal Historical Site is also a place to preserve and develop the culture imbued with Nghe An's identity, the country's tragic memories throughout history, and is an honorable place to place a Memorial so that we can remember a legendary canal, commemorating those who died for their homeland and country.

View of the Le Dynasty Canal in Nghe An being restored and renovated.

Comrade Hoang Hong Giang - Director of Vietnam Inland Waterways Administration emphasized: Nghe An province, localities and management units need to have measures to preserve and effectively promote the value of the relic so that the historical relic of Nha Le canal in Nghe An is not only a solemn spiritual address but in the future will become a famous place, contributing effectively to the preservation and promotion of the nation's heritage, developing the province's tourism economy.

Thanh Le