Inauguration of the memorial site for patriot Dang Thai Than

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 9, Nghi Loc District People's Committee held the inauguration ceremony of phase 1 of the project to build a memorial site for patriot Dang Thai Than in Nghi Phong commune.

Mr. Dang Thai Than, alias Ngu Hai, was born in 1873 in Hai Con village (now Phong Canh hamlet, Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc), and came from a family of Confucian scholars who worked as herbalists. He was the one who, together with Mr. Phan Boi Chau, founded the Duy Tan Association and initiated the Dong Du movement. In 1908, while being surrounded by the French, he heroically sacrificed himself to protect secret documents.

Inauguration ceremony scene

The memorial site of patriot Dang Thai Than was built in Nghi Phong commune, Nghi Loc district. The total area of ​​the memorial site is 2,658 m2, the total construction cost is nearly 5 billion VND, of which 1 billion VND is from the State budget, the rest is mobilized from socialized sources. The items of the memorial site include: memorial house, memorial house, monument stele and many other auxiliary works. After more than 4 months of construction, the project has completed phase 1, phase 2 including the tree planting package and the worshiping items package will continue to be completed in the coming time.

Ngoc Mai-Nghi Loc Station