ATK Dinh Hoa (Dinh Hoa Safe Zones)

During the War against the French colonialists (1946 – 1954), Dinh Hoa district together with other districts: Dai Tu, Phu Luong, (Thai Nguyen province), Son Duong, Yen Son, Chiem Hoa (Tuyen Quang province) Don market (Bac Can province) are selected the Safe Zones (ATK) by the Central Party – the national Resistance War capital.There are lots of names of mountains, forests, streams, mountain passes and villages attaching their names with Uncle Ho and leaders from central, government, front and armies’ days in the war zone and making it become a historical place names that eternally exist in the Vietnamese people’s souls. Dinh Hoa Historical Monument Safety Zone (ATK Dinh Hoa) (Dinh Hoa district, Thai Nguyen province) rank among the Special National Historical Monument by the Prime Minister on 10/05/2012.

In the long and unending war against the French’s colonization, Cho Don was chosen to be the Safe Zone of the revolution. Since then, this land had welcomed and protected many Central Departments, as well as the most influential leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam. In the time between 1947 and 1952, almost all of the Central Departments had their headquarters in Cho Don. As a result, the underground tunnels were built in order to protect the prominent leaders and officers. Deep down under the ground, a whole complicated system of paths, tunnels, rooms were created. The whole construction was covered with a defense system that is able to withstand bombs and bullets of the enemy.

Coming to ATK in particular and Cho Don in general, tourists can not only visit many historical sites but also learn more about the lives of the local inhabitants, discovering their most beautiful cultural essences which can only be found there.