Visitors to Tan Hiep Prison relic site increase sharply

04:06, 18/06/2018

(ĐN)- According to Dong Nai Management Board of Relic Sites, more than 2,600 visitors came to the relic site of Tan Hiep Prison in Tan Tien ward of Bien Hoa city, doubled the figure in 2017.

 

(ĐN)- According to Dong Nai Management Board of Relic Sites, more than 2,600 visitors came to the relic site of Tan Hiep Prison in Tan Tien ward of Bien Hoa city, doubled the figure in 2017.

Tan Hiep Prison was one of the biggest prisons during the resistance war against American invader in the South. The prison is the location of a historical insurrection of destroying the prison on 2nd December, 1956, liberating nearly 800 revolutionary prisoners, and 22 of them had sacrificed with great fortitude.

Tan Hiep Prison relic site was recognized as national relic in 1994. In 2016, it was restored to become the place for sightseeing and traditional activities.

Reported by V.T