Restore the "Northern Heavenly Road"

In recent days, people in Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district have been very happy with the news that the government has just restored part of the "North-South" road connecting from Lieu Hanh Temple to Hoanh Son Quan relic.

The road about 1km long with 1,000 stone steps has just been discovered by Quang Trach district, attracting great attention from local people and public opinion.

According to local people, in the past, on the North-South highway, when passing through Quang Binh province to Ha Tinh, people and their ancestors had to follow the mountainside to cross the towering Hoanh Son peak.

After the Ngang Pass road and the Ngang Pass tunnel were built connecting the two provinces, the road that our ancestors traveled on in the past gradually became less traveled and was buried in the forest.

According to historical records, the road passing through Hoanh Son range was built by our ancestors at the same time as the construction of Hoanh Son Quan relic - the place that divided the border between Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces in the past.

The newly discovered road is more than 1km long with about 1,000 ancient stone steps, passing the Ha Ma stele in front of the gate of the Holy Mother Lieu Hanh Temple (Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district), following the mountainside, in the middle of the dense forest, leading to the top of Ngang Pass through Hoanh Son Quan, to go to Ha Tinh side.

Informing reporters, Mr. Tran Quang Trung - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Trach district (Quang Binh) said that from information from local elders in Quang Dong commune, the district organized a survey and discovered traces of a trail made of ancient stone steps, stacked on top of each other, just enough for footprints, connecting from the temple of the Holy Mother Lieu Hanh to the gate of Heaven (Hoanh Son Quan).

According to Mr. Trung, this discovery has cultural and historical significance, contributing significantly to helping archaeologists determine the path of the "North-South" route and understand more about how ancient people crossed the dangerous Ngang Pass.

The Hoanh Son Quan relic, also known as the Heaven Gate by local people, was built in the 14th year of Minh Mang (1833).

In addition, along this stretch of road, authorities also discovered a number of ancient tombs made of stone. According to local elders, the stone tombs above may be the tombs of soldiers guarding the Hoanh Son gate in the past who were buried by the people when they passed away.

According to historical records, Hoanh Son Quan was built in the 14th year of Minh Mang (1833). The gate was built on the mountain, surrounded by stone mountains, with a gate in front, walls on the left and right, and barracks.

The army to build Hoanh Son Quan was 300 people, led by the Governor Tran Van Tuan. The completion time was 1 month. After completion, 20 Quang Binh soldiers took turns guarding it.

Hoanh Son Quan Pass in the past was an important point guarding the "North-South" road with Hoanh Son Gate being over 4m high, construction started in the 14th year of Minh Mang. Also during this time, the "North-South" road was built with each side having 1,000 stone steps for pedestrians to pass.

Currently, 1,000 stone steps south of Hoanh Son pass with a length of about 1km, the vestiges of the ancient North-South highway have been discovered and restored by Quang Trach district.

According to historical records, in March 1833, King Minh Mang established a pass on Hoanh Son mountain to control the people and prevent criminals from passing through, so it was called "Hoanh Son Quan" - locals called it "Heaven's Gate". Pedestrians traveling along the "North-South" route had to pass through this only gate.

The pass was built on the mountain, surrounded by mountain stones, with a door in front, walls on the left and right, and barracks. The army that built Hoanh Son pass was 300 people, and it took 1 month to complete. After completion, 20 Quang Binh soldiers took turns guarding it.

Hoanh Son Quan Pass in the past was an important point guarding the "North-South" route with Hoanh Son Gate having a height of more than 4m, started in the 14th year of Minh Mang. Accordingly, during this time, the "North-South" route was also built between the two mountains of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh with each side having 1,000 stone steps for pedestrians to pass.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/khoi-phuc-con-duong-thien-ly-bac-nam-xuyen-qua-day-hoanh-son-hung-vi-192240924151926872.htm