As the cradle of the workers' movement, Cam Pha left behind many vestiges and architectural works of great value, reflecting a heroic historical period in the Mining Region.
Going back in history, in January 1884, the French colonialists forced the Nguyen Dynasty to sign a contract to sell the Hon Gai - Cam Pha mine to France to conduct coal exploration and exploitation. There are still many works related to this period. These are works built by the French, still in operation, such as: Cua Ong screening house (now belonging to Cua Ong Coal Selection Company), Port-tich crane, Cua Ong port; Cam Pha administrative agency building (Cam Pha coal region memorial site), Steel wire house (Cam Pha post office), Cam Pha guard booth, French mine owners' houses (now guest houses, traditional houses of coal companies); some houses for foremen, employees of the mine offices (houses on Le Loi A street, Phan Dinh Phung street, House No. 42 Nguyen Du street - Cai Chu's house).
In addition, there are other relics and architectural works of art such as: Crossroads of the road to Deo Nai mine, 12/11 Square, Port-tich crane No. 1 - Anti-aircraft artillery site - Command bunker of Cua Ong Coal Selection Company, Vung Duc Relic and Scenic Area, Than newspaper headquarters, Cam Pha Military School.
Cam Pha also has a historical relic of Uncle Ho's visit to Deo Nai coal mine in 1959, which was recognized as a national relic in 2016. "Despite the many changes of time, many structures still exist, preserving their landscape and architectural values. With great historical and architectural values, this is a valuable material for tourism development, creating unique products with unique values" - Mr. Bui Hai Son, Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Cam Pha City, shared.
It can be said that the relics not only reflect the heroic historical period, the strong workers' movement in the Mining Region but also are unique cultural and architectural works. Through many historical ups and downs, Cam Pha has also changed a lot. Many architectural works are still there, carrying their own unique values. Especially the Cam Pha Coal Region Memorial Site, a place with beautiful scenery.
To promote their value, many relics have been restored and invested in by Cam Pha City in collaboration with the Coal Industry. A typical example is the project to renovate and preserve the Town Hall area of about 4,800m2 into the Cam Pha Coal Relic Area (Cam Tay Ward) with a total investment of 15 billion VND. The houses here are restored to their original form, displaying historical themes of coal mining in the Coal Region with many documents, paintings, photos, reliefs, and artifacts of great historical value; banyan trees nearly 100 years old...
In fact, relics with great tourism potential have been paid attention to, preserved, and promoted with tourism products. In recent times, Cam Pha City has actively connected and formed unique tourism products such as: Miners' Night Street tourism experience, coal mine tour, monument tour, beautiful scenery of Vung Duc cave... In 2024, Cam Pha City also included the product of visiting Uncle Ho's relic site at Deo Nai coal mine into the province's typical product in 2024.
Recently, Cam Pha City and TKV have coordinated to restore the relic of the crossroads to Deo Nai mine, connecting relics managed by the coal industry, open-pit coal mining sites to form coal tourism routes and tours such as: 12/11 Square, the crossroads to Deo Nai mine, the place where Uncle Ho visited Deo Nai mine in 1959, Vung Duc relic and scenic area, Pooc-tich 1 bridge - anti-aircraft artillery site - command bunker of Cua Ong Coal Selection Company, National vocational skills assessment center for underground mining occupations...
In general, the above relics have great value and potential but seem to be left open, not fully exploited. Many tours and tourism products have been designed but their vitality is not long lasting. This requires more attention, coordination and stronger participation from Cam Pha City, TKV... so that the relics can be vividly recreated through unique tours and products.
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