Promoting historical values ​​in tourism development

Binh Phuoc Online Newspaper summarizes the contents of the discussion "Promoting the value of the victory of Route 14 - Phuoc Long in tourism development"

The victory of the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign has created values ​​of historical tourism with relics bearing the historical mark of the heroic land such as: Phuoc Long Victory Monument, Ba Ra Temple, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh Memorial Garden, the place marking the crimes of the US - puppet at Dak Lung Bridge, especially the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign Museum...

Opening up the source of tourism development

Phuoc Long Town is located in the Northeast of Binh Phuoc Province, at the transitional position between the Southeast and the Central Highlands. Phuoc Long has many advantages on the journey to become a dynamically developing urban area and is a particularly important location in the province's tourism development strategy.

Phuoc Long owns famous scenic spots such as Ba Ra Mountain, Thac Mo Lake, Long Thuy Lake; relics bearing the historical mark of the heroic land such as Phuoc Long Victory Monument, Ba Ra Temple, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh Memorial Garden, the place marking the crimes of the US - puppets at Dak Lung Bridge. In particular, from the brilliant results of the victory of the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign, in 2002, the People's Committee of Phuoc Long town built the Phuoc Long Traditional House, and in 2018, it was upgraded and built on a larger scale and renamed the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign Museum (Ward 5, Long Thuy Ward) - a place that preserves many precious artifacts of the war, reminding viewers of the memories of a glorious past.

With many beautiful landscapes of historical and cultural significance, Phuoc Long town has great potential for tourism. In the photo: Phuoc Long Victory Monument at the Dak Lung Bridge intersection, Phuoc Long town - Photo: Gia Khanh

At the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign Museum, many war weapons such as C123 and F5E aircraft, T34 and M48 tanks, 105mm cannons are on display; images, artifacts and a model of the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign are displayed, showing the battles and attacks of our army and people through documentary films introducing the campaign. A solemn part displays the evidence of Ba Ra prison and the revolutionary life of Major General Nguyen Thi Dinh. The soul of the museum is the exhibition space about the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign. These are images, artifacts and documents displayed clearly showing the preparation process, developments and results of the campaign as well as the contributions of the army and people of Phuoc Long in the Road 14 - Phuoc Long battlefield...

With the above values, many tours, routes and tourism products have been created to connect Phuoc Long town with other localities in and outside the province, contributing to the development of Binh Phuoc tourism in general and Phuoc Long in particular. Typically, many tours and routes have been designed to connect tourist attractions in Phuoc Long town such as: Visiting the Road 14 Museum - Phuoc Long - Phuoc Long Victory Monument - Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dinh Memorial Garden - the place where the crimes of the US - puppet regime were recorded at Dak Lung bridge; combining visits to places with historical relics and some scenic spots such as: Ba Ra mountain, Thac Mo lake, Long Thuy lake; Tours and tourist routes connecting tourist attractions in Phuoc Long town with other localities in the province such as: Dong Xoai Victory Monument (Dong Xoai City) - Road 14 Museum - Phuoc Long (Phuoc Long Town) - Giao Te House, special national relic of the Southern Vietnam Liberation Army Command Base (Loc Ninh District) - Tau O Victory Site (Hon Quan District) - 3,000-person Tomb Relic (Binh Long Town); tours and tourist routes connecting tourist attractions in provinces and cities in the Southeast region (Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Tay Ninh...) with Binh Phuoc Province; international tourist route "One day through 4 countries": Binh Phuoc (Vietnam) - Kratie, StungTreng (Cambodia) - Champasak (Laos) - Ubon Thani (Thailand)...

The above tours and tourist routes have attracted many domestic and foreign tourists to visit such as: veterans, relatives of martyrs, revolutionary families, youth organizations, students... Visiting revolutionary sites and learning about historical destinations contains many profound social and humanistic meanings, providing realistic and vivid information about history and culture, having educational significance, arousing patriotism and national pride among the people.

In recent years, some tourist attractions in the province such as the special national relic of the Southern Vietnam Liberation Army Command Base, the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Museum, the exhibition area of ​​artifacts at the end of the Ho Chi Minh Road and the House of Communication have seen a fairly high increase in the number of visitors. According to statistics from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in 2024, the total number of tourists is estimated at 1,465,050, reaching 117.71% of the plan and increasing by 54.81% compared to 2023 (of which, domestic visitors are 1,452,292, international visitors are 12,758); total tourism revenue is VND 814.57 billion, reaching 100.71% of the plan and increasing by 49.33% compared to 2023.

Meaningful type of tourism

The victory of the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign has created values ​​for historical tourism. Not only do young people have the opportunity to approach history in a more natural, authentic and interesting way, but adults also have the opportunity to look back at history, understand the stories to inspire learning for the next generation. When people know and understand the history of the country and the people, they will naturally know how to respect traditional values, respect the contributions of their ancestors; have a more objective view of the country, of their own origins to continue to nurture national pride and preserve sacred cultural identity, avoiding the situation of history being distorted and falsified for bad purposes.

To continue promoting the rich tourism resources in the province and the historical value of the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign, in the coming time, it is necessary to focus on solutions such as: Proposing to implement planning, adjusting and supplementing the planning of tourism development projects related to the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign according to Decision No. 1489/QD-TTg dated November 24, 2023 of the Prime Minister approving the Planning of Binh Phuoc province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050; Decision No. 1259/QD-TTg dated October 24, 2024 of the Prime Minister approving the adjustment of the Planning of Binh Phuoc province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, as a basis for implementing investment, preserving and promoting the historical value of the victory of the Road 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign.

Research and issue documents on management and planning, preservation and sustainable promotion of the historical value of the victory of Road 14 - Phuoc Long in tourism development; at the same time, preserve and promote the value chain of tangible and intangible cultural heritages, traditional cultural values ​​in Phuoc Long town and neighboring areas to form a value chain in connecting tours and tourist routes. Organize research and assessment of tourism resources through the heritage system of the victory of Road 14 - Phuoc Long, the Museum of Road 14 - Phuoc Long, consider the conditions of infrastructure and technical facilities serving tourism to have a medium-term public investment plan and invite corporations and enterprises to carry out socialization work suitable for each investment item.

Road 14 Campaign Museum - Phuoc Long, a place to educate about patriotic and revolutionary traditions with many war artifacts - Photo: Gia Khanh

In addition, continue to research, design, build and introduce more tours, routes, and historical tourism products associated with the Route 14 - Phuoc Long Campaign that are new, unique, and bear the unique mark of Binh Phuoc. In which, focus on creating special emotions, rediscovering historical marks of the resilient and indomitable resistance period of our army and people; directly meeting, exchanging and listening to the sharing from the witnesses and descendants with real stories of real people and events, avoiding the psychology of "going to know" of tourists...

Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/20/167527/phat-huy-gia-tri-lich-su-trong-phat-trien-du-lich