[In Pictures] Visiting Dien Bien Phu battlefield

The Dien Bien Phu Campaign declared victory on May 7, 1954, contributing to the decisive end of the resistance war against the French colonialists.
Students of Dien Bien Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School visit and learn about the history of A1 Hill.
Students of Dien Bien Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School visit and learn about the history of A1 Hill.

69 years have passed and the war is far away. The old battlefields are now historical relics and vestiges, with many stories of a fierce time.

On these historic May days, many visitors from all over the country visit Dien Bien province, where the Vietnamese army and people made the global-shaking victory of Dien Bien Phu.

People visit Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum.

People visit Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum.

– A panel in celebration of the 69th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, outside the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum.

– A panel in celebration of the 69th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, outside the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum.

Visiting Dien Bien, young people can listen to historical stories and glorious victories of the heroic days of the past.

Visiting Dien Bien, young people can listen to historical stories and glorious victories of the heroic days of the past.

Historical evidence on A1 Hill.

Historical evidence on A1 Hill.

Visitors to the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Muong Phang.

Visitors to the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in Muong Phang.

Many people pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the A1 National Martyrs Cemetery.

Many people pay tribute to heroic martyrs at the A1 National Martyrs Cemetery.

The A1 National Martyrs Cemetery.

The A1 National Martyrs Cemetery.

Tourists take a panoramic view of Dien Bien Phu City from the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.

Tourists take a panoramic view of Dien Bien Phu City from the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.

Tourists visit General Vo Nguyen Giap’s living and working shack at the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

Tourists visit General Vo Nguyen Giap’s living and working shack at the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

The tunnel through the mountain at the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

The tunnel through the mountain at the headquarters of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument.


Photo: NDO/ DANG KHOA