The ancient Yen The land (now Yen The and Tan Yen) belonged to Bac Giang province, which was the heroic martial land. This place marks the uprising against the French colonialism of the Yen The insurgents led by Luong Van Nam (De Nam) and Hoang Hoa Tham (De Tham) lasting for 30 years, causing French colonial authorities and henchmen. awful awful canvas.
The imprint of historical battles
History records, in March 1884, after the insurgents defeated the battle at Duc Lan and Van Cau (now in Phu Binh, Thai Nguyen), at the temples and pagodas of Ha (now in Tan Trung commune, Tan Yen), De Tham, along with the like-minded farmers, sacrificed the flag to swear against the French to the end. At first, the insurgency gathered armies, local resistance groups and from surrounding areas. After the insurgency, the support of the people became stronger and stronger, forming a posture of military - people both fighting France and producing.
When De Tham was murdered, De Tham was exalted as a leader and brought the uprising to a new height. For a long time, throughout a region of Yen The was considered inviolable. Many times, the French colonialists sent soldiers to attack in order to destroy the insurgent army but all failed. The insurgency expanded its control area from Yen The to the Cau River, to the lower Thai Nguyen.
Not only conducting the resistance in Yen The area, De Tham also advocated coordination with other insurgents to create a continuous position that could reinforce and divide fire between each other when the French army raided. The "poisoning of Hanoi" in 1908 also had the hands of the Yen The insurgents who participated in it, although it failed, but it left a great echo in the anti-French movement. By 1913, the leader of De Tham died, the Yen The insurgent army also went into recession and the uprising ended that same year.
The bright spot of spiritual tourism
In 1984, exactly 100 years after the outbreak of the Yen The Uprising, the Yen The Festival was officially recognized by the State to commemorate the merits of the hero of Hoang Hoa Tham cloth and army. Since then, the Festival is held regularly every year from March 15 to 17 of the lunar calendar with many meaningful activities, recreating a majestic history of the uprising in the glorious history against foreign aggression. of our people. Especially, since 2013, 23 places of the Yen The uprising were recognized as a special national monument, Yen The festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage, Bac Giang province. pay attention to directing and organizing the solemn festival with many sacrifices, culture and sports activities as well as recreating part of the life and spirit of the people of ancient Yen The hundreds of years ago.
Yen The Festival is an opportunity for Bac Giang to promote and attract people to attend, visit, travel and explore this heroic and martial arts land. In addition to attending the festival, visitors can also spend time revisiting the sites of the ancient Yen The uprising. Oath temples - where the insurgents organize an oath to kill the enemy; Phon Xuong and Ho Chuoi fortresses - the place where battles marked the defeat of the French army ... In 2014, on the 130th anniversary of the Yen The Uprising, the bronze statue of De Tham was cast instead of the xi statue. The bamboo shoots are majestic in the monument cluster.
In recent years, Yen The Festival is not only known in Bac Giang and neighboring provinces that many domestic tourists have known and attended the festival. Many benefactors have contributed, repaired the temple, cast statues and set up the landscape of the central area of Phon Xuong increasingly spacious.
The tourism potential, especially ecotourism associated with the epic space of this land, is something that can be promoted. “The natural feature of Yen The is the freshness of the climate, with many hills and forests, dams, therefore, exploiting the historical and cultural values of Yen The Festival to develop tourism is one of key tasks set by the District Standing Committee.
Accordingly, in the coming time, the district will focus on promoting the inherent potential of the local brand such as Yen The hill chicken, Ban Ven clean tea ... associated with the formation of eco-tours - history in the area and surrounding areas. In particular, the connection of the West Yen Tu cultural and spiritual tourism route, Truc Lam Phuong Hoang Zen Monastery (Yen Dung), the ancient mandarin area (Viet Yen), the Cam Son lake area, Khuon Than (Luc Ngan). ..with Yen The in Bac Giang tourism development program overall. Hopefully, along with the right directions, in the future, Yen The will implement effective measures to quickly turn this epic land into an attractive destination on the national tourism map.
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