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Dien Bien Phu battleground, 70 years on

By Ngoc Thanh, Hoang Phuong   May 5, 2024 | 05:00 am PT
The Dien Bien Phu Valley in northern Vietnam, which 70 years ago was covered with steel wires and mines, is now a field of rice and corn where an airport with a capacity of 500,000 passengers each year.
Dien Bien Phu battleground, 70 years on

At the heart of Dien Bien Phu now many historic locations are preserved.

Dien Bien Phu battleground, 70 years on

A soldiers’ cemetery was built in 1958, several hundred meters to the south of A1 Hill. It now has the remains of 644 soldiers, many of which are unidentified.

Dien Bien Phu battleground, 70 years on

A key road in the city is named after general Vo Nguyen Giap, spanning five kilometers across the city.

 
 
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