BAC SON SAFETY ZONE: HISTORY AND PRESENT

Tóm tắt

According to Decision No. 1714/QĐ-TTg dated September 23, 2013, and Decision No. 2475/QĐ-TTg dated December 19, 2016, by the Prime Minister, 10 communes and 1 town in Bac Son district is recognized as part of the Central Safe Zone in Lang Son province during the resistance against French colonialism. The main purpose of this article is to study the history and role of Bac Son from the Bac Son Uprising (1940) to the end of the resistance against French colonialism (1954) to clarify why Bac Son was recognized as a Central Safe Zone. Additionally, the authors clarify the current status of the Bac Son Safe Zone and discuss issues related to the preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural values of the region. Using historical and logical methods as the main approach, combined with ethnographic fieldwork, synthesis, and analysis methods, the authors conducted the research to address the research goals and tasks. The research results show that from the Bac Son Uprising to the victory of the national resistance against France, the land and people of Bac Son made significant contributions to the revolutionary cause of the nation, deserving of being a Central Safe Zone during the resistance against French colonialism. Today, it is essential to develop solutions to preserve and promote the values of the Safe Zone in this region.