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Dong Loc Road Junction
The intersection of provincial roads 5 and 15 used to be the main junction of the supply line during the war against the US. American aircrafts heavily bombarded the area in repeated efforts to destroy the junction. The 20km section of road underwent 2,057 air bombardments. A unit of ten young female volunteers, aged 17 to 24 led by Vo Thi Tan was assigned to keep the road open to traffic. Despite repeated bombardments, they stayed at their post using only shovels and hoes to level bomb creators.
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Ke Go lake
This peaceful artificial lake surrounded by hills and mountains in Cam Xuyen dist, is located 70km south of Vinh. It took four years to built the 30km long lake, the main dam and the ten auxiliary dams. The lake is an attractive tourist site where people can go swimming, fishing, hiking or hunting.
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Nguyen Du Memorial site
Nguyen Du (1765 - 1820) is a great poet and cultural celebrity of Viet Nam. The temple dedicated to him was built in 1825 in his native land of Tien Dien village, Nghi Xuan dist.
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