Thanh Ban Phu Relic (local people often call it Hoang Cong Chat Temple) in Thanh An commune, Dien Bien province has long become a "red address" in patriotic tradition education.
The relic is about 10km south of the center of Dien Bien province, built by General Hoang Cong Chat and people of all ethnic groups.
According to the leader of Thanh An commune, General Hoang Cong Chat's real name was Hoang Cong Thu, from the old Thai Binh region (now Hung Yen).
In 1739, the uprising led by him broke out in the Son Nam region (Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hung Yen). In 1748, the insurgents returned to the upland Thanh Hoa region, following the mountain road to Hung Hoa (Northwest).
In May 1754, Hoang Cong Chat, along with General Ngai and General Khanh, two Thai ethnic leaders in Dien Bien, led the people of the ethnic groups to drive out the Fe invaders and liberate Muong Thanh (Dien Bien).
To have a long-term operating base, General Hoang Cong Chat and the people of all ethnic groups built Ban Phu Citadel in 4 years from 1758 to 1762.
Throughout 30 years (1739 - 1769) maintaining the fire of uprising, Hoang Cong Chat gathered the people of all ethnic groups in Hung Hoa region into a unified bloc, fighting together to defend the country and protect the mountains and forests in the border area of the Fatherland.
Today, the people of the Dien Bien and Northwest ethnic groups will forever remember the merits and great sacrifices of General Hoang Cong Chat and two generals Lo Ngai, Lo Khanh of more than 270 years ago.
Mr. Tran Van Hai - Chairman of Thanh An Commune People's Committee said that on the occasion of the 272nd anniversary of the victory of the Hoang Cong Chat army liberating Muong Thanh (1754 - 2026) and the 257th anniversary of the death anniversary of General Hoang Cong Chat, the commune will organize the Hoang Cong Chat Temple Festival from April 11-12 at Ban Phu Citadel Relic.
The festival is associated with a series of unique cultural, sports and tourism activities such as: Incense offering ceremony, commemoration of General Hoang Cong Chat and generals, insurgents and solemn traditional rituals, rich in national cultural identity; Opening program of the Festival; Mass art festival...
Today, coming to Dien Bien, tourists not only visit the relics of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 but also return to Thanh Ban Phu to light incense sticks and remember.
In 1981, the Thanh Ban Phu relic was ranked as a national historical and cultural relic. In June 2015, the Thanh Ban Phu Festival was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage.
