National resistance relics are degraded
According to the History of Hai Phong City Party Committee, K15 Wharf is the starting point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail at sea, located in Van Huong Ward, Do Son District, Hai Phong. The vestiges of the old wharf are rows of stakes rising above the sea level near Van Set lagoon.
In the early 1960s, in response to the development requirements of the Southern revolution, the Politburo of the Central Party Executive Committee decided to open a route to transport weapons to the South by sea. In 1961, following the Directive of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission, the General Command decided to establish Group 759 (including soldiers who had just left the South and some Southern cadres who had gathered in the North). Group 759 was tasked with purchasing vehicles and transporting supplies to the Southern battlefield. On the night of October 11, 1962, the Phuong Dong 1 ship departed from K15 wharf. After 6 days and nights at sea, cleverly avoiding the enemy's pursuit, the ship safely arrived at Vam Lung - Ca Mau wharf. The first weapons transport by sea was successful.
On that road, thousands of tons of weapons continued to be transported to the Southern battlefield, contributing significantly to the final victory of the resistance war against the US to save the country. On August 18, 2008, K15 wharf was ranked as a National Resistance Historical Relic, according to Decision No. 63/2008/QD-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Over time, the Ben K15 relic has now deteriorated. In particular, storm No. 3 on September 7th caused dozens of square meters of stone monument to be broken and damaged, and 20 shade trees to be broken and fallen...
Investing nearly 235 billion VND to restore and embellish relics
To educate the tradition of patriotism and further promote the value of heritage, the People's Council of Hai Phong City decided to approve the Investment Project to build, restore and embellish the Ben K15 relic complex in Resolution No. 28/NQ-HDND dated July 19, 2019 and Resolution No. 27/NQ-HDND dated July 18, 2023 on adjusting the investment policy of the above project.
Accordingly, the city invested in the construction, renovation and overall restoration of the K15 wharf relic site on an area of 2.28 hectares, including the main items: Temple of heroic martyrs, pier combined with floating flower lanterns, simulated ship combined with living memorial statues of soldiers of the No Number Ship; Relief of General Vo Nguyen Giap with the Navy; square yard, gate to the relic and other auxiliary works. The total investment of the project is 234,539 billion VND, implemented from 2021-2026. The project contributes to ensuring synchronization in architecture, landscape, promoting the value of the K15 wharf relic site - a destination for political, cultural and tourism activities of Do Son district, Hai Phong in particular and the whole country in general.
According to the Hai Phong Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board (the project investor), recently, the professional agency has displayed and solicited public opinions on the draft of the relief of General Vo Nguyen Giap with the navy, the numberless ship and the soldiers of the K15 Wharf Relic Complex Investment and Restoration Project. Currently, the Project Management Board is urgently surveying and designing for appraisal and approval, striving to start the project in the first quarter of 2025.
