During the journey of gratitude in July, the special National Monument Nga Dong Loc has become a particularly sacred red address for domestic and international people. Dong Loc intersection, once fierce with fire and smoke, has become a symbol of Vietnamese revolutionary heroism.
Today, the Dong Loc Relic Area is being built more and more spaciously, with many special architectural works such as: Tomb area of 10 female volunteers, National Memorial stele house, combat sand table, museum, tower. Dong Loc bell, statues of 10 female volunteers and many other spiritual cultural works.
In the complex of works of the Dong Loc Junction Relic Area, the Dong Loc bell tower is a work marked by contributions from the Trade Union and Lao Dong Newspaper.
The Dong Loc bell tower project was built from the initiative of Ha Tinh province, Lao Dong Newspaper, Golden Heart Charitable Society Fund, Investment Newspaper, National Academy of Administration... coordinated to organize and mobilize donations.
The process of starting the bell tower project encountered many difficulties in terms of funding, administrative procedures, the Party Committee leaders, the Editorial Board of Lao Dong Newspaper, and the Golden Heart Charitable Society Fund continuously visited Ha Tinh and the Crossroads. Dong Loc, conducted field surveys, worked with leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee, Ha Tinh Provincial Labor Confederation and relevant units and localities, actively implementing work to get the project started soon.
In addition, the leaders of Lao Dong Newspaper and the Golden Heart Charity Fund actively contacted agencies, organizations, businesses... to call and mobilize to contribute funds to build the bell tower. Many news and articles in Lao Dong Newspaper continuously communicated about the event, creating a spillover and attracting the attention of businesses, philanthropists and people from all walks of life to join hands to support funding for the project. Spirituality has this especially important meaning.
With the tireless efforts of the leaders of Lao Dong Newspaper, the Golden Heart Charity Fund and related units, the Dong Loc bell tower project broke ground on July 14, 2007, and construction began on on March 26, 2009 and inaugurated on January 2, 2011 with a total investment of about 27 billion VND volunteered by people across the country, of which the main items are a 37m high bell tower including 7 floors and 1 attic floor. The roof has a large bronze bell weighing nearly 6 tons, 3.7m high, 1.95m in diameter, made by artist Nguyen Van Ung (Hoa Mai Bronze Casting Facility - Ngu Xa, Hanoi) within 11 months.
On the evening of January 2, 2011, the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province solemnly held the inauguration of Dong Loc Bell Tower at Dong Loc Junction Relic Area.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Head of the Central Propaganda Department To Huy Rua reviewed the heroic tradition of our nation's great resistance war against America. Dong Loc - where thousands of the nation's outstanding children fell, including the extremely touching sacrifice of 10 young female volunteers who became a shining symbol of will and heroism. revolution, great symbol of the art of people's war. Comrade To Huy Rua also warmly praised and welcomed the initiative of Ha Tinh province, Lao Dong Newspaper, Investment Newspaper, and Golden Heart of Labor Fund for coordinating to organize merit donations to build the Nga Ba Bell Tower. Dong Loc. In particular, October this year is the occasion to celebrate the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Golden Heart Charitable Social Fund. During that journey, along with organizing donations to build the spiritual work of Dong Loc Bell Tower, the Fund organized activities to support people in areas of natural disasters, storms and floods, the Hoang Sa - Truong Sa Charity, and build building schools, boarding houses for poor students in localities, the Net of Gratitude program, taking care of Tet for workers and children of workers and civil servants, Trade Union Shelters... in Ha province Static and even water.
"The Dong Loc bell tower project has a particularly important mark, expressing the gratitude of the people across the country to the Martyrs and Heroes through the Golden Heart Charitable Social Fund" - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ha Tinh Le Ngoc Chau affirmed.
