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SteveByfleet
Leatherhead, UK346 contributions
Feb 2020
This area begins to help piece together the roles of the French, Viet Communists and Americans in Vietnam a lot better. I didn't know the DMZ was, at first related to the breakdown of French power and nothing to do with the American involvement of the 70's at all. I will read and learn more about the rise of communism in Vietnam and beyond in SE Asia. A real learning day
Written February 15, 2020
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Africa Tourist
Sydney, Australia9,302 contributions
Nov 2011 • Friends
Visited here in 2007. As a child of the 70s it gave great perspective to the war. It was an 11 hour day trip from Hue across the DMZ bridge and up to Khe San which was amazing. Australian eucalypts predominated the landscape which had been denuded by Agent Orange. The impact of this war on the Vietnamese people was evident from every place we viewed. However on top of Khe San it waas clear how determined the Vietnamese were to seek their freedom when you saw how it was overrun despite having a birds eye view of the surrounding valleys. The VC just came up the side of the mountain and literally over ran the US troops who pleased to have their fort shelled by troops on a nearby mountain, so ferocious was the battle. Planes and other war relics are atop the mountain.
Written September 19, 2012
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SirandMommie
British Columbia, Canada183 contributions
Feb 2017 • Couples
My favourite monument in all our travels.
We were on an 8-day Easy Rider trip and our guide kept saying he wanted to show us the statue of the 'Crying Mother' which was an intriguing thought. The name is very apt. This monument represents those families that were torn apart in 1954 when Vietnam was split into North and South and the anguish people felt. With the French moving out of the north, everyone was given 300 days in which to decide where they wanted to live and then the bridge over the Ben Hai River was blocked from travelling north or south. Another of our guides was personally affected, as his father was a 3 star general for the French. He moved his family, pulling up everything and travelled south. In 1975 when the Vietcong had control of Vietnam, his father was put into a POW camp for three years; one year for every shoulder stripe.
It was just pouring with rain on the day we visited, which made the area very atmospheric. The statues are truly impressive and the site encompasses quite a large area in order to walk around. We visited the monument and the Hien Luong bridge, but did not go into the museum as we were on a time crunch. The curators have left a large sentry structure overlooking the north side of the bridge, which at one time would have been manned by armed guards.
Hope to go back one day to take a look, but will have to make due in the meantime looking at pictures and info online.
We were on an 8-day Easy Rider trip and our guide kept saying he wanted to show us the statue of the 'Crying Mother' which was an intriguing thought. The name is very apt. This monument represents those families that were torn apart in 1954 when Vietnam was split into North and South and the anguish people felt. With the French moving out of the north, everyone was given 300 days in which to decide where they wanted to live and then the bridge over the Ben Hai River was blocked from travelling north or south. Another of our guides was personally affected, as his father was a 3 star general for the French. He moved his family, pulling up everything and travelled south. In 1975 when the Vietcong had control of Vietnam, his father was put into a POW camp for three years; one year for every shoulder stripe.
It was just pouring with rain on the day we visited, which made the area very atmospheric. The statues are truly impressive and the site encompasses quite a large area in order to walk around. We visited the monument and the Hien Luong bridge, but did not go into the museum as we were on a time crunch. The curators have left a large sentry structure overlooking the north side of the bridge, which at one time would have been manned by armed guards.
Hope to go back one day to take a look, but will have to make due in the meantime looking at pictures and info online.
Written April 23, 2017
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Phương M
Vietnam200 contributions
Jan 2017 • Solo
If you are a young Vietnamese growing up after the war, Hien Luong bridge over Ben Hai river is really worth visit. The DMZ marks 21 year separation of the South and the North (1954 - 1975), which is still seen as the blue painted part of Hien Luong bridge (symbolizes the peace of the North) and the yellow painted one (symbolizes the South). I was told back then during the war, every letter sent to the North from the South and vice versa had to be sent abroad first as there was no connection between the 2 sides of the country. Some classic Viet movies were also filmed here.
Written January 17, 2017
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isabella_deruiter
Rotterdam, The Netherlands395 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
A must see for everybody interested in history. The border between North and South Vietnam was exactly in the middle of the Ben Hai river. You can walk over the bridge until you meet the white line where the blue and the yellow painted parts of it come together. Now you're exactly at the border. Don't look down if you're paranoid about rotting planks which might break just the moment you set foot on them.
You are at a historical spot. In order to visualize better how it used to be back in the 60ies, visit the museum. It's all about the North and South and finally the unification.
Entrance fee is 50k Dong.
Before we came here, our guide took us to a war cemetery of 1900 Vietcong soldiers, many teenagers. Very impressive and moving.
Next logical stop from here are the Vinh Moc tunnels.
You are at a historical spot. In order to visualize better how it used to be back in the 60ies, visit the museum. It's all about the North and South and finally the unification.
Entrance fee is 50k Dong.
Before we came here, our guide took us to a war cemetery of 1900 Vietcong soldiers, many teenagers. Very impressive and moving.
Next logical stop from here are the Vinh Moc tunnels.
Written November 11, 2019
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Kevin D
Surrey, UK487 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
visited the Hien Luong bridge area parking at the north end. There are a couple of visitor centers there and some impressive monuments. One of the visitor centers is dedicated to the period when the DMZ was established in between the French leaving and the American war beginning. The other, on the east side of the road is dedicated to the American war period. Lots of ordnance, small arms, photo history etc.
Then you can walk across the Hien Luong bridge the old north south divide. The bridge is very old but still passable safely. On the south side of the river there is another monument. This is history.
(PS I did not do the tour but there is no specific tripadvisor page for the bridge area and visitor centers )
Then you can walk across the Hien Luong bridge the old north south divide. The bridge is very old but still passable safely. On the south side of the river there is another monument. This is history.
(PS I did not do the tour but there is no specific tripadvisor page for the bridge area and visitor centers )
Written December 9, 2018
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surfdogs88
Stuttgart, Germany316 contributions
Mar 2018
Walk over the bridge to the monument on the other side. Visit the small museum. Take a look at the speakers along the river.
Written March 16, 2018
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bruno l
Paris, France839 contributions
Dec 2017 • Family
Definitely a place to stop, take some time to walk the bridge and the river which was separating North & South Vietnam.
Spot the mark in the middle of the bridge and notice the 2 different colors used
A nice museum on the "north" side, as well as an impressive flag tower
So many things happened here not such a long time ago...
Spot the mark in the middle of the bridge and notice the 2 different colors used
A nice museum on the "north" side, as well as an impressive flag tower
So many things happened here not such a long time ago...
Written January 29, 2018
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LG_Kay
Singapore, Singapore7,512 contributions
Dec 2016 • Solo
I visited this place as part of my easy motorbike trip. A museum guide will explain the history of this place.There are some maps, old photographs with explanations, artifact such as the loudhailers used by both North & South sides to to broadcast propaganda. Just outside the museum is the bridge linking the North & South Vietnam.
It is a small museum, 20 to 30 mins is sufficient. Visiting this museum complements the nearby Vinh Moc Tunnel, which is definitely the highlight.
It is a small museum, 20 to 30 mins is sufficient. Visiting this museum complements the nearby Vinh Moc Tunnel, which is definitely the highlight.
Written December 28, 2016
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urbannomad1
Michigan42 contributions
Jun 2016 • Solo
The DMZ is an interesting place to visit for people who enjoy history. Otherwise, it will probably be a boring experience. There is really not much to see or do there. 20 minutes should be sufficient for visiting this site.
Written June 30, 2016
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Can you tell me if the entrance ticket to the DMZ museum was 20,000d?
Written February 23, 2018
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