
Vinh Moc Tunnel
The
passage is approximately 7m under the surface. Seventeen babies were
delivered in the passage during the war.
The 17th Parallel
( Ben Hai Rriver and Hien Luong Bridge )
Ben
Hai River runs 100km in Truong Son Mountains to meet the sea at Cua
Tung Mouth. The widest part of the river is about 200m, the portion
covered by Hien Luong Bridge is approximatele 170m wide. Under the
Geneva agreement on Vietnam in 1954, Ben Hai River was selected as a
temporary demarcation line separatingthe country into two parts.
Hien
Luong Bridge was divided into parts, each serving as a border gate.
Nowadays, Ben Hai River and Hien Luong Bridge have become the historic
landmarks and great tourist attractions.
Quang Tri Citadel
Was
built in 1824 upon order of Minh Mang King. The citadel was initially
built in clay and was rebuilt with bricks four years later. Nowadays,
you can see several pieces of brick walls remaining from the citadel.
Khe Sanh Conbat Base
Khe
Sanh is a valley surrounded entirely by rolling mountains and forest.
Topographically, Khe Sanh is similar to Dien Bien Phu. It used to be an
American defense station believed to be unassailable. The entrenched
fortifications surrounding Khe Sanh comprise three areas: Ta Con, Lang
Vay and Huong Hoa. More than 10,000 army men were stationed at Khe
Sanh, not to speak of many other troops ready to intervene.

