Tuyên Quang (North East - Part 1)

Map at Tân Trào historical site

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Tân Trào ATK (Safe area) in Tuyên Quang province is
one of 3 places in the North East of Vietnam where
Hồ Chí Minh used to live and lead revolutionary activities.
The other 2 ATKs were located in Cao Bằng
and Thái Nguyên provinces.

The photos in this blog were taken on my two trips to Tuyên Quang province in April and May this year. My travel companions on both trips were Vietnamese tourists and we spent very short time in the province. On the first trip (14 April) we went through the province and traveled up north to Hà Giang (the northernmost province of Vietnam) along the Lô river. On the way we visited three temples (Tam Cờ, Cây Xanh and Thác Cái) and had lunch in a small town. On the second trip (28 May) I just made last week to 6 provinces in the North East of Vietnam, I was back to Tuyên Quang province, but traveled in another direction and the route was new to me. 

The purpose of my second trip was to visit some historical sites in Sơn Dương district of Tuyên Quang province (130km north of Hanoi). Tân Trào ATK (ATK means “Safe area”) is located in two districts (Sơn Dương and Yên Sơn) of the province. This is a very important historical relic of Vietnam where