President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc offered incense in tribute to heroic martyrs at the Hòn Tàu - Đèo Le Memorial Site. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Sunday attended the inauguration ceremony of Hòn Tàu - Đèo Le Memorial Site in Quế Sơn District in the central province of Quảng Nam, which is dedicated to commemorating officials, soldiers, guerrillas and people who laid down their lives for the country’s independence.

Quế Sơn District witnessed hundreds of battles during the resistance wars against the French colonists and American imperialists. Hòn Tàu mountain range was the former base of leaders of Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam and former Quảng Đà provinces as well as a number of the agencies of the Party Committee of Region 5.

Thousands of officials, soldiers, guerrillas and people sacrificed their lives here while fighting the enemies during the wars.

Construction of the Hòn Tàu-Deo Le Memorial Site was completed after 10 months at a total cost of over VNĐ10 billion (US$423,639).

Addressing the ceremony, President Phúc underlined that the people of Việt Nam will forever remember and be grateful for the great sacrifice of the heroes and martyrs, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and many excellent, loyal and indomitable people of Quế Sơn and all parts of the country who fought, sacrificed and stayed in the region.

He lauded the efforts of Quế Sơn and the management board of the project in mobilising resources for the construction of the site.

The inauguration of the site was a good chance to pay tribute to the elder generations and educate the youth on the glorious tradition of the region and the country.

President Phúc also hailed the performance of Đà Nẵng City, Quảng Nam Province and Quế Sơn District in boosting post-pandemic socio-economic recovery and development, and expressed his hope that the localities will continue to work hard to improve the living conditions of local people, especially war veterans, and complete all socio-economic targets.

He hoped that the Party organisations, administration and people of Quế Sơn will join hands in taking care of the site, turning it into an attractive destination for domestic and foreign visitors and a place for patriotism education.

At the ceremony, President Phúc presented gifts to some heroes of the People’s Armed Forces and Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in the locality.

Earlier, President Phúc offered flowers and incense in tribute to heroic martyrs at the Hòn Tàu - Đèo Le Memorial Site, and paid tribute to martyrs at the steles dedicated to heroes and martyrs at An Xuân forbidden forest in Quế Mỹ Commune, Quế Sơn District. — VNS