(HBO) - The People’s Committee of Kim Boi district on March 27 organised a ceremony to receive the provincial revolutionary historical relic status for the Lap communal house, where the first Congress of the Party Committee of Hoa Binh province was held in 1948.
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Vice Secretary of the provincial
Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Tran Dang Ninh and Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong present the certificate to representatives
of the Party Committee, authorities and people of Lap Chieng commune.
The Lap communal
house in Lap Chieng commune was built in the late 19th century. The wooden
communal house consists of one compartment and two lean-tos, with an altar called
Cung So worshiping the two tutelary gods Mr Moi and Mrs Nanh, and some
worshipping objects.
During the period towards the general uprising to seize power in August 1945,
the communal house was the gathering place of the Viet Minh, Luong Son team. From
May 21-25/1948, the Lap communal house was selected as a place to host the first
Congress of the provincial Party Committee, which saw the participation of 120 delegates
representing 333 Party members in 37 Party cells. The first Congress of the
provincial Party Committee had great political significance in the context of complicated
developments of resistance situation in the locality.
With its historical values and important political
significance, the communal house in Lap Chieng commune was recognised as the
provincial revolutionary historical relicsiteunderDecision No. 24-QD/UBND dated on January 5, 2019 by the provincial People’s
Committee.
Speaking
at the ceremony, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman
of the provincial People’s Council Tran Dang Ninh said he believed that the
locality would continue to uphold its revolutionary
tradition and made stronger change in socio-economic development, while conserving
cultural values. He hoped the local authority to work hard to uphold historical
values of the relic site.
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