The citadel is more than 80 acres wide, built in a very flexible form, taking advantage of the advantages of nature and topography. The wall is covered with earth, 5m high, the wall is 4-6m wide, the horse and elephant can walk easily. Outside there is a moat 4-5 meters wide, on the side of the wall, horses and elephants can walk. The citadel has four gates: front, back, left, right. Each gate has a garrison and high guardrail. Outside the citadel on all four sides, a variety of ivory bamboo is planted with curved thorns like an ivory tussock as a shield for the citadel…
Temple of Hoang Cong Chat was built in the center of Chieng Le citadel (ie Ban Phu) to worship the Hoang family and 6 leaders of the insurgent army – is an important cultural and historical relic of the locality recording the great merits of his brother. Farmer hero Hoang Cong Chat, son of Thai Binh in the war to liberate Muong Thanh (Muong Then) – Dien Bien from Phe enemy occupation.
After leading the peasant uprising against the Le – Trinh dynasties in present-day Thai Binh, he brought the insurgent army to the Northwest region, linked and coordinated with two local generals, General Ai and General. Khanh led the people to defeat the invasion of Phe invaders, completely liberating Muong Thanh. To commemorate his great merits, in Ban Phu citadel, people built a temple to worship the farmer leader Hoang Cong Chat, who had great merits in the fight against Phe invaders and defended Muong village.
Today, although it no longer has the same majestic appearance as before, the monument of Ban Phu Citadel has been embellished with a section of the wall so that visitors can think of the majestic and majestic ancient citadel, a military architecture in the town. border guard, reminiscent of the uprising. Standing on the citadel, visitors can admire the landscape of the whole region with looming stilt roofs hidden behind green bamboo groves and stretching fields.
The area inside the citadel has a cultural stilt house that can accommodate hundreds of people, the two sides of the wall are surrounded by a lotus pond and stone embankment along with a system of brick roads and a large yard for cultural activities, festivals, and fun. play and compete in sports. In the center of the temple stands an ancient tree called the great solidarity tree by the people here. Because of the same root, the great unity tree is the harmony of 3 trees: the si tree, the banyan tree, and the tree that unites and blends together, shading the whole temple yard.
Legend has it that this ancient tree was planted by leader Hoang Cong Chat and two Thai leaders, General Ngai and General Khanh. Experiencing many ups and downs of history, the ancient tree is still standing, as a symbol of solidarity between the Thai, Kinh and other ethnic groups in the heroic land of Dien Bien Phu, in the middle of the lowlands. and reverse domain. Next to the ancient banyan tree is the temple to worship Hoang Cong Chat and the generals, which is a place for visitors to offer incense to show their respect and sincerely pray for peace and good luck…
Ban Phu citadel – Hoang Cong Chat temple today has become an important cultural, artistic and spiritual place of Dien Bien people, as well as an attractive tourist destination of tourists. guest.
Source: Collected internet.