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protection, care and support of the Chu Hung people,
the soldiers of the Lao-Northern Volunteer Committee
actively practiced day and night with the hope of soon “Chu Hung Temple is not only a historical
establishing the first armed force of their country. and cultural relic but also a place that
preserves the friendship between
On April 16, 1949, at the ancient Chu Hung temple
yard, under the shade of a deep green sui tree, the Vietnam and Laos. This is a training
founding ceremony of the first armed force of Laos, site, creating all conditions for the
named Lat-xa-vong, was taken place when conditions establishment of the first armed force of
were ripe for the establishment of the organization. Laos, Latxavong. Therefore, this location
At this historic ceremony, comrade Le Trong Tan - is a place to educate the tradition and
Representative of the Vietnam People’s Army came to friendship between the two countries and
congratulate. Since then, the solidarity and close bond peoples, and to engrave the teachings of
between the two nations multiplied. President Ho Chi Minh on the friendship

On September 6, 2019, the Phu Tho Provincial between Vietnam and Laos”.
Military Command coordinated with Ha Hoa district to Mr. Pham Quoc Dai
start the construction of the historical stele house - the
training site of the first armed force of the Lao People’s Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee,
Democratic Republic to preserve the historical mark Chairman of the People’s Committee of
forever and to deepen the pride of the young generation Am Ha Commune
in the friendship between the two nations.

The stele house is designed on a one-story scale, the 1949 in two languages: Vietnamese and Lao, with
architecture consists of a 4-roof building with a curved the content: “On April 16, 1949, the first armed team
roof system, a frame system, horizontal beams, and of the Lao People’s Army called “Latxavong” came
purlins made of ironwood, green stone columns, and a to this location to train, study military - politics
roof with fish-tail tiles. In front and on both sides are and grasp the situation of the Lao revolution”. On
green stone steps, surrounded by stone walls. The curved top of the stele are two national flags of the two
dome creates the color of Vietnamese culture blending countries placed intertwined, demonstrating the
with the traditional culture of Laos. In the middle of the strong friendship between Vietnam and Laos.
stele house is a large stele recording the event of April 16,
During the working trips of high-ranking
delegations of the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Chu Hung Temple is always a stop on
the journey back to the source. This place has also
become a place for traditional education for the
younger generation; especially schools with Lao
students and primary, secondary and high schools
in the province. When experiencing Chu Hung
Temple, listening to witnesses tell about historical
events, looking at pictures and documents at the
Exhibition House here, each young person is even
more proud of the glorious history of the nation, of
the close friendship between Vietnam and Laos as
taught by beloved Uncle Ho:
“Vietnam-Laos, our two countries
Love is deeper than Hong Ha, Cuu Long rivers”

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