PHAN BOI CHAU SOUVENIR HOUSE TOURIST POINT

Phan Boi Chau memorial site in Nam Dan district consists of two locations about 1.5km apart - which is a place of gratitude, memorial and preservation of images of the life and career of Strong-willed scholar Phan Boi Chau.

Phan Boi Chau's birth name is Phan Van San, alias Sao Nam, was born on December 26, 1867 (ie, December 01 of the year of Dinh Cat) in Sa Nam village (now known as Nam Dan town). From a young age, he was known for his intelligence. In the Huong exam in the year of Xin Rat (1900), he won the first prize in the prize of "độc bảng nhất danh”.

To be born when the country was under French colonial rule, every day, witnessing the misery and enslavement of the People, in the depths of his heart, he soon formed patriotic thoughts. Since he was a litter boy (Nho San), the Vi Giam songs "How do you know if the water of the Lam River is clear or cloudy, how can you know if your life will be humiliating or glorious?" had nurtured the will to fight in the person of Phan. Until he became Giai San "a famous name in first table in the literary village", that his spirit of struggle became more and more boiling and urged Phan Boi Chau to "have to underestimate the reputation, have to contribute to the country". Since then, Phan Boi Chau has dedicated everything to the nation and compatriots.

With the policy of saving the country in the direction of violence, Phan Boi Chau established Duy Tan Hoi (1904), Vietnam Quang Phuc Hoi (1912) to gather forces to fight violence and ask for external aid. Among those movements, which emerged above all and left the most profound impressions was still the Dong Du movement with the spirit of "đồng châu, đồng chủng, đồng văn". Although the Dong Du movement was not successful, it created the foundation for the changes of our country in the early twentieth century; contributed to training intellectuals who were ready to accept the revolutionary path, and many later became key figures of the Vietnamese Revolution such as Ho Tung Mau, Vuong Thuc Oanh, Ho Hoc Lam, Nguyen Duc Cong, and Nguyen. Thuc Duong... In particular, this is an important link, a milestone marking the friendship between Vietnam and Japan in the field of culture - education and so far the Dong Du movement still retains its value in the development of national development industry.

Not only a patriot, a revolutionary, Phan Boi Chau is also a great culturalist with thousands of works, covering many genres, enriching Vietnamese literature and arousing patriotism and spirituality. fighting spirit of the people of all classes. Phan Boi Chau died on October 29, 1940 (ie, September 29, Year of the Xin Dragon) in Hue, and he was evaluated by President Ho Chi Minh as "a hero, angel, one who sacrificed himself for national independence, to be worshiped by 20 million people in slavery”.

Phan Boi Chau memorial area in Nam Dan district consists of two points: His paternal homeland in hamlet 2, Xuan Hoa commune (formerly Dan Nhiem village) where Phan Boi Chau grew up and his maternal homeland in Phan Boi Chau block, Nam Dan town (formerly Sa Nam village).

In 1993, to avoid devastating floods, his family's cottage was moved from Xuan Hoa commune to Nam Dan town. Since then, the site has been restored and embellished many times. Currently, with an area of more than 5000m2, Phan Boi Chau Memorial Area in Nam Dan town includes the following work items: Memorial House, commemorative House (two cottaged-houses), Gallery, Executive House and other auxiliary works. In particular, a simple thatched house with a wooden counter, a manuscript or daily life items of the family such as a rice mill, a loom... is a place attached to the memories of Phan Boi Chau and his family during the difficult childhood years. The memorial house is a work of gratitude of former teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted in Nghe An province, where generations of students from Phan school, admirers of Mr. Phan and tourists come to offer incense and offerings, flowers to express infinite gratitude for his great contributions to the nation. To the south of the relic is a gallery with hundreds of precious documents photos, original artifacts and scientific and artistic documents, recreating the basic features of Phan Boi Chau's life and career of saving the country.  The rich content combined with the unique display techniques and art has created positive effects in the hearts of visitors when coming to the monument, turning this place into a traditional patriotic education address for today's and future generations. Every year, the Memorial Park welcomes thousands of domestic and international visitors, including Japanese tourists to visit, study and commemorate.

Phan Boi Chau memorial site in Nam Dan district is classified as a special national historical site by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 2499/QD-TTg on December 22, 2016.