The historical relic site of Phu Quoc prison has so far this year
welcomed over 75,000 visitors, including 3,400 international arrivals.
Phu Quoc prison is one of the most popular
destinations for visitors when they set foot on Phu Quoc Island
in the southern province of Kien Giang.
During
the wars of resistance against French colonialists and US imperialists,
many Vietnamese revolutionaries were detained and tortured in the
prison, some 4,000 of whom lost their lives there.
The prison has since been named as a heritage site and its twelve
sections have been restored. Many now preserve historical evidence of
the atrocities that took place in the prison.
The
restoration and decision to open the site to visitors benefits
historical research and ensures that the heroic prisoners will never be
forgotten.-VNA