‘Fascinated’ with the dangerous and dreamy road of Ngang Pass

6km long, 256m high above sea level, winding slopes, dangerous, difficult to go. This is also an important defensive point under the Nguyen Dynasty, especially during the resistance war against the US, Ngang Pass was the place to witness many heroic battles…

Ngang Pass is located on the Hoanh Son mountain range – a mountain range running from the Truong Son range in the west to the East Sea. Through the ups and downs of history, today Ngang pass is the boundary between Ha Tinh province (in the North, in Ky Nam commune, Ky Anh town) and Quang Binh province (in the south, in Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district). . Ngang Pass has a length of 6km, a height of 256m above sea level, winding and dangerous slopes, very difficult to go. The Ngang Pass through the Hoanh Son range was built in 992, under the direction of a pre-Le dynasty mandarin. During the Trinh – Nguyen period, the conflict between Dang Ngoai – Dang Trong (1570 – 1786), Gianh River in Quang Binh was the boundary dividing South – North, but the important key point of Trinh’s army on the north bank was Ngang Pass. . After Nguyen Anh ascended the throne, established the Nguyen Dynasty and built the capital at Phu Xuan (Hue) Ngang Pass with the Hoanh Son range is still an important defensive point in the North. In the 14th year of Minh Mang (1833), the king ordered the construction of Hoanh Son Quan on the top of Ngang pass. In the year of Mau Tuat (1838), the king ordered 9 large bronze peaks (nine peaks) to be cast in the Citadel (Hue), the image of Hoanh Son – Ngang Pass was selected to be engraved in “Huong Dinh”. During the anti-American resistance war, Ngang Pass was the place to witness many heroic and resilient battles of the young volunteer forces and the engineer soldiers to stay day and night to keep the blood vessels smooth. Despite its heroic history, Ngang Pass is still considered the most romantic and poetic pass in Vietnam, the inspiration of many poets. Le Thanh Tong, Ngo Thi Nham, Nguyen Du, King Thieu Tri, Nguyen Ham Ninh, Ms. Thanh Quan district, Cao Ba Quat … have saved marks at Ngang pass with great works of ancient poetry. Today, there is a tunnel through the pass, nearly 500m long, built modern and solid with 6 lanes of traffic, but many people still keep the habit of going through the pass to enjoy the spaciousness of the tree. heaven and earth, to feel the clear sounds from nature full of poetry. Invite readers to watch the video: Driving in reverse on the highway, the female driver was fined 17 million VND Source: THDT.