The legendary helmet of Emperor Napoleon. In Belgium, an exhibition with the theme “From Waterloo to Saint-Hélène, the birth of a legend” is taking place at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo Memorial, depicting the six years of captivity of the Napoleon after his bitter defeat at Waterloo. On May 5, 1821, ailing Napoleon died after being imprisoned on the island of Saint-Hélène (Longwood), a British overseas territory, for six years. He was only 51 years old then. According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Brussels, the 1815 Battle of Waterloo Memorial has chosen to commemorate this milestone with a special exhibition in which hundreds of objects have been collected recalling Napoleon’s years in captivity. moments of memory. Cared for by 20 men from his bodyguard, Napoleon took advantage of these years to write memoirs and record his legend in notebooks filled with historical facts. To evoke this period from 1815 to 1821, about 50 objects, original pieces, maps, manuscripts… were brought from Sainte-Hélène by organizations, where the French preserved them immeasurably. treasured, like preserving places once occupied by the defeated Emperor. The remaining half of the objects come from private collections, especially Belgian collections. Antoine Charpagne, curator of the exhibition, said: “Introducing Napoleon’s daily life in Longwood was not as easy as imagined, we have assembled objects such as the bathtub in which Napoleon spent at least an hour and a half. every day, clothes, personal belongings, or one of the Emperor’s three helmets, are all original objects.” The bronze bath that Emperor Napoleon used while imprisoned on the island of Saint-Hélène. According to him, “it must be understood that Napoleon was imprisoned on an island 2,500 km off the coast of Africa – the nearest place, 2,500 km and constantly followed by 600 guns, because the British feared someone would come to take him. Let’s go. The climate here is very humid and windy. The house is destroyed by rats…”. Mr. Charpagne emphasized: “The exhibition allows the public to understand why Napoleon is important, even in the midst of the debates that still stir European society. It embodies a moment of change in the midst of the old regime that has never been so important. we know the past and the contemporary world”. The first part of the exhibition takes visitors from the battlefields of Waterloo to the road of exile with various items belonging to Napoleon, such as the bivalves with a collar worn by Napoleon in 1815, or belts, ornaments, manuscript signed by the Emperor. These objects have a special quality that enhances the value of the exhibit. Lion’s Hill, mark of Napoleon’s last battle at Waterloo, Belgium. The exhibition also introduces the public to the daily life of a captive on the island in the middle of the vast ocean. To escape his melancholy, Napoleon devoted all his energy to gardening and allowed himself to go for a few walks each day. Even far from the golden palaces, the defeated Emperor still managed to maintain a certain court ritual. Visitors see some everyday items of the Emperor such as a costume, a pot, a coffee machine. The exhibition evokes memories of Napoleon and the mark he left on history, even to this day. Napoleon was the creator of the Civil Code. “We also have to thank this Emperor for applying units of measurement, such as liters, kilograms, driving on the right, even and odd numbering of houses. Familiar elements in their daily lives. us now,” said Charpagne. When Napoleon died, this martyred Emperor immediately ignited the romantic spirit of the politicians and artists of the time. In 1840, his ashes were brought back to France on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, where more than 2 million people attended the procession. The exhibition is expected to be open until October 17 this year.

The number of beautiful women serving her is innumerable, but not everyone can automatically enter the Forbidden City and bow their heads to the mother who suspects the world. According to Thanh Su Gao – a historical document about the Qing dynasty (China) recorded, her servants must also be outstanding with more talent and beauty than people. Empress Dowager Cixi was a very technological person when at that time she caught up with the lavish pleasures of photography in the West. Therefore, the present posterity will have the opportunity to see her photo in such a realistic way. (Photo has been restored via the app). However, looking at the photo above, perhaps everyone is startled by the beauty of the beautiful lady standing next to the Lao Phat Gia. The frequency of this beauty’s appearance next to the historical pictures of the mother is very suspicious. One can guess that this woman is the “heart” of Tu Hi. Thanh Su Cao also called this “the first beauty at the end of the Qing dynasty”. The picture was blurred, but it also somewhat conveyed the message that this was indeed the “first beauty” of the late Qing dynasty at that time. If she hadn’t been “imprisoned” in the Forbidden City, this girl would have been a great beauty that was remembered in history books. Thanh Su Cao recorded that the lady was the child of Khanh Than Vuong. On the occasion of the Empress Dowager’s 60th birthday in 1894, Khanh Than Vuong brought his fourth daughter to the palace to serve Tu Hi in order to please the rulers. Right from the moment of entering the palace, Empress Dowager Cixi had a great affection for the Four Cauldrons. She is both beautiful, knows how to tell jokes and often gives her Western pleasures. Wei Ge Ge has always been a close servant beside Cixi. And this is also a proof of Lao Phat Gia’s affection for her. It is so beautiful, but the life of that red beauty is quite sad. It is also because Cixi’s love for her is so great that she just wants to keep the Four Cauldrons by her side forever. However, when Cach Cach reached the age of marriage, the Empress Dowager still had to let her leave the palace to get married. She was married to Hi Tuan, the son of Du Loc – a high-ranking military officer in the court. However, happiness was not long, she had to enter the palace to serve a powerful woman. Even when her husband fell ill and passed away, she could not mourn her husband for long, but had to rush into the palace to take pictures with Empress Dowager Cixi. The forced smile in the photo is proof of the pain in it. In 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi died, and Tu Cach Ge was nearly 40 years old. She spent most of her life in the palace, she never remarried and had no children. Although she has spent all her youth for Tu Hi, she is also a close servant, so she also enjoys beauty privileges in the forbidden palace. Although Tu Hi always clams that she is the most beautiful beauty and does not allow anyone to surpass her. However, with the Four Cach alone, she is the right hand, the face of the ruler, so she is not allowed to be bad. Ginseng and pearl powder According to history books, every 10 days, Queen Tu Hy drank a lot of pearl powder. Pearl powder has made Tu Hy Thai Queen’s facial skin always white, soft, fresh and healthy like a teenage girl’s skin. In addition, every day, Tu Hy drinks ginseng to nourish the skin from the inside. And each time, Tu Cach Cach is entitled to the excess to take care of the face. Ginseng contains Saponin that helps promote blood regeneration and oxygenation to help blood vessels circulate well, so it has the effect of making the skin pink and bright. Ginseng also works to care and nourish skin cells deep inside, balance metabolism to help reduce fatigue and stress, making skin healthier. Bowl of white canopy This cosmetic is made from 8 different types of grass, including: cloves, Bach Cuong Tam, Bach Shield Bull, Bach Te Tan, Bach Lien, Angelica, Bach Phu Tu, Bach Phuc Linh. The similarity of these 8 medicines is that the first name is “bai” which means white, hence the name “Bai white”. In which, white shield ox, nectarine, sandalwood, tam den help blood circulation. Bach Phu Tu and Bach Cuong Tam have the effect of eliminating diseases related to the skin of the face. White cloves, white currants and white currants eliminate spots or age spots on the skin and effectively prevent wrinkles. All these are ground into a fine powder, mixed with water into a cosmetic that is applied to the face 3 times a day. Pork skin soup – persimmon According to traditional medicine, to nourish the face, it is often necessary to use foods “sentient blood”, ie skin, animal fat. In particular, pig skin tastes orange (sweet), calculates salary (cool), has the effect of nourishing blood, nourishing skin, nourishing beauty According to modern analysis, pig skin, pig’s hoof contains a lot of albumin, collagen fibers Helps skin elasticity, smoothness, anti-aging, anti-tumor. Tu Cach Cach usually prepare 500g pig skin, shaved, washed, cut into small pieces; jujube (red apple) 100g, put two things in a pot with the right amount of water, stew over low heat until cooked, then add a little white granulated sugar. Then, offer it to Empress Dowager Cixi and, if allowed, will be allowed to eat her leftovers. Eating all the rare and expensive leftovers is the secret to helping her How to stay beautiful.

The tunnel was dug underneath a housing complex in the Yongah Hill refugee center The tunnel with a depth of 3m underground was found on the morning of May 10. The tunnel was built in a few months. This image of the unfinished tunnel shows it as if it was hand-dug and just high enough for a person to crouch in. This is not the first time detention centers have discovered secret tunnels for detainees to escape. Nearly 20 years ago, 23 asylum seekers escaped by tunneling out of Villawood detention center on the outskirts of Sydney. In 2002, about 40 refugees escaped from the Woomera detention center during a protest. According to the Australian border force, Yongah Hill camp is holding about 315 people, of which 175 are foreign nationals whose visas have been canceled by the government and 140 asylum seekers. There are no women or children here. Immigrants to Australia currently have an average detention period of 627 days. Yongah Hill alone is a long-term prison, 73 people have been here for more than 5 years, especially some people have more than 9 years.

ADX is known as America’s most notorious prison. This is the only permanent prison managed by the US federal government. Located in Florence, Colorado, jail ADX has the maximum level of security when it comes to detaining only the most dangerous criminals in America. .”> Drug lord Francisco Felix, Italian mafia boss Vincent Basciano, bomber Eric Rudolph, doctor “death” Michael Swango, hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui participating in the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001… are criminals. the most “bloody” offender was sentenced to prison at ADX prison. The US built the ADX prison at a cost of about 60 million USD. The most dangerous prison in the United States is located on an area of ​​240 hectares. Despite such a large area, ADX prison has a maximum capacity of 490 inmates. Each cell in the ADX prison has a set of tables and chairs and a bed cast from concrete to the floor. The area of ​​each cell is 3.56 x 2.1m. Inmates are allowed to watch black-and-white television, but only one channel designated by the ADX prison. In addition, prisoners were given books to read. Every day, inmates in ADX prison are held in solitary confinement for 23 hours. The rest of the time they were left outdoors with their hands and feet cuffed. Dozens of guards keep a close eye on the prisoners when they go out and are ready to pull the trigger if anyone wants to escape or commit dangerous behavior. ADX Prison has a solitary confinement unit for prisoners who break prison rules. Once inside, prisoners will not be able to talk to anyone but the warden. Visiting prisoners are allowed by ADX prison. When relatives visit, inmates use cell phones to talk and are separated by glass panels. During the meeting, the prisoner was chained.

On the morning of April 30, the Supervisory Board of Quyet Tien Detention Center (Son Duong district, Tuyen Quang province) organized an improved meal for more than 1,000 prisoners, celebrating the liberation of the South and reunification. Before that, on April 29, Quyet Tien prison executed a reduction of sentences for 739 inmates, of which 221 were released. This is not only a holiday meal as usual, but also an opportunity to gather and encourage prisoners to stay. Inmate Pham Quang Linh, 22 years old, has been sentenced to 7 months in prison for disrupting public order. In the short term, Linh has nearly 3 years of sentence. “Today’s meal makes me miss home, mom cooked rice” – Linh said. This is the first time Linh eats a holiday meal in the detention center. Inmate Nguyen Van Thang welcomed the 9th Southern Liberation Day in the camp. He and his wife are both serving a prison sentence at Quyet Tien. Mr. Thang is preparing a beef dish with wine sauce for a holiday meal. “Seeing other people released, both happy and sad. There is another year, I will try to serve a good sentence to be able to return to my family soon.” Inmate Le Quang Minh has been sentenced to 6 years in prison. “Squash is one of the most favorite dishes in the camp” – Mr. Minh said. Prisoner Le Quang Minh belongs to the kitchen team of Division 3, Quyet Tien Detention Center. “We have the opportunity to cook food together, cook deliciously, and satisfy our mouths. That is very exciting” – Mr. Minh said. “The atmosphere here is somewhat like a family. The brothers serve each other and encourage each other to try. This meal also makes me less homesick” – inmate Pham Quang Linh, 22 years old shall. The meal is cooked by the hands of men who once made mistakes. In a year, there are 4 occasions when inmates are held to eat rice, Tet, they are: Lunar New Year, New Year’s Day, Southern Liberation Day, reunification and National Day. Mr. Hoang Tuan Vu – Deputy Head of Division 3, Quyet Tien Detention Center, said: “This meal is both an opportunity to encourage and relieve prisoners who stay behind and show the Party’s concern. and the State with those who used to go the wrong way. The food for the holiday meal was prepared one day in advance. As a rule, each inmate was given 17 kg of rice, 15 kg of green vegetables, 1 kg of pork, 1 kg of fish and many other spices / month. On Tet holidays, inmates can eat more, but not more than 5 times the standard daily meal. In the photo, inmate Quyet Tien camp is distributing food to 43 other teams in division 3. Food for prisoners every day is stored in a storage cabinet. Each food sample will be stored for one day. As well as being fully recorded in the log book storage and destruction of food samples. A lot of the food used in the camp is produced by the inmates on their own. Kitchen area of ​​the third camp, Quyet Tien detention center. Each division of the detention facility is equipped with at least one collective kitchen. This is not only a cooking area but also a place for prisoners to feel the kitchen, the warmth of family life.

Tourists go on a pilgrimage to Ba Vi mountain to offer incense to the Uncle Ho Temple and the Holy Ghost Tan Vien Temple Look for living witnesses to complete information for visitors In the report dated August 30, 1942 of Ambassador Son Tay Fucat to the Governor of Tonkin on the Ba Vi mountain planning project, evaluated: “Ba Vi mountain area will become a resort with higher benefits than Tam Dao. … ”. The reason is “the road from Hanoi to Ba Vi is very convenient. The distance from Hanoi to the 1,000m level is only 67km. There are only 12km of mountain roads. The slope of Ba Vi mountain is not more than 10% (meanwhile in Tam Dao it is 14%, even 16%). The climate in Ba Vi is not as wet as Tam Dao. The temperature does not change too much, the lowest is 17.8 degrees C and the highest is 29.6 degrees C ”. From 1932 – 1944, the French built many works here such as motels, amusement parks, churches, orphanages, summer camps, youth schools, military bases … At a height of 1,000-1,100m on the western slope of Tan Vien peak is a secret political prison system solidly built to imprison our patriotic communists against the colonial regime. The prison is arranged into 3 zones: Zone 1 is the residence for the prison guards, zone 2 and 3 are the places to keep prisoners. With a total area of ​​nearly 1,000m2, it can detain from 100-200 people. Currently, documents about the political prison are limited, Ba Vi National Park (National Park) is actively looking for surviving witnesses and related documents to gradually refine information. service visitors to visit. National park staff introduced the historical traces Ba Vi National Park is characterized by a mixed forest of broadleaf trees and low mountain subtropical conifers Preserve spiritual and historical values Currently, Ba Vi National Park has 217 vestiges from the French colonial period with unique architecture in harmony with nature. And Ba Vi National Park is trying to bring these historical vestiges into tourism development associated with biodiversity protection and preserving historical and spiritual values ​​of Ba Vi mountain. Mr. Do Huu The – Director of Ba Vi National Park took us along the winding road under the lush green trees to visit Ngoc Hoa cave. This cave is located at an altitude of 350m, about 200m from a motorway. Crouching through a small stone arch covered with vines, we can see the cave. Here, we observe a natural phenomenon that took place millions of years ago, that is the slide of geology due to the movement of the Ba Vi mountain formation, which created interesting caves. Above the cave is a large rock formed by 3 solid pillars to create a large arch about 15m2. Next to the rocky cave is a bat cave with a very “fertile” door shape. The cave consists of 4 doors piercing the mountain bed and is home to about 5-6 species of bats. However, the cave is very deep and dangerous, currently Ba Vi National Park has not allowed visitors to visit. Lying above the bat cave is “The Rock”. Legend has it that this is the place where Princess Ngoc Hoa (the 18th son of Hung Vuong) homesick and looks at the land of Phong Chau ancestor. From Ngoc Hoa cave, we can reach out to the forest lying on the slopes and the villages running far away on the foot of the mountain. A hundred-year old green cypress tree on top of Tieu Dong “The stone pool” at Ngoc Hoa cave During the camping or picnics vacation, young people will be guided by the humorous and experienced silviculture rangers to the ancient forests, offering incense at the Uncle Ho temple on the top, the holy temple. Strolled at the middle top, visited the prison area where the revolutionary soldiers were imprisoned, visited the French post at a height of 600-700m, which is now only ruins. Moreover, I heard stories of our army’s march through the jungle, along with the demonic demonic battle. Then let your heart blend with nature, you will be able to climb nearly 1,000 steps to visit the ancient green cypress forest on top of Tieu Dong. This is characteristic of mixed broadleaf and low mountain sub-tropical coniferous forests. You can comfortably sit on the smooth layers of moss, listen to the great wind in harmony with the sound of the holy forest birds, the cicadas squealing in the cool summer day, making magic concerts of the forest. blue.

Ho Chi Minh City police are moving the headquarters of the detention center (Chi Hoa prison) to the new detention center in Cu Chi district. Chi Hoa Detention Center exists in Ward 12, District 10 (Ho Chi Minh City), today is also known as Chi Hoa prison or many people called Chi Hoa prison, Bat Fuck prison. Chi Hoa prison is one of 28 structures, locations and the only one in District 10 of its historical type. Inventory checklist of historical – literary h oh yeah and scenic spots in the area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City in the period 2016-2020 (issued according to Decision No. 923 / QD-UBND dated March 7, 2017 of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City). Therefore, “the treatment of works on the relic inventory will be like treatment of relics that have been ranked” – Mr. Hoang Nghi, Head of Cultural Heritage Management Division, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Information, said. Chi Hoa prison viewed from above. Photo: WIKIPEDIA After the detention center of the Ho Chi Minh City Police has moved to Cu Chi district, what will be the fate of Chi Hoa prison remains an open question. However, those who are interested in the fate of Ho Chi Minh City’s architectural, cultural and historical works will not want this work to be lost, but hope it will be in a planning direction with respect. important to the past and continue to develop with green space, good infrastructure … “Living like a great apartment building” According to records from Inventory checklist of historical – literary h oh yeah and scenic spots in the area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City in the period 2016-2020 , Chi Hoa prison used to detain communist soldiers, students, intellectuals … fighting for the unification of the country through two resistance wars against French colonialism and American imperialism. According to the Assfir a Culture Releases HCMC (Episode III – Art), “Xam Chi Hoa was built by the Japanese in 1943 to help the French build. The building is as high as a multi-storey building, surrounded by a concrete wall, on an octagonal surface, Opened the courtyard divided into cells by each cell area, with the corridor running around, solid bars. The prison can hold between 2,000 and 7,000 prisoners, serving as a grand apartment building. The building has no aesthetic value, but please note it here for another type of administrative architecture ”. According to the book Portraits of death row inmates , in the period from 1858 to 1975, Volume I: Some communist soldiers were sentenced to death, imprisoned through many prisons … including examination of Chí Hòa. In particular, in addition to the politics of offenders about to execute death sentences, this is the place to detain politicians with a sentence of 15 years to life in prison before exile to Con Dao. In the book Prison days , author Han Song Thanh and The History of Southern Women, edited the Chi Hoa examination and the events here: “Until 1950, Chi Hoa examination was completed. Starting from there, the French colonialists abandoned Catina examination. All the prisoners in Catina were transferred to Chi Hoa… The 1st floor has four rooms to hold political women offenders… ”. Chi Hoa’s search was the place where Nguyen Van Troi was imprisoned and executed in 1964. At the time of Nguyen Van Troi’s detention, this prison was called Chi Hoa Police Department. Entrance to Chi Hoa detention center. Photo: PV Connecting green space Chi H burst out – Ky H burst out Chi Hoa prison is currently a publicly owned project, but with a special mark of the work on history, architecture, culture, architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said: “If you change the prison to another area You should use Chi Hoa prison as a public facility to benefit the people ”. According to architect Ngo Viet Nam Son: “In terms of architectural value, this work is quite special because of the prison architecture, but it is a special architectural form from the French period with materials and construction bearing marks. press history. The layout of the prison is said to follow the octagon pattern, with feng-shui elements … this needs to be studied again; but it must be confirmed that this is a special project with its own special characteristics. Such a form may not be a relic but is a part of the development of urban architecture in Ho Chi Minh City. So it might not be about preserving the status quo, but embellished, changing the purpose of use, maybe a museum or something like we have Con Dao prison. As far as the prison Alcatraz on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco has been turned into a tourist island where the prison is a tourist attraction ”. Japan turns the oldest prison into a hotel Nara Prison (Nara Prefecture, Japan) is Japan’s oldest prison, built during the Meiji period (1901) and opened from 1909 until 2017. Since closing, no longer function of prison, Nara prison is recognized as a historical heritage of Japan. And after being recognized the heritage, the prison is being converted into a hotel to develop tourism in Nara Prefecture while still retaining this architectural complex. Because from 2018 up to now, Japan is focusing on preserving and developing many architectural, cultural and historical works of the Meiji period and turning it into new destinations. The five red brick buildings with Roman architecture of the Nara prison will be renovated into a high-class hotel that is earthquake resistant and is expected to open this year. The investment fund to renovate the prison into a hotel is expected to be worth 15 billion yen (more than 3,100 billion dong). In addition, Chi Hoa prison is one of the rare places in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City that still has space to add more green space to the inner city. “Since before 1975, stretching from Chi Hoa to Ky Hoa was a large, continuous green space. Although some spaces are currently encroached upon, we can still renovate this space into a suitable public center for everyone in the direction of green development, reducing the use of personal vehicles in the center … Along with that , in addition to cultural and architectural factors, it is also necessary to recognize the intangible value of Chi Hoa prison, considering which in history there are any characters who have been detained here, it is a partial recognition history of Ho Chi Minh City ”- architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said.