To celebrate the 41st anniversary of the country’s unification (April 30) and the liberation of Con Dao (May 1), the author made a collage of Con Dao documents collected at the museum and the internet with current Con Dao scenes.
To celebrate the 41st anniversary of the country’s unification (April 30) and the liberation of Con Dao (May 1), the author made a collage of Con Dao documents collected at the museum and the internet with current Con Dao scenes.
Compared to before, the wharf has been more solidly embanked and expanded.
Compared to before, the wharf has been more solidly embanked and expanded.
Over hundreds of years, many places in Con Dao have not changed much compared to before, still the wild beauty of white sand and blue sea, for example the fishing boat wharf…
Over hundreds of years, many places in Con Dao have not changed much compared to before, still the wild beauty of white sand and blue sea, for example the fishing boat wharf…
… or the road to Ben Dam, but the road is dirt, this place has been paved and expanded to make it easier to go.
… or the road to Ben Dam, but the road is dirt, this place has been paved and expanded to make it easier to go.
Many old architectural works are preserved intact but their functions have changed.
Many old architectural works are preserved intact but their functions have changed.
The Treasury Department is now the district’s finance and planning department.
The Treasury Department is now the district’s finance and planning department.
French supervisor’s mansion, now Saigon Con Dao hotel.
French supervisor’s mansion, now Saigon Con Dao hotel.
The prisoner was sick in his cell.
The prisoner was sick in his cell.
Liberation celebration rally in front of Con Son Provincial Governor’s Palace, April 4, 1975.
Liberation celebration rally in front of Con Son Provincial Governor’s Palace, April 4, 1975.
On May 15, 1975, nearly 2,000 revolutionary officers and soldiers imprisoned by the enemy in Con Dao were returned to the mainland.
On May 15, 1975, nearly 2,000 revolutionary officers and soldiers imprisoned by the enemy in Con Dao were returned to the mainland.
The ancient coastal road is now more spacious with embankments and asphalt, but the rows of tall trees are still there, standing tall.
The ancient coastal road is now more spacious with embankments and asphalt, but the rows of tall trees are still there, standing tall.
Vu Son
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