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Location: The Chi Lang Border is located in
Chi Lang District, Lang Son Province, and 110km from Hanoi and 60km from the
Sino-Vietnamese border.
Characteristics: The defile consists of a valley surrounded by high
mountains and through which runs the Thuong River.
The mountains were opened in two locations to form two gates. The northern gate
was named Quy Mon Quan, meaning "monster gate," after the Chinese invaders who
entered Vietnam through this gate. The southern gate was called Ngo The, meaning
"swearing gate." Vietnamese ancestors who swore to sacrifice their lives to
protect their motherland and to prevent invaders from entering Vietnam via this
defile built the gates.
In the past, in this area that King Le Hoan defeated the Chinese Sung troops in
981 and killed all the enemies. In 1076, Prince Consort Than Canh Phuc set a
front line against 300,000 Sung enemies. Led by Quach Quy in 1285, Nguyen Dia Lo
killed traitor Tran Kien in the second National Resistance against Yuan-Mongol
invaders. In 1427, Lam Son righteous army killed invader leader Lieu Thang,
caught Hoang Phuc, killed 10,000 Ming enemies and overthrew all their maneuvers.
Now Chi Lang Defile is considered a historical vestige with imposing landscape
where visitors stop to enjoy the natural scenery.
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