Hello, everyone! My name is Thien Bao. I’m from class 8A.

Today, I’m going to talk about one of Phu

Yen’s historical places. Can you guess what is it? Yes, it’s An Tho Citadel. Let’s get started!

An Tho Citadel is located in the downstream area of Cai River in An Tho village, An Dan commune,
Tuy An district, Phu Yen province. An Tho Citadel is one of the places marking many important
historical events of Phu Yen province.

An Tho citadel was built between 1832 and 1836 under the reign of King Minh Mang. The citadel has
an area of about 6,400 square meters. The four gates facing the four directions East, West, South,
North correspond to the names of the four gates: Front, Back, Right, Left.

After completion of construction, An Tho citadel became the administrative center of the feudal
government of Phu Yen province.

From 1899 onwards, An Tho citadel continued to serve as the capital of Tuy An district.

During the period from 1901 to 1906, Mr. Tran Van Pho, Tran Phu's father, was sent to Phu Yen to
hold the position of Professor at Tuy An district. Mr. Pho brought his whole family to work and live in
An Tho citadel. It was on May 1, 1904 that the birth of an outstanding son of the Party, Comrade
Tran Phu - the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

An Tho Citadel is one of the addresses not to be missed by tourists when coming to Tuy An, the land
of attractive, friendly sense and full of hospitality.

An Tho Citadel was recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a National-level archaeological relic on August 22, 2005.