From 1954 until the defeat of the Americans in 1975, the Ben Hai River served as the demarcation line between the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
On either side of the river was an area 5 km wide that was known as the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ, established as a dividing line between North and South Vietnam as a result of the First Indochina War.
During the Vietnam War, it became important as the battleground demarcation separating North Vietnamese territory from South Vietnamese territory. The area saw heavy fighting in the war, and ruins of old American military bases still exist and the Americans didn’t take all their weaponry with them when they left, so rusted-out artillery and tanks can still be found lurking about the DMZ today, fossilized reminders of an all-too recent past.
The history relic of vinh moc tunnel, Vịnh Mốc Tunnels
Address: Vĩnh Thạch, Vĩnh Linh District, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam
Quang Tri Citadel & Second Battle of Quảng Trị
Address: Quang Tri Citadel, phường 2, Tx. Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị, Vietnam
Address: Bến Hải River Quảng Trị Province Vietnam
Bridge Cau Hien Luong, Hiền Lương Bridge
Address: Bến Hải River, Vĩnh Linh District, Quảng Trị Province, North Central Coast, Việt Nam
War Memorial Monument