Go Thap special national monument is an area of many small mounds located on a wide mound of land, stretching over the territory of My Hoa and Tan Kieu communes, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province. Go Thap is considered a convergence of special values of culture, history, archeology and spirituality associated with each different historical period.
Go Thap relic was determined by archaeologists to be a small nation of Funan kingdom. This place preserves almost completely intact the vestiges of Oc Eo culture and Funan kingdom, with more than 10 architectural monuments of Hindu temples, ponds, god wells, roads and many residence relics. , workshop, ... and many unique artifact collections such as Hindu statues (including 02 Vishnu statues recognized as National Treasures), wooden Buddha statues and especially more collections. 400 gold artifacts including gold leafs, gold earrings, gold rings, gold chains, etc. have been certified by the Vietnam Record Organization as "The largest collection of Oc Eo - Go Thap gold artifacts in Vietnam". .
Go Thap also has "golden history" in the fight to protect the country. It was the "headquarters" of the two national heroes Thien Ho Vo Duy Duong and Doc Binh Nguyen Tan Kieu in the struggle against French colonialists during the years 1862 - 1866. After 1945, Go Thap was "Red address" of the anti-French resistance war. This place was chosen by the Southern Party Committee and the Administrative Resistance Committee as a base of resistance from 1946 to 1949. In the war against the US to save the country, Go Thap is also a place to record the glorious victory to defeat Thap Muoi. The (Telescope) floor of the Ngo Dinh Diem government on January 4, 1960 by the army and people of Kien Phong province.
Go Thap relic also stands out through the spiritual values of religious and religious relics with relics such as Mieu Ba Chua Xu, Hoang Co Mieu, Thien Duy Vo Vo Duy Duong Temple and Doc Binh Nguyen Temple. Tan Kieu and Thap Linh pagoda. Every year, there are two traditional festivals of Vua Ba Chua Xu festival on the full moon of the third lunar month and the death anniversary of the national heroes Thien Ho Vo Duy Duong and Doc Binh Nguyen Tan Kieu to the full moon of the 11th lunar month. Each festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world to attend. In early 2018, the Management Board of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen School organized a kick-off ceremony to start the construction of the Great Stupa and Truc Lam Thap Muoi Monastery in the Go Thap relic. Once completed, the project will be a place of spiritual cultural activities and an important highlight in the system of spiritual tourist attractions in Go Thap Relic Area.
In addition, Go Thap also has an ecological area of over 160 hectares which was recognized as a biodiversity conservation area by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2015. Go Thap ecological zone is a place where many wild features are preserved. of the Dong Thap Muoi ecosystem with many endemic flora and fauna species, which is considered to be the kingdom of lotus. Go Thap lotus with its pure beauty has entered the poem "Thap Muoi is the most beautiful lotus, Vietnam is the most beautiful named Uncle Ho". In the future, Go Thap will have an eco-tourism area to effectively exploit the ecological values to better serve the needs of sightseeing, tourism and sightseeing of tourists.
With these special historical, cultural and scientific values, the Go Thap Relic Site was recognized as a National Monument by the Ministry of Culture and Information in 1989 and in 2012 as a relic by the Prime Minister. National special types of archaeological relics and art architecture.
