Discover Military Hospital Cave on Cat Ba Island

Discover Military Hospital Cave on Cat Ba Island

Friday, 12:15, 31/03/2023

VOV.VN - Quan Y (Military Hospital) Cave has become one of the main attractive destinations for visitors to Cat Ba Island thanks to its uniqueness and historical value.

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Tag: Quan Y (Military Hospital) Cave has become one of the main attractive destinations for visitors to Cat Ba Island thanks to its uniqueness and historical value.

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discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 1 — During periods of conflict, a field hospital was built and put into use inside a mountain within Cat Ba National Park.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 2 — Situated roughly eight km away from Cat Ba town, it takes about 30 minutes to travel to the Hospital Cave by motorbike.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 3 — The cave can easily be found by following the signs along the road.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 4 — The three-metre wide entrance is located halfway up the mountain, meaning visitors must climb up a wooden staircase.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 5 — Previously, the cave was named after Hung Son, a military general who served during the era of the Tran Dynasty. He is said to have been the first person to have discovered this cave in the 13th century.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 6 — From 1963 to 1965, as the American War escalated, a field hospital was established in order to treat wounded soldiers and shelter them from attacks. Following this, local people started to refer to it as the 'Hospital Cave'.

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discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 8 — This hospital has about 17 rooms for patients along with a number of other rooms for doctors.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 9 — It also has a physical recovery room, meeting room, a kitchen room, a medicine room, and a weapons room.

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discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 11 — When operational the hospital had been able to accommodate about 200 soldiers.

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discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 13 — The stairs to the second floor where a cinema room is set up.

discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 14 — The emergency exit is a huge water tank which leads to the lower floors.

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discover military hospital cave on cat ba island picture 16 — Entrance tickets to the cave cost VND40,000 per adult and VND20,000 per child.