Vung Tau municipal government has decided to name one of its most beautiful roads after late General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Vo Nguyen Giap Road in Vung Tau City

The decision has made Vung Tau the first city in Vietnam to have a road named after the late military leader.

The road is a section of National Highway 51, which starts from a roundabout on Road 3/2 to Co May Bridge. This is a main gateway to Vung Tau City.

Chairman of Vung Tau City People’s Committee, Phan Hoa Binh, said, “We decided to name the road after late General Giap because he used to walk on the road when he visited the city in 1996. He said he really liked this road and used to take a walk here after bathing at Thuy Van beach.”

National Highway 51 links Bien Hoa City to Vung Tau through Long Thanh, Tan Thanh and Ba Ria City

General Giap bathing at Thuy Van beach in Vung Tau City in 1996

  General Giap walking on the road 

General Giap with a hairdresser in Vung Tau

  An outline of the first road in Vietnam named after late General Giap

  This is among the largest, most important and most beautiful roads in Vung Tau City