Ru Am Cave - where the first Party cell was established in Nghia Dan
Ru Am Cave is where one of the first Party cells in the mountainous districts of Nghe An was established in 1930. The Lang Tru banyan tree, where people gathered to seize power in 1945, belongs to Nghia Duc commune.
These two places are the pride and encouragement of cadres, party members and people in the district in all movements.
Preserving revolutionary history
In early October 1930, at Hang Ru Am, Tho Loc commune (now Nghia Duc commune), comrade Vo Nguyen Hien and comrade Vo Thuoc held a meeting to discuss the establishment of a party cell. After reporting that leader Nguyen Ai Quoc had established the Communist Party of Vietnam in February 1930, comrade Vo Nguyen Hien announced the establishment of a combined cell consisting of party members from Tho Loc and Cu Lam communes.
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The first party cell of Nghia Dan was officially established with 5 party members, with comrade Phan Dinh Lai as Secretary, in charge of general affairs; comrade Nguyen Dinh Thac as Deputy Secretary and organizer; comrade Vo Thuoc as secretary and liaison with superiors. This was one of the first party cells established in the mountainous districts of Nghe An.
On May 1, 1939, on International Labor Day, at Ru Am Cave, Nghia Dan District Party Committee organized a rally to add revolutionary spirit to the masses. This rally attracted a large number of people from all walks of life in Tho Loc, Cu Lam, Sen, Se and neighboring plantations to participate with banners, red flags with hammer and sickle praising the heroic struggle tradition of international workers and laborers, calling on workers and laborers in the district to strengthen solidarity, resolutely fight to protect their rights, demand the maintenance of freedom and democracy...
In mid-June 1945, the Inter-Provincial Viet Minh Front assigned comrade Phan Huu Khiem to direct the establishment of the Nghia Dan Viet Minh Front. On August 15, 1945, the uprising order of the Inter-Provincial Viet Minh Front was disseminated and the District Uprising Committee was established. On the morning of August 22, 1945, under the leadership and organization of the Nghia Dan District Uprising Committee, thousands of people from communes of Cu Lam, Nghia Hung, Thach Khe, Ha Suu, Thai Thinh and hundreds of workers from the plantations in Phu Quy area brought hunting guns, spears, sticks, axes and machetes to gather at the Lang Tru banyan tree (Vinh Lai), raised high the red flag with a yellow star, shouted revolutionary slogans, and marched to the district capital.
At that time, the Provisional People's Committee and the Viet Minh Front Committee of the district appeared to the public, declaring the permanent abolition of the imperialist and feudal regimes and the Japanese fascist puppet government apparatus.
Promoting traditional values
To promote historical values and revolutionary traditions, in 2024, Nghia Dan district decided to organize the first Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Tree Festival. This is one of the activities to multiply the traditional patriotic values associated with the formation and development process of Nghia Dan district Party Committee. At the same time, it will further foster pride in the homeland, giving more strength to cadres, party members and people of all walks of life in the district on the way forward.
The first Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Tree Festival in 2024 will be held on August 21 and 22. Besides the ritual part, the festival part will include many activities such as: Camping, sports competitions, exhibition of OCOP products, typical products of Nghia Dan district...
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In preparation for the Hang Ru Am – Lang Tru Banyan Tree Festival, members of the gong clubs of Nghia Khanh and Nghia Duc communes are actively practicing these days. At the same time, organizations, unions and people are conducting general cleaning, decorating the streets, planting more flowers at public places, ready to welcome visitors from near and far.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Trang - Secretary of the Youth Union of Nghia Khanh commune said: “We are truly honored and clearly identify our responsibility in promoting the traditional revolutionary values of our homeland. Being able to participate in the first Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Festival, the youth of the commune actively carried out tasks and projects, thereby spreading the spirit of patriotism to the younger generations…”.
Coming to the Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Tree Festival, along with learning about the heroic tradition of the Party organization - where the first Party cell of Nghia Dan district was established (October 1930), visitors can also visit Lang Tru Banyan Tree - where the Nghia Dan people's forces gathered to rise up in a general uprising to seize power in 1945. These are important marks in the revolutionary history that are being continued to be promoted by cadres, party members and people here in the new development process.
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Along with that, local people and tourists will enjoy cultural and artistic programs, gongs, unique bamboo dancing; Youth camps of 23 communes and towns; exciting sports competitions, volleyball, stick pushing, tug of war; throwing cones...
Tourists can also visit and shop for OCOP products, typical products of Nghia Dan area. Along with that, tourists can visit Khe Da lake, Sao river, Hon Mat, dairy farms, guava gardens full of fruit, visit Lang Gang molasses village or walk along the vast fields of grass and corn on the fertile Phu Quy plateau...
Mr. Le Thai Hung - Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee said: Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Tree was recognized as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic by the People's Committee of Nghe An province in 2012. Organizing the Hang Ru Am - Lang Tru Banyan Tree Festival is an extremely necessary activity to show respect and gratitude for the contributions of our ancestors, affirm the heroic history of the Party and the strength of solidarity of the people.
Through activities, aiming to connect all levels, sectors and people in the district and regions. Continuing to create a competitive atmosphere among cadres, party members and people of all walks of life in the area to successfully implement socio-economic development goals, ensuring national defense and security according to the Resolution of the Party Congress at all levels.
