Singing about Truong Son from Km 0…

The Truong Son - Legendary Road cultural program moved thousands of audiences in Tan Ky district.

The origin of the legendary road

On this occasion, the weather in Tan Ky mountainous district is quite cool, so people from the central communes of the district have spent time going to Km 0 - where the program "Truong Son - the legendary road" took place to enjoy the performances. There are people from dozens of kilometers away such as Nghia Hoan, Tan Long, Nghia Dung and Nghia Hop also came here to listen to the songs and chants about the Truong Son mountains and forests.

Mr. Nguyen Van Chinh - a veteran in Ky Son commune shared: "During the anti-American war, I spent more than 3 years on duty on the Truong Son route with many happy and sad memories. Today, when I heard that there was a performance, I arranged my time and traveled nearly 7 km to enjoy it and find memories of hardship, fierceness but extremely glorious and heroic of a time of youth".

Similarly, Ms. Le Thi Thanh - a former Youth Volunteer in Ky Tan commune confided: "My youth and that of my comrades were left in the fierce Truong Son mountains, performing duties under the enemy's bombs and bullets. Coming to watch the program, I wanted to find the moments of nearly 50 years ago, when I was a girl in her twenties."

Coming to the program, the Teams sang songs about Truong Son, performed dances and scenes recreating the dangerous, arduous and fierce life on the strategic route during the years of fighting the Americans.

The Mobile Propaganda Festival with the theme "Truong Son - the Legendary Road" is organized by the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) in coordination with Nghe An province. Through the program, the Organizing Committee wants to arouse revolutionary heroism, the spirit of great solidarity, national pride, contributing to consolidating and fostering people's trust in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, innovation and international integration under the leadership of the Party.

At the same time, the patriotic tradition, national pride, and the will to self-reliance of our army and people to build the legendary Truong Son - Ho Chi Minh trail were praised. Participating in the program were 6 Mobile Propaganda Teams from provinces and cities including Binh Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Vinh Phuc and Hai Phong City.

Coming to the program, the Teams sang songs about Truong Son, performed dances and scenes recreating the dangerous, arduous and fierce life on the strategic route during the years of fighting the Americans. At the same time, they expressed the belief, fighting spirit, determination to win and the desire for peace of the soldiers, Youth Volunteers, frontline workers and ethnic people living along the road named after Uncle Ho.

With heroic and lyrical tones, strong but no less flexible actions, the propagandists conveyed to thousands of audiences the feeling of pride in the tradition of patriotism, ready to sacrifice their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland. From there, they aroused and nurtured the desire of the youth to contribute to the cause of building and protecting the country today.

Performance of the medley "Going to plant, going to harvest" by the Thanh Hoa Province Mobile Propaganda Team.

Echoes of the Truong Son song

At the program, the performances “Footsteps on the Truong Son Range” (Tuyen Quang team), “Ho Chi Minh Road - Youth Road”, “Eastern Truong Son - Western Truong Son” (Thanh Hoa team), “The Children of Truong Son” (Cao Bang team) conquered the audience with their solemn melodies and accompanying art. Meanwhile, the performances “Returning to Truong Son (Bai Choi folk song suite)” (Binh Dinh team), “Echoing Forest” (Tuyen Quang team), “Hai Phong singing invites friends from all over the world” (Hai Phong team) and the medley “Going to plant, going to reap” (Thanh Hoa team) fully exploited the elements of regional folk songs.

Therefore, the performance was both lively and imbued with the identity of the homeland. Along with that, songs about Uncle Ho, the country, the homeland and the mother were also performed by the propagandists with all their passion and enthusiasm, bringing emotion and nostalgia to the large audience.

Songs about Uncle Ho, the country, homeland and mother were also performed by propagandists with all their passion and enthusiasm, bringing emotion and nostalgia to a large audience.

Coming from Hai Phong city, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang confided: “I am truly honored and proud to be part of the Mobile Propaganda Team of the port city serving the people of the provinces along the Ho Chi Minh trail. For me, this is like a pilgrimage back to the historical roots, back to the path where our ancestors bravely and steadfastly wrote the legend.”

And Mr. Nguyen Phu, an artist of the Mobile Propaganda Team of Binh Dinh province, expressed: "By participating in the program, I hope to broaden my horizons and gain more experience about life, especially the places associated with brilliant feats of arms in the resistance war against the US to save the country. When I sing, I want to express my respect and gratitude to the people and lands that have entered the history of the nation."

At the same time as the program "Truong Son - the legendary road" at Km 0, the Mobile Propaganda Team of the provinces: Ha Tinh, Yen Bai, Hung Yen, Bac Giang and Lang Son also performed to serve the local people of Thai Hoa town in Hoa Hieu ward.

On the morning of May 12, 11 Mobile Propaganda Teams gathered at Km 0 to participate in the Departure Ceremony.