Affirming the position of Nghe An land and people in the process of national development

Scientific conference 'Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development'

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 30, in Vinh City, Nghe An Province coordinated with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi to organize the scientific conference "Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development". This is an important event with profound historical and political significance in a series of practical activities to celebrate the 990th anniversary of the Nghe An name (1030 - 2020).

(Nghe An Newspaper respectfully introduces the full text of the opening speech of the Conference.

by Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee)

Dear Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang -Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Council of Theory.

Dear Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee.

Dear leaders and former leaders of departments, ministries, branches and localities.

Dear delegates and guests!KDear scientists!Dear comrades!

In a series of practical activities to celebrate the anniversary990 years - The name Nghe An(1030 – 2020). Today, Nghe An province in collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi organized the scientific conference “Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development”. This is an important event with profound historical and political significance.

On behalf of the leaders of Nghe An province, I would like to respectfully send my best regards and best wishes to Professor, Doctor Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council; distinguished delegates, guests, scientists, experts, comrades and colleagues.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the Workshop. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Dear delegates and guests!

Dear scientists!

Nghe An is a land of "spiritual land and outstanding people", a place rich in revolutionary tradition, glorious history, and a culture imbued with identity; it has given birth to many famous heroes, patriots, and scholars, the most typical of which is President Ho Chi Minh - the great leader of our Party and People, National Liberation Hero, and Outstanding Cultural Celebrity.

Nghe An has all the elements of a "Vietnam in miniature"with a full range of terrains and natural ecosystems; rich and diverse natural resources, many famous landscapes and landscapes, and many valuable historical and cultural relics still preserved;

Convenient transportation system with all types; important position in the East-West economic corridor; abundant human resources, hard-working and diligent workers.

That is the pride, the great potential and strength, bringing the factors of "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony of people" for Nghe An to take advantage of opportunities, overcome difficulties and challenges to continue to develop strongly in the coming time.

Dear delegates and guests!

Dear scientists!

In the historical process of building and defending the nation, Nghe An is the "fence" land of the nation, an important area of ​​the country, a sacred land in the unified Vietnam.

With a particularly important strategic position and a long history, Nghe An has made many great contributions to the construction, protection and development of the country.

Right from the dawn of human history, the ancestors of Nghe An residents started and developed from people who gathered and crushed stones on the beach.Tham Om cave(Quy Chau); pottery making, bronze casting on Quynh Van land (Quynh Luu); iron smelting, rice cultivation on Dong Mom (Dien Chau)... The above-mentioned vestiges are evidence affirming the contribution of Nghe An residents to the formation of the first culture and civilization of the Vietnamese people.

With its glorious tradition and history, the position and name of Nghe An have been affirmed and recorded quite consistently, comprehensively and clearly in many official historical books, as well as geographical records of neighboring countries from ancient to modern times, in books, steles and research works from the past to the present.

Scene of the scientific conference "Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development". Photo: Thanh Cuong

The birth of the name Nghe An is vividly depicted through historical data. In the book ""Hoang Viet Geography",Scholar Phan Huy Chu wrote:“Nghe An in ancient times belonged to Viet Thuong land, during the Qin dynasty it belonged to Tuong Quan, during the Han dynasty it was called Ham Hoan and belonged to Nhat Nam district… during the Tang dynasty it was called Hoan Chau and Dien Chau. During the Ngo, Dinh, and Tien Le dynasties it was still called Hoan Chau and Dien Chau..In 1030 (Thien Thanh 3rd year), KingLeeThai Tong changed Hoan Chau to Nghe An".

From here, the name Nghe An officially entered the nation's history and exists deeply in the minds of generations of Nghe An residents until today. 990 years of formation and development of Nghe An province - is a long journey in which many generations have devoted their efforts and blood to fight against harsh nature and invaders to build and protect Nghe An land.

It is that environment and history of struggle that have tempered and molded the people here with a tenacious vitality; diligence, patience, extraordinary will and determination, bravery, resilience, indomitability, with a tradition of ardent patriotism; loyal to the country, filial to the people; rich in compassion and hard work, creativity to overcome all difficulties and hardships, rise up in life, contributing to building and defending the Fatherland.

The land and people of Nghe An are organically linked and play an important role in the process of national liberation and unification. Through the practice of fighting and expanding the territory, Nghe An gradually became one of the elite centers of the nation and was chosen by many heroes and heroes as their "headquarters", "a place to stand" to build great careers in the ancient and medieval times; chosen by the revolution and built into a "free zone", "liberated zone" in the resistance war against the French; a "fire coordinate" in the resistance war against the US to save the country.

During the renovation period, with the encouragement, motivation, support, and care of the Central Government and compatriots and comrades nationwide, the Party Committee and People of Nghe An have strived to overcome difficulties, exploited strengths, mobilized internal resources, took advantage of external resources, created new resources for development and achieved many important achievements, promoting the comprehensive development of the province.

The economy maintains a fairly high growth rate; The infrastructure system continues to be invested in, built, and upgraded more and more synchronously; The appearance of urban and rural areas has many innovations; New rural construction has achieved many positive results, is one of the bright spots of the whole country, it is expected that by the end of 2020, the whole province will have 281/411 communes meeting new rural standards, reaching 68.37%; Culture and society have made much progress, cultural values ​​are preserved and promoted.

Nghe An always promotes the tradition of a land of studiousness; the number of excellent national and international students has been among the top in the country for many years, ranking first in the North Central provinces; National defense and security have been maintained, social order and safety have been ensured; Party building and the political system have achieved many important results.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council and Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province visited the woodblocks introducing the formation process of Nghe An province. Photo: Pham Bang

Dear delegates and guests!

Dear scientists!

The scientific conference on “Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development” aims to recreate the historical appearance; affirm the position, role and great contributions of the land and people of Nghe An in the nation's long journey of building and defending the country.

At the same time, continue to affirm and honor the historical, cultural, patriotic and revolutionary traditional values ​​of Nghe An homeland, thereby expressing the sentiments and morality of remembering the source of water for generations of ancestors who have contributed to building and defending the country; contributing to preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values ​​of the people of Nghe An province in the period of integration and development.

With great confidence and expectations, through this Workshop, Nghe An province hopes that delegates, scientists, and leading experts nationwide will analyze, discuss, research, clarify, and provide scientific arguments, propose tasks, and solutions to contribute to planning policies and mechanisms to build and develop the socio-economy, consolidate the political system, national defense, and security; strengthen and expand foreign relations with the aspiration to rise up, contributing to Nghe An's rapid and sustainable development.

On behalf of the provincial leaders, I would like to sincerely thank the leaders, former leaders of the Party, State, leaders of departments, ministries, branches, central agencies, experts, scientists, and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities for their affection, attention, and great help to Nghe An province over the past years.

Nghe An province hopes that in the coming time, it will continue to receive more attention and support, so that Nghe An can make a stronger and more sustainable breakthrough, contributing more to the cause of industrialization and modernization of the country.

I wish scientists and delegates good health, happiness and success!

Wish the workshop great success!

Thank you very much!

(*Title set by Nghe An Newspaper).