Arouse pride in the glorious tradition of Nghe An homeland, confidence and determination on the road ahead

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

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of November 30, in Vinh City, 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 in a series of practical activities to celebrate the 990th anniversary of the Nghe An name (1030 - 2020).

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

- Dear Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Counciland the comrades chairing the Workshop!

- DearDear delegates,Hey scientists!

After more than one session of urgent and serious work, with high sentiment and responsibility, the Workshop “Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development” has completed the entire proposed program. The Workshop Organizing Committee received nearly 70 reports from leaders, former leaders of some departments, ministries, branches, central agencies and Nghe An province, university lecturers, scientists, researchers in archaeology, geography, history, culture, heritage, tourism;...

The reports submitted to the Conference have accessed many new documents, a comprehensive, complete, and in-depth view of the history, geography, cultural traditions, stature, and position of Nghe An in the historical process of the Vietnamese nation. Each presentation is an independent research work, following specific issues related to Nghe An province throughout the process of formation and development and will become very valuable documents for future research.

At today's conference, we directly listened to 7 presentations, with rich content, theoretical significance and high practical value, meeting the objectives of the conference. In particular, the conference listened to very important, profound, emotional and responsible comments and directions from 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.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Conference, I would like to express my sincere thanks for the attention, guidance and support of the Party and State leaders, the enthusiastic participation of scientists and researchers working in central and local agencies, the close and effective coordination between the two co-hosts, Hanoi National University and Nghe An province, the implementing units: Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Nghe An Provincial Political School, and reporters from newspapers, radio and television, which contributed significantly to the success of the Conference.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee spoke at the Workshop. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Dear comrades!

The papers sent to the Organizing Committee and the opinions presented at today's Workshop contributed to clarifying and affirming the following contents:

The first,Nghe An is a land that appeared early, has a long development process, creating great historical and cultural values ​​of this land. Through today's workshop, we know about the ancient archaeological and historical relics in Nghe An such as Tham Om cave (in Quy Chau); Vac village relic (in Thai Hoa town); Quynh Van ancient bronze smelting relic (in Quynh Luu); Dong Mom early iron smelting relic (in Dien Chau district)... These are ancient cultural centers in Nghe An, contributing to the birth of ancient Vietnamese civilization, converging with the flow of the Vietnamese people.

Monday:Nghe An has unique natural, geographical and topographical features, a strategic position in trade, ensuring political stability, national defense, security and territorial management. Located on the North-South highway, with high mountains and deep rivers, far from the ancient capital of Thang Long, Nghe An is the "fence" and "important town" of the country, "advancing with offensive power, retreating with defensive power", ancient dynasties often relied on this land to fight enemies, protect the country and build great careers.

The woodblock of Dai Nam Nhat Thong Chi, volume 14, with two engraved pages, records the name Nghe An appearing in the year Canh Ngo (1030). Source: National Archives Center IV.

Nghe An is endowed by nature with a picturesque landscape of "green mountains and blue waters like a painting", but also puts the people here to constantly face and fight against natural disasters and enemies. In such conditions, Nghe An people have been trained and molded to have both the good qualities common to Vietnamese people and impressive, unique personality traits: diligence, patience, extraordinary will and determination, bravery, resilience, indomitability, passionate patriotism; loyal to the country, devoted 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 process of starting a business, working hard, being creative, constantly struggling to survive and develop, along with the reception and cultural exchange of regions inside and outside the province, has deposited a cultural sediment of Nghe An with a strong identity, crystallizing many unique tangible and intangible cultural values, with vitality and strong spread. Nghe An has many traditional craft villages that are still preserved and developed, becoming the livelihoods of many regions in the province today such as: Iron forging, bronze casting, fish sauce processing; silk reeling and weaving; brocade weaving...

There is a diverse and unique folk cultural treasure, contributing to the national culture with many valuable heritages such as: folk songs, proverbs, folk songs, folk songs, folk songs, bamboo dances, conical hat dances... In particular, Nghe - Tinh folk songs have been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Nghe An is the homeland of many relics and scenic spots associated with legends and historical figures of the nation and homeland with more than 2,500 relics and scenic spots that have been inventoried and managed, of which more than 400 relics have been ranked, in particular, there are 3 special national relics.

Nghe An is a famous land of learning not only because of the number of people who pass the exams and have their names on the honor roll, but especially because of the spirit of studiousness, hard work, diligence, intelligence, pure wisdom, chivalry, and respect for human morality. These fine cultural traditions continue to be promoted and shine until today, becoming a great endogenous resource on this land.

Tuesday:Through the Conference, we learned about the heroic history, affirming the great contributions of the army and people of Nghe An through the 990-year journey of steadfastly fighting for national independence, building and defending the Fatherland.

During the period of resistance against Chinese domination, Nghe An people strongly responded to the uprisings of Hai Ba Trung, Ba Trieu, Ly Bi, Phung Hung. Among them, the most prominent was the Hoan Chau uprising 1,300 years ago that overthrew the domination of the Tang Dynasty and established Van An citadel - an independent nation.

Emperor Quang Trung chose Nghe An to establish the capital of the new dynasty (Phoenix Trung Do citadel).

During the period of autonomy of Dai Viet nation, Nghe An was the place that provided human resources and material resources for the resistance wars against the Northern invaders, and at the same time was the battlefield and frontline of the wars against the invading forces in the South and the West.

At the end of the 19th century, the French colonialists invaded Vietnam. Faced with the weak and surrendering attitude of the feudal court at that time, patriotic scholars and the people of Nghe An were still determined to "fight both the court and the West". The Can Vuong movement arose, and people throughout Nghe An province responded enthusiastically. When the nation was in the dark night of slavery under the colonial and feudal yoke, many children of Nghe An homeland nurtured great ambitions, crossed the ocean to find a way to bring the country to freedom and independence, typically the patriot Phan Boi Chau initiated and carried out the Duy Tan movement. Especially the great journey to save the country of the patriotic youth Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became President Ho Chi Minh - the national liberation hero, an outstanding cultural figure, who brought glory to our nation, our people and our country.

In the Ho Chi Minh era, the patriotism of the steadfast and indomitable Nghe An people was further aroused and sublimated, the patriotism of the people was nurtured and highly promoted, becoming patriotism and revolutionary heroism. Many outstanding Nghe An children were soon enlightened about the revolutionary ideal, becoming typical communist soldiers of our Party and nation such as: Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ho Tung Mau... The people of Nghe An "stood up first" to create a heroic Nghe Tinh Soviet, becoming the first general rehearsal leading to the success of the August Revolution in 1945.

Nghe An was a great rear base providing manpower and resources with the spirit of “not a pound of rice is missing, not a soldier is missing”, “no regrets until the vehicle has passed the house”, contributing with the whole country to create the great victory of the nation and fulfilling the noble international duty. Nghe An was a frontline of “coordinates of fire”, fighting against the US imperialists to destroy the North with heroic and tragic feats, becoming a beautiful symbol of revolutionary heroism, such as: Truong Bon, Cau Cam, Ben Thuy…

Wednesday:We analyze and affirm the strategic position and important contributions of Nghe An land and people in the long journey of economic construction and social development of Vietnam, regardless of whether it was under feudal dynasties or at present. We see more clearly the economic picture, the dynamism of trade and integration of the groups of residents in Nghe An today; the potentials, advantages, and outstanding opportunities that need to be focused on and exploited, and the challenges that need to be overcome.

In particular, with the spirit of "reviewing the past - learning the new", we look back at 990 years of formation, construction and development of Nghe An in the heroic historical process of the Vietnamese people. Affirming that Nghe An is a land of talented people, a place where all the unique natural conditions of the country converge, where many typical values ​​of the Vietnamese people crystallize and spread. Thereby, aiming for development goals and strategies in all aspects in the upcoming journey.

Delegates attending the Workshop. Photo: Thanh Cuong.

Dear comrades!

With a glorious tradition of 990 years of formation and continuous development, with the current political and social position, especially, with a longer-term vision in the development process of the province following the Party's innovation policy, which has been concretized into development viewpoints in the Documents of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, the Party Committee, government, people, armed forces of Nghe An province will continue to unite, make more efforts, and have higher determination to strive to complete the goal by 2025, Nghe An will become a fairly developed province in the Northern region, and by 2030 become a fairly developed province in the whole country.

Strive when Nghe An solemnly celebrates 1,000 years of its name - the political, economic, social, cultural and international integration position of the province will be raised to a new height, satisfying the wishes of beloved Uncle Ho during his lifetime, responding to the attention of the Central Government, the aspirations of comrades and compatriots in the province and the whole country.

Dear comrades!

With the results achieved, the Scientific Conference“Nghe An - 990 years of formation and development" is a scientific activity with many aspects of significance, and at the same time an important activity in the series of events to celebrate the 990th anniversary of the name Nghe An; arousing in cadres, party members, soldiers, and people in the whole province, pride in the glorious tradition of the homeland, confidence, and determination on the road ahead.

Finally, I wish the leaders of the Party and State, distinguished delegates, scientists, and all comrades attending the Conference good health, happiness, and success!

I declare the Conference closed here!

Thank you very much!

(Title by Nghe An Newspaper).