(Baonghean.vn) - When talking about the countryside, people often mention the image of "banyan tree, well, water and communal house roof", but the people of Tho Son, Cat Van commune (Thanh Chuong) talk about the banyan tree - an ancient tree that has been associated with the ups and downs of the village's history.
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| Coming to Cat Van, walking on the inter-commune road, you will see the image of the Tho Son banyan tree from afar. Although it is not very tall, it stands out because it stands alone in the middle of the rice field. No one here knows when the banyan tree was born, they only know that it grew up and they always pass on to each other the familiar name: "historic banyan tree". |
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| The village elders said that in the past, the banyan tree grew luxuriantly on a high mound of land that the villagers often called Cua Truong islet. Next to it was a large banyan tree and a small shrine to worship the god. The villagers often came to worship during the season. |
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| During the Nghe - Tinh Soviet movement of 1930 - 1931, under the leadership of local Party cadres, Tho Son villagers rose up to fight strongly. The ancient banyan tree became a meeting place for revolutionaries. Here, in those days of turmoil, the masses planted the red hammer and sickle flag on the banyan tree to urge and encourage the struggle. |
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| Many generations of Tho Son people born and raised on this land have been attached to the banyan tree, considering it one of the most familiar and closest images of their homeland. However, over time, rain, sun, wind and storms, the historic banyan tree is no longer as green and lush as before. It still stands alone in the middle of the village field, next to the small road leading to hamlet 5A. According to the villagers, in the 80s and 90s of the last century, when the banyan growing movement flourished, some bonsai enthusiasts in the area came here, freely cutting and grafting the banyan tree, making it desolate and bare. |
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| Tho Son people also cannot help but feel sad and worried about the fate of the "historical banyan tree". Accordingly, the local government has not yet found a solution to preserve the relic. The wish of generations of villagers is to promptly protect and restore the banyan tree, erect a monument to mark an important historical event that took place here, and gradually turn this place into a red address in educating the traditions of the homeland. |
Photo: Viet Son - Words: Huy Thu
