Nghe An launched 'Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho' Spring of the Year of the Tiger 2022

Thanh Duy• February 8, 2022 11:36

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 8 (January 8, the year of the Tiger), Nghe An province launched the "Forever grateful to Uncle Ho" tree planting festival in the spring of the Year of the Tiger 2022 at the National Monument - General Secretary Le Hong Phong Memorial Site, Hung Thong commune, Hung Nguyen district.

Attending the launching ceremony were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province, Chairman of the People's Council of Nghe An province; Major General Ha Tan Tien - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Nghe An Provincial Party Committee.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, the National Assembly delegation of the province, departments, branches, provincial-level organizations and delegates of Hung Nguyen district and Hung Thong commune.

Delegates respectfully commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Delegations of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and Military Region 4 offered flowers and incense to commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Before the launching ceremony, the delegation of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province and Military Region 4 respectfully offered flowers and incense to express their infinite gratitude for the great contributions of General Secretary Le Hong Phong to the national liberation revolutionary movement.

Before the spirit of General Secretary Le Hong Phong, the delegation vows to continue the path and career of the late General Secretary; join hands, unite, overcome all difficulties and challenges, successfully achieve economic and social development goals, build Nghe An homeland to become increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized, contributing to beautifying the glorious golden history of the heroic Soviet homeland.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council offered incense to commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Major General Ha Tan Tien - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4 offers incense to commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee offered incense to commemorate General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Following President Ho Chi Minh's teaching "Spring is the season for tree planting, making the country more and more Springy", "Tree planting festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" has become a widespread mass movement, a beautiful traditional feature of the Vietnamese people.

The Tet tree planting movement has spread to localities across the country, contributing to tree planting, afforestation, environmental protection and climate change prevention.

Promoting the fine tradition of Tet tree planting, on January 26, 2022, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued a plan to organize and launch "Tet tree planting to forever remember Uncle Ho" Spring of Nham Dan 2022.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Ha Tan Tien - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee planted Bauhinia trees along the road around the National Monument - Memorial Site of General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial leaders and Military Region 4 planted Bauhinia trees along the road surrounding the National Monument - General Secretary Le Hong Phong Memorial Site. Photo: Thanh Duy

This activity aims to promote the fine tradition of "Tet tree planting to forever remember Uncle Ho" on the occasion of welcoming the new year; continue to promote the movement to protect and develop forests in the whole province; create consensus and response from all classes of people in planting trees and forests, contributing to the whole country to achieve the goal of planting 1 billion trees in the period of 2021 - 2025 approved by the Prime Minister, in which Nghe An registered to plant 10% of the above target of the whole country.

On the morning of February 8, leaders of Nghe An province, Military Region 4, Hung Nguyen district, and Hung Thong commune planted trees at the National Monument - General Secretary Le Hong Phong Memorial Site; thereby contributing to beautifying the landscape of the monument, and at the same time initiating the tree planting and afforestation movement of Nghe An province in 2022.

Provincial leaders planted Bauhinia trees along the road surrounding the National Monument - Memorial Site of General Secretary Le Hong Phong. Photo: Thanh Duy

Leaders of provincial departments and branches planted Bauhinia trees along the road surrounding the National Monument - General Secretary Le Hong Phong Memorial Site. Photo: Thanh Duy

This year, due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, to ensure epidemic prevention and control, Nghe An province did not organize the ceremony. The program was carried out practically, economically, and emphasized efficiency.