Nghi Huong affirms its central position in Cua Lo coastal town.

Land of heroic tradition

During the years of the war against the US to save the country, Nghi Huong became an area with a particularly important military strategic position, a place to receive large quantities of goods to support the battlefield, a place to arrange air defense positions, radar systems, anti-aircraft guns and many other military equipment. Therefore, this place became the target of the enemy's most fierce and brutal attacks.

From July 1964 to December 1972, the US imperialists conducted 1,023 bombing raids, dropping nearly 6,316 tons of bombs and ammunition and nearly 200 mines on the area to blockade the sea route. Hundreds of constructions and houses were destroyed, countless people died, and newly-rebuilt economic achievements were destroyed. Faced with that situation, the Party Committee and the government led the people to stick to the villages, the fields, and the battlefields to both produce and fight and serve the fight.

The war ended, 135 Nghi Huong children heroically sacrificed, remaining forever on the battlefields, 114 wounded comrades, 339 civilians died, 196 people were injured and many houses, warehouses, and infrastructure were destroyed. Suppressing the pain and loss, the Party Committee and people of Nghi Huong ward immediately set about overcoming the consequences of the war, competing to develop the economy and society. Accordingly, the Party Committee and the ward government reorganized agricultural production, promoted production and intensive farming, increased productivity, quickly solved the problem of food and foodstuffs; expanded occupations and small-scale industries.

Entering the process of innovation, industrialization and modernization of the country, the Party Committee and people of Nghi Huong ward have constantly strived, united, created, joined hands and determined to build Nghi Huong to develop more and more.

During this time, the Ward Party Committee led the people to focus on renovating the fields, planning and rearranging residential areas; moving the scattered residents of hamlets 15, 16 and 17 to live in My Thang, Dien Bien and Tran Phu areas, expanding the cultivated area by 132 hectares to grow tobacco and agricultural products, applying scientific and technical advances in production and animal husbandry; developing small-scale handicrafts, building brick and tile kilns, burning lime, fishing and forming a coastal tourism area... Gradually solving employment problems and stabilizing the material and spiritual life of the people.

Developing worthy tourism

Promoting the good traditions and experiences of previous generations, Nghi Huong Ward Party Committee has led the people to exploit the potential and advantages of landscape, nature, culture and people to create momentum for sustainable development. In 2014, Nghi Huong was the first ward recognized by the town as meeting urban civilization standards.

With the advantage of developing sea tourism, Nghi Huong ward focuses on clearing 207 business kiosks on the sea, mobilizing small traders to invest in a restaurant system to the west of Binh Minh street; building more check-in points, shower houses... to serve tourists.

Thanks to the drastic direction of the Party Committee and the ward government, together with the high determination of the traders, up to now, 77 new, spacious and professional restaurants have been invested in and built; of which, 1 restaurant has been recognized by the Nghe An Department of Tourism as a "Standard Restaurant for Tourism Services".

Along with the restaurant system, the ward has 81 accommodation establishments serving tourism. With well-invested infrastructure, Cua Lo beach tourism in general and Nghi Huong ward in particular have been recognized and highly appreciated by tourists from all over the world. The total number of visitors in the 2024 tourist season of Nghi Huong ward is estimated at 1.2 million; of which, the number of overnight guests is estimated at 360 thousand, with estimated revenue of 520 billion VND.

Along with developing sea tourism, Nghi Huong ward focuses on promoting trade, services, industry, and construction activities; gradually reducing the proportion of agriculture. Thanks to that, the ward's economy has always grown at a fairly good rate. The total production value in the first 6 months of 2024 is estimated at 1,085.3/1,511.8 billion, reaching 71.8% of the target assigned by the town and the Ward People's Council, an increase of 31.5% over the same period in 2023. The average income per capita of the ward reaches over 100 million VND/year (an increase of more than 60 million VND compared to 2014); the whole ward has only 5 poor households.

The cultural and social fields have received due investment. National defense and security have been maintained. The work of building the Party and the political system has always been focused on politics, ideology and organization. The staff from the ward to the block has always been united, cooperative and has been consolidated, improved and improved in quality. Administrative reform has been carried out effectively and efficiently to meet the requirements of the people, organizations and enterprises. The activities of the Fatherland Front and political organizations have been consolidated, gradually innovating the content and methods of effective operation.

Coming to Nghi Huong today, the appearance of the homeland has changed clearly; investment in infrastructure construction and urban beautification, urban construction order has been focused synchronously and effectively. The material and spiritual life of the people has been gradually improved and enhanced.

Looking back at the results achieved during 70 years of construction and development, Nghi Huong ward is proud that the steadfast revolutionary tradition, indomitable will in fighting against foreign invaders; diligence, creativity in labor, solidarity, love for each other and the spirit of studiousness have become the endogenous strength to foster and spread the good values ​​of the people today.

In the coming time, Nghi Huong ward will focus on rapidly developing service industries and professions; actively applying scientific and technological advances in production; increasing intensive investment, improving productivity and quality, linking commodity production with brand building and product consumption; applying reasonable crop rotation formulas to increase income value per unit area of ​​cultivated land; paying attention to developing clean agriculture, organic agriculture and vocational training, creating jobs; building infrastructure and welfare works to meet long-term development needs; focusing on accelerating the construction of model residential areas, striving to reach the finish line by 2024; building and improving cultural life; focusing all capabilities on promoting the quality of education at all levels; strengthening social management, ensuring environmental sanitation; building a comprehensively strong political system throughout the term.