Mr. Vi Van Khang's house - where the first Party cell in the Western region of Nghe An was established

According to historical documents, in 1931, the movementNghe Tinh Sovietoppressed, the French colonialists carried out a policy of terror in an attempt to extinguish the revolutionary flame of the people. Many party members were sacrificed and arrested, the revolutionary movement entered a period of decline, our Party had to retreat into secret activities.

To ensure forces and maintain revolutionary bases, the Central Region Party Committee decided to expand its scope of activities to the mountainous districts of Nghe An and sent comrades: Le Xuan Dao (belonging to the Regional Party Committee), Nguyen Huu Binh (Nghe An Provincial Party Committee), Le Manh Duyet (Anh Son District Party Committee) to the Muong Qua - Mon Son area to coordinate activities and build the movement.

From the locationAnh Son district, the comrades were sent by the Central Region Party Committee to carry out the mission of crossing mountains and forests to the villages along the banks of the Giang River, behind the Pu Qua range. Here, the comrades contacted, made friends and enlightened Vi Van Khang - an educated Thai ethnic youth who joined the organization.

Comrade Vi Van Khang continued to mobilize and enlighten comrades Vi Van Hanh, Vi Van Quy, and Vi Van Lam, who were young people with education and patriotism. The young people in Muong Qua mobilized and gathered the people to unite to fight against oppression and maintain peace in the village...

In March 1931, communists and radical youths in Muong Qua led the people to fight against the tyrants and won. About a month later, in mid-April 1931, at the private home of comrade Vi Van Khang in Thai Hoa village, the Mon Son Party Cell was officially established, with comrade Vi Van Khang assigned as Secretary. The cell initially consisted of 5 party members: Vi Van Khang, Vi Van Hanh, Vi Van Quy, Tran Ngan, Le Manh Duyet; later, comrade Vi Van Lam was admitted.

From here, the private home of comrade Vi Van Khang became a place for meetings, hiding cadres and printing documents to serve the struggle.revolution. The Mon Son Party cell, as soon as it was established, immediately began the task of leading the revolutionary struggle: printing propaganda documents, establishing the Red Peasant Association and the Red Self-Defense Force to gather and enlighten the people's fighting spirit, gradually creating a spread of the movement throughout the villages and hamlets of Western Nghe An.

From July to August 1945, when the revolutionary movement was boiling across the country, the opportunity to seize power was ripe, the Mon Son Party Cell decided to lead the masses to rise up to punish the oppressors and exploiters, and seize power for the revolution.

On those historic autumn days, on the Con Chua banyan tree, the red hammer and sickle flag fluttered like a signal to gather people from all the villages and hamlets of Muong Qua. Under the banyan tree, hundreds of people protested, marched to the houses of the landlords and the chief of the village to collect rice and money to distribute to the poor.

Under the leadership of the Party Cell, the revolutionary movement of the people of Muong Qua in particular and Con Cuong district in general has won victory. Together with the whole country, the people of Con Cuong share the joy of independence day, put their trust in and look forward to future life.

After more than 90 years, Muong Qua land and Con Cuong district today have changed a lot, people's lives have improved a lot. The Con Chua banyan tree and the private house of Mr. Vi Van Khang were recognized as Revolutionary Historical Relics. In particular, in 1996, the people of Mon Son commune were honored to be awarded the title of Hero of the People's Armed Forces by the President.

Every year, the locality organizes the Mon Son - Muong Qua Festival to commemorate the revolutionary soldiers and to arouse pride in the young generation of the homeland. The mountains, forests, Giang River and the beautiful Muong Qua village have long become ideal destinations for tourists from near and far. In particular, the house of Mr. Vi Van Khang has become a familiar tourist destination for tourists from near and far, and is also a cultural and political activity spot for officials and people of Muong Qua.