Movement of planting cassia and bauhinia flowers in Quy Chau

"Great Unity" Garden

For about 2 years now, traveling along National Highway 48 through Quy Chau district, passing Chau Hoi commune, we often see a large area planted with many kinds of trees in very neat rows. Among them, the most prominent are hundreds of tall, green and lush Ban trees and white Bauhinia trees.

The Youth Union of Chau Hoi Commune, together with the staff of the Agricultural Service Center of Quy Chau District, are trimming the landscape and weeding to take care of the “people’s garden”. In a large area along the western hillside of Highway 48, in Ke Le village, Chau Hoi Commune, hundreds of white Bauhinia trees have begun to bloom.

Youth Union members of Chau Hanh commune take care of the garden in the Ke Le Ecological Park planning area. Photo: Hoai Thu

Ms. Luong Thi Nga - Secretary of Chau Hanh Commune Youth Union said that among the hundreds of Bauhinia trees here, the Youth Union members and youth of Chau Hanh Commune contributed to planting 70 trees. In addition, the commune's youth force also participated in dozens of working days of planting and taking care of the trees regularly from the first day of the tree planting campaign until now. Planting started in early 2021, from when the trees were only as tall as two hand spans, the trees have now grown taller than a person's head, and some trees have begun to flower.

Together with the Youth Union of Chau Hanh commune, to have a large area with thousands of trees as it is today, one of the agencies and units participating in contributing money to buy trees and taking care of them is the Education sector of Quy Chau district.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Chau - Head of the Education Department of Quy Chau district said that teachers from schools have joined hands to contribute 120 million VND to buy, plant and care for 350 white Bauhinia trees at Ke Le Ecological Zone.

Mass organizations in Quy Chau respond to the "Great Unity" tree planting campaign. Photo: CSCC

Mr. Luong Tri Dung - Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the District People's Committee said that in 2020, Quy Chau district implemented a plan to plant native trees associated with the eco-tourism area in Chau Hoi commune, Quy Chau district. The District People's Committee coordinated with the District Fatherland Front Committee to organize a tree planting launching ceremony at the model, mobilizing organizations, individuals and businesses located in the district to support this movement.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has coordinated with relevant departments, branches, sectors and units to implement the project, and has so far received the consensus and positive response from all levels of branches, people and businesses in the district. Pioneering after launching the solidarity tree planting movement, the Fatherland Front Committee at all levels of Quy Chau district has supported the money to buy and plant 97 individual cassia trees, 100 lat trees, and 94 tamarind trees.

Since launching the solidarity tree planting movement in 2020, by the end of 2021, the total area of ​​trees planted at Ke Le Ecological Park reached 8.2 hectares, supported directly in kind by departments, branches, units, individuals and businesses in the district.

Among them, there are many precious tree species such as 1 hectare of green lim with 500 trees; 1.2 hectares of flower lat with 500 trees. Many other types of trees are also planted on an area of ​​1-2 hectares such as hoang linh, giang huong, sang le, loc mung, bang lang dao, cho chi, sau, hong tha...

Quy Chau District People's Committee assigned the Agricultural Service Center to take care of the "Great Unity" garden. Photo: Hoai Thu

In 2022 alone, 11 hectares have been planted, including nearly 1,000 yellow trumpet vine and wallflowers. Many types of trees planted have a diameter of 17cm - 35cm (464 trees/1.7 hectares) such as cassia and some other types of trees.

In addition to planting ornamental trees, flowering and shade trees, Ke Le Community Ecological Park also combines pilot planting of 3.5 hectares of incense roots and 5 hectares of cinnamon, which is also undertaken by the District Agricultural Service Center.

The State and people together protect and plant forests.

Mr. Lo Van The - Head of the Economic Infrastructure Department of Quy Chau District People's Committee said that in August 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision 2492/QD-UBND agreeing to survey and plan Ke Le Ecological Park in Chau Hoi Commune. Currently, the district is preparing a site clearance plan to submit to the Provincial People's Committee. The project is invested by the District People's Committee with the direction of planning an ecological area to serve the community and people and create a highlight in infrastructure associated with the cultural and tourism development of Quy Chau. Ke Le Ecological Park has an area of ​​300 hectares running along National Highway 48, bordering Chau Hoi Commune, Tan Lac Town and Hieu River.

According to statistics from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quy Chau district, after 2 years of launching the great solidarity tree planting campaign, many organizations and individuals have responded very positively, such as educational units, Chau Hanh Commune Youth Union, the Department of Culture, District Police, District Medical Center, Hoang Anh Cooperative, Phuc Thinh Phat Cooperative, Dieu Chau Enterprise, Quoc Anh Company, Thuan Duc Company, individuals such as Mr. Le Van Tu, Nguyen Duy Nhan...

Hundreds of trees with diameters ranging from 17 to 35 cm have grown well in the Ke Le Ecological Park Planning Area. Photo: Hoai Thu

The leaders of Quy Chau district also affirmed that the district planned to build Ke Le Ecological Park with the goal of serving the people, the items will aim to create a cultural space and preserve the natural values ​​of Quy Chau; serve the development of community tourism, eco-tourism. And the government and people working together to build this project also aims to spread awareness of nature protection, forest protection and afforestation in the social community in Quy Chau.