Determined to become a prosperous district of the Northwest region of Nghe An

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy inspected key construction projects in Quy Chau district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Celebrate revolutionary tradition

Quy Chau is a locality rich in tradition of solidarity and patriotism. Throughout historical periods, especially since the Party's leadership, the land with the 600-year-old name has been joined by successive generations of cadres and people, working together, being industrious and creative in labor, steadfast and brave in standing side by side with the people of the whole country to fight against foreign invaders, gain independence and unify the Fatherland and build the homeland to develop more and more.

Going back to the history of Quy Chau district, on December 19, 1946, the national resistance war broke out, France used Laos as a springboard to attack Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces. In March 1947, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee held a conference to assess the situation and discuss the work of defense against the invasion of French colonialism. In Quy Chau district, due to the distorted propaganda of reactionaries, revolutionary cadres encountered many difficulties. The Inter-zone Party Committee mobilized comrade Nguyen Quoc Sung, a cadre of Dien Chau district, to reinforce Quy Chau to build the movement. To unify the direction of all aspects of work between Company 58 and local cadres, on July 5, 1947, in Tan Lac hamlet (now Tan Lac town), Hoang Van Thu Party cell was established with 4 comrades: Nguyen Quoc Sung, as Secretary; Tang Ba, captain of Company 58; Tran Pho, political commissar of Company 58; Lang Van Thinh, Tri Le commune official.

The birth of Hoang Van Thu Party Cell created an important historical turning point for the revolutionary movement in Quy Chau. This was the result of the continuation of the tradition of indomitable struggle of the people of Quy Chau ethnic groups from many centuries ago, a very important victory of proletarian ideology in the struggle against the enemy, which created a solid foundation for the development of Quy Chau District Party Committee later. Hoang Van Thu Party Cell was the political nucleus at the grassroots level, the first Party cell to play the role of promoting propaganda activities, gathering and leading the masses to carry out revolutionary movements launched by the Indochinese Communist Party.

Cultural quality and cultural villages are of interest to Party committees at all levels. In the photo: People of Pieng Diem village, Chau Phong commune happily receive the title of Cultural Village. Photo: Ke Kien

Since its establishment, the Party cell has skillfully relied on the people to propagate, mobilize, and gather solidarity in defeating internal enemies, preventing external invaders, protecting and consolidating the Party organization and government. Thereby, it has contributed significantly to stabilizing and controlling the situation in Quy Chau district in particular, and the Northwest region of Nghe An in general, and has contributed significantly to the overall revolutionary cause of the nation from the resistance war against the French to the end of the resistance war against the Americans, liberating the South and reunifying the country in 1975.

Along with the history of the nation, over the past 75 years, the Party Committee of Quy Chau district has led the people to overcome all difficulties and hardships, contributing worthily to the cause of building and defending the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland. During the national defense wars, the whole district had thousands of young people enlisting in the army, including 270 martyrs, 135 wounded soldiers, and 12 heroic Vietnamese mothers.

Create momentum for development

After more than 35 years of implementing the Party and State's renovation policy, the Quy Chau Party Committee has led the people to develop the economy and society, push back poverty and backwardness; gradually build the homeland to develop more and more in all aspects. Although there are still some shortcomings and limitations, the results that the Party Committee and people of the whole district have achieved are proud: The economic structure has shifted positively, towards reducing the proportion of agriculture, forestry and fishery (from 54% in 2005 to 33.7% in 2021), increasing the proportion of industry, handicrafts and basic construction (reaching 23.6%), especially the proportion of trade and services (increasing from 26.3% in 2005 to 42.7% in 2021).

View of Quy Chau town center. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Forming concentrated production areas such as: raw material growing areas, fruit growing areas; rice areas... Small-scale industrial production, trade, services, and tourism tend to develop well. Forestry is reorganized in the direction of socialization, focusing on forest care, cultivation, and protection, gradually eliminating deforestation... bringing the district's forest coverage to the top of Nghe An province, reaching 78% (in 2020). Socio-economic infrastructure is built synchronously. Up to now, 11/11 communes have asphalted and concreted traffic systems, making it convenient for cars to travel. 100% of commune People's Committee offices and health stations are built spaciously. The rate of households using electricity is 94.2%. The whole district has 34/37 schools meeting national standards, 89.7% of classrooms are solidified and many other welfare facilities. There are 2/11 communes (Chau Tien and Chau Binh communes) and 30 villages meeting New Rural standards; the whole district on average meets 14 criteria.

Chau Binh 1 Primary School (Quy Chau) is striving to build a school that meets national standards at level 2. Photo: Ke Kien

The spiritual and material life of the people has been gradually improved. Per capita income has continuously increased, from 4.6 million VND in 2005 to 42.3 million VND in 2021. National defense and security have been maintained. The work of building and rectifying the Party and building the political system has achieved many positive results; the effectiveness and efficiency of management and administration of authorities at all levels have been improved. The appearance of rural areas in Quy Chau has changed significantly, creating a new position and strength for the Party Committee and people in the district to enter a new period of development.

The 75-year journey of construction and development has demonstrated the remarkable growth and maturity of the District Party Committee; affirmed its pioneering role in leading the army and people in carrying out revolutionary movements.

In recognition of the achievements of the Party Committee, government and people of Quy Chau in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland, on the occasion of the 600th anniversary of the title, the district was honored to receive the Third Class Labor Medal from the President. In recent years, many collectives and individuals have been awarded the Emulation Flag, other noble titles and awards by the Party, State, Government, ministries and branches from the Central to the provincial levels...

The fish cage farming model on the river of farmers in Chau Nga commune provides stable income. Photo: Ke Kien

Inheriting and promoting the 75-year tradition of construction and development, the District Party Committee, together with the entire political system and each Quy Chau resident, continues to make great efforts and determination to achieve even greater achievements. The immediate task is to successfully implement the Resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels, the Resolution of the 26th District Party Congress, term 2020-2025, striving to soon make Quy Chau a fairly developed district in the Northwest of Nghe An and soon reach the finish line of a New Rural District.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hoai - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quy Chau district said: "In the coming time, the District Party Committee has determined to perform well a number of tasks, including: Promoting internal resources, attracting external resources, focusing on exploiting the potential strengths of the locality, in which prioritizing the development of forest economy and tourism, building synchronous infrastructure; Focusing on improving the quality of human resources to meet development requirements; Paying attention to developing cultural and social fields, consolidating national defense and security. Improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party organization, building a strong political system".