Determined to build Kim Lien commune rich, strong and civilized

Focus on infrastructure investment

Visiting Uncle Ho's hometown today, it is easy to see that the emulation activities of labor, production, culture, arts, and sports are taking place enthusiastically to welcome the 21st Party Congress of the commune, term 2020-2025. Along the roads, many new houses are built, commercial services are bustling, and the streets are full of colorful flowers, creating a new look in President Ho Chi Minh's hometown.

The road to Uncle Ho's hometown, Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Le

During the past term, implementing the National Target Program on new rural construction, Kim Lien commune was chosen as one of the model communes for new rural construction in Nam Dan district.

This is an honor but also a challenge that requires high determination from the entire Party Committee and people of Kim Lien commune. In recent years, despite many difficulties and challenges, the Party Committee, government and people of Kim Lien commune have achieved positive results on the roadmap to build a commune that meets the model new rural standards.

Most notably, the infrastructure, electricity system, roads, schools, stations, irrigation, and cultural institutions are increasingly being improved, creating a new look for the rural landscape, becoming a bright spot in the new rural construction of Nam Dan district. During the term, the Party Committee and the government focused on directing hamlets to upgrade rural roads and intra-field roads.

During the past term, the whole commune upgraded 34.207 km of hamlet roads, renewed 2.5 km of intra-field roads and built 38.69 km of drainage ditches in residential areas.

Golden season in Kim Lien commune fields (Nam Dan). Photo: Trung Ha

Along with that, the commune mobilized resources, attention and support from all levels, sectors, enterprises and maximized internal resources to upgrade and build many important projects, contributing to promoting socio-economic development in the commune: Upgrading and repairing some main roads in the commune such as: Giang - Lien - Lam route, the route from Uncle Ho's hometown parking lot to Dat pagoda to Provincial Road 542D; the route connecting Uncle Ho's hometown parking lot with National Highway 46, the route from National Highway 46 to Con Mong Cemetery, the route from Provincial Road 540 to High School, connecting routes at Sen 1 hamlet, Van Hoi.

Upgrading infrastructure of land use rights auction planning areas; constructing and upgrading Hoang Tru Kindergarten, Lang Sen Kindergarten, Hoang Tru Primary School, renovating Lang Sen Primary School, Kim Lien Secondary School and upgrading and constructing a number of other works in the commune. Constructing and upgrading works in the commune such as: Cultural house, office building and headquarters campus, Martyrs Memorial, medical station campus, Cau market campus; traditional room of Sen 1 Hamlet Cultural House, "Cooperative with Uncle Ho" project sponsored by the Vietnam Cooperative Alliance, etc.

Music class of students at Kim Lien Secondary School (Nam Dan). Photo: My Ha

In the field of economic development, the commune directs agricultural development towards commodity production. Focusing on directing the construction of production development models such as: the Bac Thinh rice production linkage model implemented by Kim Lien 2 Cooperative and Sen Que Bac Agricultural Cooperative, producing Lang Sen rice products; vegetable and flower growing models in greenhouses in Sen 1 hamlet, Lien Mau 3 hamlet; expanding the lotus growing area on ponds and lakes in the regions: Lien Hong, Mau Tai, Hoang Tru and along National Highway 46 and Provincial Highway 540, the models have initially brought about quite good results.

Industrial and handicraft sectors have developed quite well in terms of scale, especially the production of aluminum and glass products, wooden furniture, civil carpentry, garments, vermicelli and cake production...

Services, trade, and tourism have developed rapidly, and service quality has improved. Some local products serving the people and tourists have initially been formed and are effective, such as lotus products (lotus bud tea, lotus leaf tea), and melons. Coordination in developing new types of tourism such as experiential tourism, homestays in Sen 2 hamlet; flower planting combined with real experiences, and photography in Lien Mau 3 hamlet has been directed and implemented with attention.

Lotus in Kim Lien commune is preserved and processed into goods. Photo: Thanh Le

Preserve and promote traditional cultural values

The cultural and social life in Kim Lien commune has many positive changes. In particular, the quality of education has been given due attention and achieved encouraging results. The scale of the school and class system has been planned reasonably. Mobilizing resources, contributing to social construction, upgrading facilities, and purchasing equipment for teaching and learning. The comprehensive quality of education and the quality of key education have many changes. Up to now, the commune has 5/5 schools meeting national standards.

During the past term, Kim Lien commune has set out a general orientation to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the locality such as cultural relics, revolutionary history, traditional festivals, folk songs, etc. In which, culture and revolutionary history are the focus to attract and develop tourism; tourism is a tool to preserve, promote, and educate about culture, revolutionary history, political theory, etc.

Kim Lien National Special Historical Relic Site attracts many domestic and international tourists. Photo: Canh Hung - PV

Tourists visiting Uncle Ho's hometown always feel close and familiar.

In addition, Kim Lien commune also develops local specialties and traditional products to serve tourism, thereby increasing production value and economic development of local people.

Kim Lien is the hometown of Ho Chi Minh, a land with a tradition of studiousness, humanity and friendliness. To promote the traditions and heritage of the homeland, the leaders of Kim Lien commune have paid attention to mobilizing people to preserve cultural identity in building a civilized, polite, friendly and hospitable lifestyle. Therefore, over the years, visitors to Uncle Ho's hometown always feel close and familiar.

The movement “All people unite to build a cultural life” has been effectively implemented in conjunction with the movement to build a model new rural area in the commune. Thereby, cultural and artistic activities continue to be promoted among all classes of people. The work of building cultural, information and sports institutions has many positive changes.

The rate of cultural families reached 89.5%; 100% of hamlets achieved the title of cultural unit. Primary health care for the people has made much progress. Social security policies and policies for people with meritorious services have been given timely attention. Hunger eradication and poverty reduction have been focused on, with 25 poor households remaining, accounting for 0.73% (a decrease of 94 households = 2.97%), and 82 near-poor households accounting for 2.4% (a decrease of 61 households = 2.4%) compared to the beginning of the term.

High-income melon growing model in Kim Lien commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Le

In addition, the Party building work has been paid attention to and taken care of; the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee have been enhanced, and the leadership method has been innovated. Internal solidarity and unity are high. The activities of the People's Council continue to be innovated, the People's Committee has made great efforts in directing, operating and promoting effectiveness and efficiency in management areas; the Fatherland Front and mass organizations have increasingly affirmed their roles and positions in performing political tasks, with many movements being vibrant and in-depth.

A corner of Sen Village, Kim Lien Commune (Nam Dan) – the hometown of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Nguyen Sach

With the theme: "Improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the entire Party Committee, promoting the strength of great national unity, ensuring national defense and security, mobilizing all resources, determined to build Kim Lien to soon become a model new rural commune associated with cultural and tourism development", for the 2020-2025 term, the Party Committee and people of Kim Lien commune are united, striving, determined to successfully implement the goals set out in the Resolution of the 21st Party Congress of the commune: Continuing to build a clean and strong Party Committee. Improving the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party organization; strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of State management; Constantly innovating, creating, maintaining political and social stability; Promoting internal strength, attracting and effectively using all resources; Innovating models and improving growth quality; Strive to complete the goals and tasks of building a model new rural commune in "preserving and promoting traditional values, revolutionary history, patriotic traditions associated with the development of sightseeing and learning tourism; building a rich and civilized Kim Lien commune, striving to be in the top of the communes of the whole district and province every year...