Seminar on 555 years of the name Tuong Duong

Land rich in tradition

At the discussion, the delegates reviewed the tradition of formation and development of Tuong Duong district. Accordingly, Tuong Duong was formerly called Muong Xung, belonging to the Bon Man kingdom. After Bon Man belonged to Dai Viet during the Tran dynasty, this place was called Nam Nung land.

In the 13th century, the Xiangyang region was called Mat Chau, a place that bordered important trade routes between the lowlands and the border region. Under the Ming Dynasty, this region was renamed Tra Long Chau, becoming an important administrative area of ​​the Ming Dynasty.

In 1469, under the reign of Quang Thuan 10, King Le Thanh Tong carried out administrative reforms, shaping the map of Dai Viet. In that important event, the name Tuong Duong was first mentioned as a district, belonging to Tra Lan prefecture. Tuong Duong district at that time included 7 caves and 1 ward, and was part of Nghe An province...

Before 1945, Tuong Duong district included 3 districts: Con Cuong, Tuong Duong and Ky Son. In 1945, Con Cuong district separated from Tuong Duong. And on May 17, 1961, the Government Council issued Decision No. 65/CP, separating Ky Son district from Tuong Duong, affirming the administrative boundaries of the district.

Currently, Tuong Duong is the largest district not only in Nghe An province but also in the whole country with 280,777 hectares, and has 58km of border with Laos. With 17 communes, towns, and 6 ethnic groups including Thai, Kinh, Kho Mu, Mong, O Du, Tay Poong.

After 555 years of formation and development, Tuong Duong district is gradually changing to keep up with modern trends. Although facing many difficulties, Tuong Duong is still a locality that plays an important role in economic and social development.

In 2024 alone, the total production value in Tuong Duong district is estimated to reach 6,193,268 million VND, reaching 100.1% of the Resolution assigned by the People's Council. The growth rate in 2024 is 7.7%; average income per capita is estimated to reach 38.4 million VND, an increase of 6.7% over the same period...

Awakening the desire to rise

Attending the discussion, on behalf of the provincial leaders, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council acknowledged and commended the results that the Party Committee, government and people of Tuong Duong district have achieved in the past time.

The Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also emphasized that in the coming time, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee and the Party Committee and government from the district to the grassroots level need to continue to preserve and promote the tradition of solidarity, creating endogenous strength to bring Tuong Duong to develop quickly and sustainably; arouse the strong will and aspiration to rise up in each cadre, party member and citizen; absolutely not waiting, relying, not being conservative, actively and proactively accepting new things, being creative, bold and determined, and unified in implementation.

At the same time, review and resolutely, synchronously and effectively implement programs, plans and projects, utilize endogenous resources and actively mobilize, call for and attract other resources to accelerate and successfully complete the goals and targets of the Resolution of the 27th Tuong Duong District Party Congress, term 2020-2025, creating a solid foundation for the term 2025-2030.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu also suggested that the leaders of Tuong Duong district need to immediately reorganize the apparatus according to the direction of the Central and the province.

At the same time, well prepare the conditions to hold the grassroots congress and the district Party Congress for the 2025-2030 term. In particular, it is necessary to be serious in reviewing, drawing lessons, and clarifying the causes in implementing the goals of the Congress Resolution for the 2020-2025 term.

From there, there are drastic solutions in leadership, direction, and implementation of goals in the coming time, such as the direction and implementation of General Secretary To Lam to build a draft congress document that is life-like, concise, easy to remember, easy to understand, easy to implement like a textbook. Clearly indicate the direction, resources, methods, have an action program, not to issue many resolutions for implementation, to avoid the situation where resolutions are still issued halfway through the term, which is not feasible...

In particular, it is necessary to focus on personnel work for the congress, and to select personnel for the new term, ensuring they are up to the task, virtuous and talented.

Also at the Discussion, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to the authors and groups of authors who won prizes in the "Composition of Tuong Duong District Logo" contest. In which, the first prize belonged to author Doan Van Quang (Vinh City).