Solemn Ceremony of Celebrating 990 Years of Nghe An Name

Delegates attending the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's name. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Attending the ceremony on the Central side were comrades: Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - Politburo member, Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Nong Duc Manh - former General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam; Nguyen Sinh Hung - former Politburo member, former Chairman of the National Assembly; Tran Quoc Vuong - Politburo member, Standing member of the Central Party Secretariat; Nguyen Thien Nhan - Politburo member, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ho Chi Minh City; Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Hanoi City.

Also attending were comrades: Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Xuan Thang - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.

Party Central Committee members: Uong Chu Luu - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; General Do Ba Ty - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly; Nguyen Hanh Phuc - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly Office, Secretary General of the National Assembly; Senior Lieutenant General Vo Trong Viet - Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for National Defense and Security; Nguyen Xuan Cuong - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; Nguyen Chi Dung - Minister of Planning and Investment; Tran Hong Ha - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment; Ho Duc Phoc - State Auditor General; Le Minh Khai - Government Inspector General; Nguyen The Ky - General Director of the Voice of Vietnam; Nguyen Dac Vinh - Deputy Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.

Former members of the Party Central Committee; representatives of ministries, branches, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and central organizations. On the side of Military Region 4, there was Lieutenant General Nguyen Doan Anh - Commander of Military Region 4.

On the provincial side, there were comrades: Le Dinh Son - Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Ha Tinh province; Vu Dai Thang - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Quang Binh province; Do Trong Hung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Thanh Hoa province; representatives of the leaders of the provinces: Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Nam Dinh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien - Hue, Binh Dinh, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee, leaders and former leaders of the province through the periods; revolutionary veterans, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, leaders of departments, branches, localities and a large number of people of the province;...

INDEPENDENT LAND OF A STRIP OF VIETNAM'S MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS

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The name Nghe An first appeared in 1030 under the reign of King Ly Thai Tong when the king changed the name of Hoan Chau to Nghe An Chau. Since then, the name Nghe An has become a familiar, affectionate name associated with the heroic history of the nation and exists deeply in the minds of generations of Nghe An people to this day.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee affirmed: In the process of national development, Nghe An is an inseparable land of a unified Vietnam.

Comrade Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee announced the reason and introduced the delegates at the Celebration Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

This sacred land has always had heroes, great men, famous generals, and famous people who have contributed gloriously to the country and homeland. At the same time, there is an organic connection in the process of expanding the territory, building, protecting, and developing the country. In most of our nation's resistance wars against invaders, there has always been a prominent, important, and active presence of the people of Nghe An.

Nghe An is not only the "hot copper pond" of the country but also proud to be a land of learning. Generation after generation, creating a flow, fostering a tradition of studiousness, hard work and determination to learn to become talented of the land and people here. Those good traditions continue to be promoted and shine until today, becoming a great endogenous resource on this land.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee delivered a speech at the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's name. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The process of starting a business, working hard, being creative, constantly struggling to survive and develop, along with the reception and cultural exchange of regions inside and outside the province, has deposited a cultural sediment of Nghe An with a strong identity, crystallizing many unique tangible and intangible cultural values, with lasting vitality. Nghe An is the homeland of many unique architectural works of art, traditional festivals, associated with a rich spiritual and cultural life, legends, historical figures of the nation and homeland.

Nghe An province today has the largest area in the country with nearly 16,500 km²and the population ranks 4th with more than 3.3 million people. Implementing the Party's innovation policy, the Party Committee and people of Nghe An have actively mobilized resources, made efforts to overcome difficulties, and achieved many important and quite comprehensive achievements in the development process.

“The 990th anniversary of the name Nghe An affirms an important milestone, a glorious historical journey in which many generations have devoted their efforts and blood to fight against harsh nature and invaders to build and protect the beautiful land of Nghe An today. It is an opportunity for us to review, understand more, and cherish more the historical traditions of our homeland; to firmly believe and be determined to join hands and hearts to build Nghe An province to become more and more beautiful, civilized, and continue to write the heroic history of the land of "spiritual land and talented people", the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho!”.

Secretary of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee Thai Thanh Quy

Panorama of the 990th anniversary of Nghe An's name. Photo: Thanh Cuong

BELIEVE IN A "MIRAGE OF SONG LAM"

On behalf of the Party and State leaders, speaking at the Ceremony, Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - Politburo member, National Assembly Chairwoman warmly congratulated Nghe An on the great achievements it has made in recent years. This will be an important foundation for the province to develop more quickly and firmly in the coming time.

The National Assembly Chairman congratulated the people of the province on the occasion of Hoanh Son communal house, Nam Dan district - a place that has witnessed many changes in Nghe An's countryside - being awarded the Certificate of Special National Monument.

As a province with a geographical location, rich natural conditions, a large area, stretching from East to West, with sea, forests, plains and impressive changes in recent times, the National Assembly Chairman emphasized: "Nghe An needs to continue to strive to overcome difficulties and challenges, mobilize and effectively use all resources to develop more strongly, commensurate with the potential and advantages of the province".

Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan - Politburo member, National Assembly Chairwoman spoke at the 990th Anniversary of Nghe An's Name. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Accordingly, comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan proposed: The Standing Committee, the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Party committees and authorities at all levels in the province must continue to promote the spirit of solidarity and unanimity to lead and direct the mobilization of combined strength and great national unity; further promote the spirit of positivity, proactiveness, dynamism, creativity, overcome limitations and weaknesses, exploit all potentials, strengths, local resources and take advantage of external resources to contribute to accelerating the socio-economic growth rate.

The province also needs to focus on transforming the growth model from breadth to depth with a long-term vision; continue administrative reform, strongly improve the investment and business environment, and enhance provincial competitiveness.

Many people attended the celebration. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On the other hand, Nghe An needs to constantly improve the material and spiritual life of the people; effectively implement social security work and policies for people with revolutionary contributions; sustainably reduce poverty; strengthen the prevention and fight against corruption and waste; continue to promote the potential and advantages of Nghe An people with valuable qualities such as studiousness, intelligence, dynamism, solidarity, affection and loyalty.

“I believe that the historical and cultural traditions of the Vietnamese people in general and Nghe An in particular will be a source of great strength and spiritual motivation for the Party Committee, government and people of Nghe An province to turn “the Lam River aspiration into the Lam River miracle” - the National Assembly Chairman confided.

Comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports; Nguyen Hong Son - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Nam Dan District People's Committee received the Certificate of ranking as a special national monument of Hoanh Son communal house, Nam Dan district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the Ceremony, leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded the Certificate of National Special Monument ranking to Hoanh Son communal house, Nam Dan district.

Hoanh Son Communal House, Khanh Son Commune, Nam Dan District is known for its sophisticated and artistic architectural sculptures. The Communal House worships Uy Minh Vuong Ly Nhat Quang - who made great contributions to the construction and protection of Nghe An and Dai Viet. In addition, the Communal House also worships Buddha Sakyamuni and the Four Holy Ladies. The Communal House was ranked as a National Monument in 1980.

Art program at the Anniversary Ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Photo: Thanh Cuong

On December 25, 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam signed Decision No. 2082/QD-TTg ranking 10 relics as Special National Monuments, including the architectural and artistic relic of Hoanh Son communal house, Khanh Son commune, Nam Dan district, Nghe An province.

This once again affirms the historical and cultural value of the communal house, known as the largest historical architectural work in the Central region.

Photo: Thanh Cuong

Next, delegates and a large number of people enjoyed the art program "Nghe An 990 years of journey with the country" with special content about the land and people of Nghe An./.