Continue writing the heroic history of the land of 'spiritual land and talented people', the homeland of beloved Uncle Ho!

At the 990th Anniversary of Nghe An Title, Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee presented a speech expressing deep gratitude to the ancestors and predecessors who had contributed to the founding of Nghe An land; at the same time, summarizing the outstanding characteristics of the people, history, culture; the role of Nghe An in the historical process of the nation; affirming the province's determination to rise strongly in the new period.

Nghe An Newspaper respectfully introduces the full text of the speech.

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

Dear comradeNguyen Thi Kim Ngan - CommitteeMember of the Politburo, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of VietnamfestivaltenetVietnam;

- Dear leaders, former leaders of the Party and State; departments, ministries, branches, central agencies, Military Region 4; cities and provinces, guests,qinternational

- Dear revolutionary elders, heroic Vietnamese mothers, and provincial leaders of all periods;

- Ladies and gentlemen,.Dear compatriots and comrades!

Inheriting and promoting the heroic history and glorious traditions of the homeland, today, Nghe An province solemnly organized the 990th Anniversary of Nghe An's Title and received the Certificate of recognition of Hoanh Son Communal House as a Special National Monument.

On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, I respectfully send my best wishes to the leaders, former leaders of the Party and State, revolutionary veterans, Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, and all delegates, distinguished guests, compatriots, and comrades.

We spend the first solemn minutes of the ceremony, respectfully expressing our deep gratitude to our ancestors and predecessors who have contributed to the founding of Nghe An land; forever remembering the great contributions of the great President Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary predecessors, heroic martyrs, generations of compatriots and comrades who have bravely fought and sacrificed to regain independence, protect and preserve every inch of the sacred land of the Fatherland and homeland.

Dear compatriots and comrades!

In the process of national development, Nghe An is an inseparable land of a unified Vietnam. Since the dawn of history, Nghe An has been inhabited by ancient Vietnamese people. Up to now, archaeological sites found in many regions in the province have affirmed the presence and contribution of Nghe An residents to the formation of the first culture and civilization of the Vietnamese people.

Nghe An Citadel was built of earth in 1804. In 1831, the citadel was rebuilt of earth and stone with a hexagonal plan, with 3 entrances: Front Gate, Left Gate and Right Gate. Photo courtesy of the French Air Force

According to historical data, Nghe An used to belong to Viet Thuong country. Through the ups and downs of history, this land has had many different names such as: Hoai Hoan, Cuu Chan, Cuu Duc, Nhat Nam, Hoan Chau. At the beginning of the Ly Dynasty, the name Hoan Chau was changed to Nghe An. The name Nghe An has been around since then, becoming a familiar, affectionate name associated with the heroic history of the nation and existing deeply in the minds of generations of Nghe An people to this day.

Located on the North-South highway, far from the ancient Thang Long citadel, Nghe An is a "fence" and "important town" of the country, with strategic importance in politics and military, "advancing with offensive power, retreating with defensive power", so many ancient dynasties often relied on this land to fight enemies, defend the country and build great careers.

With its back against the majestic Truong Son range and the vast East Sea in front, nature has bestowed on Nghe An the scenery of "green mountains and blue waters like a picture", but also forced the people here to constantly face and fight against natural disasters and enemies. That has tempered and molded the people of Nghe An, who have both the good qualities common to Vietnamese people and the unique characteristics of Nghe people, which are: a simple, affectionate lifestyle; a deep, loyal heart; an upright, courageous temperament, ready to sacrifice for a great cause; the virtue of diligence, always looking for new things without forgetting the source to move forward, spreading out in all directions early but always looking back and promising to return.

Therefore, throughout the history of the nation, this sacred land has always had heroes, great men, famous generals, and famous people.contribute glorious achievements 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.

During the period of resistance against the Chinese domination, the people of Nghe An strongly responded to the uprisings of Hai Ba Trung, Ba Trieu, Ly Bi, and Phung Hung. Among them, the most notable was the Hoan Chau uprising 1,300 years ago, which overthrew the domination of the Tang Dynasty and established Van An citadel as an independent nation.

During the period of autonomy of Dai Viet nation, Nghe An was the place that provided human resources and material resources for the resistance wars against the Northern invaders, and at the same time was the battlefield and frontline of the wars against the invading forces in the South and the West.

When the whole nation was in the dark night of slavery under the yoke of feudal colonialism, many children of Nghe An homeland, with a strong love for the country and sensitive to current events, nurtured great ambitions, crossed the ocean to go out to find a way to lead the country.The country came to freedom and independence, the most typical is the great journey of the patriotic young man Nguyen Tat Thanh, who later became President Ho Chi Minh - the national liberation hero, the outstanding cultural celebrity, who brought glory to our nation, our people and our mountains and rivers, our country.

After the Communist Party of Vietnam was born and led the revolution, the patriotic spirit of the steadfast and indomitable people of Nghe An was further aroused and sublimated, the patriotism of the people was fostered and highly promoted, becoming patriotism and revolutionary heroism. Many outstanding children of Nghe An were soon enlightened about the revolutionary ideal, becoming typical communist soldiers of the Party such as: Le Hong Phong, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ho Tung Mau... The people of Nghe An "stood up first" to create a heroic Nghe Tinh Soviet, becoming the first general rehearsal contributing to the success of the August Revolution in 1945.

Vinh city seen from Ho Chi Minh Square.

An Nghe An as a great rear base providing human and material resources with the spirit of “not a single kilo of rice is missing, not a single soldier is missing”, “not a single car is missing”, contributing with the whole country to the great victories of our nation in the Ho Chi Minh era, fulfilling the noble international duty. An Nghe An as a frontline of “coordinates of fire”, fighting against the US imperialists to destroy the North with heroic and tragic feats, becoming a beautiful symbol of revolutionary heroism, such as Truong Bon, Cau Cam, Ben Thuy… Through the resistance wars, more than 45 thousand outstanding children of the homeland heroically fell, more than 61 thousand people left a part of their body on the battlefields, adding to the bright tradition of patriotism of the homeland.

Nghe An is not only the "hot copper pond" of the country but also proud to be a land of learning. For generations, although having to save every grain of rice and potato, the people still consider education as important. 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.

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. Among them, Nghe Tinh folk songs are "unique native products", representing the character and soul of Nghe An people: rustic but subtle; simple but smooth; vibrant but profound... have transcended space and time, becoming a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Road to Nghe An today. Photo: Nguyen Thanh Hai

Nghe An is home to many unique architectural works of art and traditional festivals, associated with a rich spiritual and cultural life, legends, and historical figures of the nation and homeland. From the sacred Cuong temple, which marks the tragic story of King An Duong Vuong and Princess My Chau; to the aspiration of Emperor Quang Trung Nguyen Hue to make Phuong Hoang - Trung Do famous forever. In the joy of today's Grand Ceremony, Nghe An province is delighted to have another special national relic, Hoanh Son communal house, a typical architectural work of art, representing the talent and creativity of our ancestors left for posterity.

Dear compatriots and comrades!

Nghe An province today has the largest area in the country with nearly 16,500 km2 and the fourth largest population 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.

From a purely agricultural province with a low starting point, Nghe An has now built an increasingly solid socio-economic foundation in all aspects. The economy maintains a fairly high growth rate. The appearance of urban and rural areas is increasingly civilized and modern, becoming one of the bright spots of the country in building new rural areas.

Culture and society have many progressive changes. People's lives in all regions have been gradually improved. National defense, security, order and social safety have been ensured; foreign affairs have been strengthened and expanded. The great national unity bloc and people's trust in the Party and the State have been increasingly consolidated.

Dear compatriots and comrades!

The achievements that the Party Committee and the people of our province have achieved are very proud.But at this historic moment, we are deeply aware that Nghe An still faces many difficulties and challenges ahead. More than ever, we need to arouse and promote the will, resilience, revolutionary spirit, and aspiration to rise up; promote the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation, focus on building a clean and strong Party and political system; firmly ensure national defense and security, to bring Nghe An to develop rapidly and sustainably, striving to become a fairly developed province in the Northern region by 2025, and a fairly developed province in the whole country by 2030.

A corner of Mon Son - Pha Lai field (Con Cuong).

Dear compatriots and comrades!

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!

On this occasion, on behalf of the Party Committee and people of the province, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the Government, the ministries, branches, central agencies, localities and units for their affection, attention and valuable help to Nghe An throughout the past revolutionary journey; I hope that in the coming time, we will continue to receive more attention, support and help from you comrades.

Best wishescomrades, leaders and former leaders of the Party and State,Dear delegates, guests and compatriots,,Comrade always healthy, happy and victorious.

Thank you very much!

(Title by Nghe An Newspaper).