Photographers with ethnic minorities in Binh Tien

Vibrant space

The organizing committee has created conditions for the photographers to go on field trips to almost all rural areas of the town. On the opening day, the group went to Huong Toan commune to welcome the sunrise by the fields, with the scene recreating the image of the old rice-carrying poles in Van Cu village with a vermicelli making profession with a history of more than 500 years of formation and development; visited the famous VietGAP coriander gardens of the people of An Thuan village; visited the craft villages of making conical hats and wrapping cakes of Huong Can... Next, the photographers went on field trips to Thanh Luong communal house, Van Xa communal house, VietGAP guava garden in Cat hamlet, Huong Xuan ward; welcomed the sunset in the mountains and forests with the simple pace of life; interacted and had campfire activities with the Pa Hy ethnic people in Binh Tien commune...

In the middle of the writing session, the artists were divided into 4 groups to visit historical and cultural sites: Dang Huy Tru Church, Thanh Luong Communal House, Lieu Coc Twin Towers; Tho Son Lake, La Chu Communal House and Pagoda, Ong Am Slope, Phu Lam Engineering Workshop. Que Chu Community Tourism Site, Bau Sen; Phu Oc Communal House, Boston historical sites; Mau Stream, Tranh Stream...

Huong Chu green vegetable field

Following the footsteps of the NSNA, it can be clearly seen that Huong Tra town has organized economic development well in recent years on the basis of protecting the cultural heritage of our ancestors. After 15 years of being recognized as a type IV urban area, Huong Tra town has focused on investing in inner-city roads such as expanding Hong Linh street; sidewalks, drainage, lighting on Le Thai To street; Kim Tra street; D3 street in the detailed planning area for expanding Tu Ha market; the road connecting National Highway 1 - Que Chu, Huong Chu ward; Thanh Khe main road, Huong Xuan ward and other inner-city roads through Huong Van, Huong Xuan... In the future, urbanization will continue in Huong Toan, Huong Chu, Binh Tien to develop trade and services to support the Tu Ha industrial zone. The town will build mountain and forest eco-tourism areas in Binh Thanh, Binh Tien; tourism on Binh Dien and Huong Dien hydroelectric lakes, Tho Son lake; developing science and technology parks in Binh Tien, Binh Thanh...

Artist Thanh Nhan sadly said: "After 40 years, I have the opportunity to visit Huong Binh again". Back then, the bridge over Khe Dien was just a rotten log, people had to sit down and walk across it step by step. Now, there, a sturdy concrete bridge with flags fluttering brightly in the sun happily welcomes the footsteps of passersby. Huong Binh is now a new rural commune. Some businesses have come to invest, together with the people to plant forests, fruit trees, develop production and business with OCOP products.

Creative inspiration from homeland love

Huong Tra town organized a very thoughtful creative camp, which many people considered the best program ever. The photographers were almost caught up in the events that were held continuously, bringing a lot of inspiration. Wherever they went, the photographers were warmly welcomed by the locals, who were willing to "model" for beautiful photos. The attachment between the villages and the photographers was quickly established.

Not only impressed by the bonfire nights in Pa Hy village, many brothers and sisters were amazed when seeing hundreds of women wearing Ao Dai cycling on the village road, dozens of girls "playing the role of village girls" in the VietGAP garden... Those who could not follow all regretted it, and left in the zalo group these affectionate lines: "I am sorry that I was busy so I could not participate. Wishing you all a fiery campfire night in each person. Let's sing the epic songs of the mountains and forests". The campfire night was so wonderful. The Pa Hy girls wearing traditional costumes by the forest fire made many NSNAs fascinated. Mr. Viet Hung exclaimed: "So wonderful, the fire and dew falling in the middle of the midlands create a fascinating atmosphere. The green color of the Pa Hy girls' costumes seems to make the night even greener"...

Mr. Do Ngoc An, Vice Chairman of Huong Tra Town People's Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the "Huong Tra - 50 years of a journey" photo composition camp was very happy with the unexpected results. "450 artistic photos from the composition camp prove that Hue photographers love Huong Tra land very much. Each photo is a story, from the tree-lined streets, the modern constructions gradually taking shape to the bright smiles, all of which speak of the vibrant vitality of Huong Tra today".

The works from this creative campaign not only contribute to promoting the image of Huong Tra today, but will also be important documents, contributing to preserving and honoring the cultural and historical values ​​of the land along the Bo River in the days when the whole country is looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

Ha Nguyen