The countryside in the Northeast region of the country is undergoing a miraculous "transformation" thanks to the new rural construction program and Resolution No. 06-NQ/TU dated May 17, 2021 of the Provincial Party Committee. Village roads and alleys are being expanded, asphalted, concreted, cleaned, high-voltage electricity for lighting, security camera models contributing to keeping the countryside peaceful, people's lives improved, more abundant, richer... The countryside of Quang Ninh is now not only beautiful in terms of scenery, but also warm, prosperous, an ideal place for people to build a peaceful and happy life.
Rural areas "change their clothes"
A day of farmer Duong Thi Lua (Duc Yen model new rural commune, Dam Ha district) begins with checking the mushroom growing area and watering the mushroom spawn. In 2024, Ms. Lua's family will build another house to expand the mushroom and wood ear growing area to nearly 10,000 spawns. Ms. Lua said: "Mushrooms grow for about a week and will be harvested. Every day I pick and sell about 100 kg of mushrooms to the market, earning 5-6 million VND. My family also raises more than 10,000 chickens each year. The income from growing mushrooms and raising chickens is nearly 1 billion VND/year.
Family economic models with incomes of hundreds of millions to billions of dong are increasingly present in rural areas of Quang Ninh. In particular, when the new rural development program was implemented, with the support and assistance of the government, many farmers have boldly developed strong plants and animals, combined with organic and safe farming and raising animals, bringing high economic efficiency.
Mr. Trinh Kim Bao's household (Thong Nhat village, Hai Lang commune, Tien Yen district) currently has a Tien Yen chicken farm with a scale of about 15,000 chickens per year. When the district's policy on building the Tien Yen herbal chicken brand was implemented, he was a pioneer in participating. Under the guidance of the commune and district, he bought raw materials such as cinnamon leaves, star anise, cloves, cardamom, ground them, and mixed them with corn and bran to make chicken feed. After more than a year of implementation, his family's chicken batches for sale have received good feedback from traders and consumers about the quality. Each year, after deducting expenses, Mr. Bao earns about 500-600 million VND. Under the guidance of the commune, Mr. Bao joined the Tien Yen herbal chicken farming club in Hai Lang commune to share experiences in developing brands and output for Tien Yen chicken products. Mr. Bao said: "Tien Yen chicken has a brand name, and is raised with herbs for more fragrant and delicious meat. My family is continuing to expand the scale of farming. The output is assured, in addition to the family's initiative, the local government regularly cares about connecting with consumption units."
The prosperity of each farm and field brings a more prosperous life to the rural people of Quang Ninh. Along with arousing the spirit of self-reliance and overcoming difficulties to get rich of the people, sectors and levels focus on changing the appearance of rural and mountainous areas through investment in infrastructure of transport, electricity, water, telecommunications, etc.
At the end of July 2024, the 20km-long provincial road 342 connecting Ha Long City - Ba Che District (Quang Ninh) with Dinh Lap District (Lang Son) was completed. The project has a total investment of more than 800 billion VND from the provincial budget. The road has become a new driving force for the province's mountainous areas, contributing significantly to the goal of promoting regional connectivity, gradually narrowing the gap between regions, aiming to evenly allocate resources to all regions... Mr. Ly Tai Ngan (Khe Phuong village, Ky Thuong commune, Ha Long city) excitedly said: "With a new road, our people will travel more conveniently, opening up many opportunities for trade and economic development for the people. We do tourism and hope that the road will bring more tourists from other provinces to Ky Thuong".
Notably, based on the synchronous investment in telecommunications infrastructure, many ethnic minority areas have successfully applied IT and the Internet in their lives and production, becoming true "digital citizens". Thereby, people quickly grasp information and instructions from the district and the province, and learn a lot of knowledge that can be used in daily life. Many IT applications have been promoted with the installation of the Electronic Health Book application, the use of a remote medical examination and treatment consultation platform; the application of digital social insurance (VssID); and propaganda to increase the interaction of the government with the community through social networking groups on Facebook and Zalo.
Mr. Hoang Van San (Hoanh Mo commune, Binh Lieu district) is one of the pioneering "digital citizens" of the locality using technology and the internet for tourism. Thanks to approaching and keeping up with the flow of digital transformation in the 4.0 era, Hoang San Homestay has now become a "hot" search keyword on travel forums, search engines of Google, Facebook, Zalo... of many tourists when coming to Binh Lieu. Mr. San excitedly said: "Telecommunications infrastructure reaches every village, our people are instructed on digital transformation, know how to exploit information, apply social networks to promote, introduce the good and beautiful things of our people to all regions. Technology also opens the way for tourists to come to our people, bringing income and cultural exchange".
From the province's investment resources through the new rural construction program and Resolution No. 06-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee "On sustainable socio-economic development associated with ensuring national defense and security in communes, villages, and hamlets in ethnic minority, mountainous, border, and island areas for the period 2021-2025, with a vision to 2030", hundreds of rural infrastructure works have been invested in, put into operation, and used, creating momentum for rural and mountainous areas. Rural people promote their internal strength, take advantage of the State's investment to rise up and get rich; join hands to build increasingly prosperous and spacious countrysides.
Great resources from the people
Tien Yen is one of the first two districts in the country to achieve the advanced NTM standards according to the set of criteria for the period 2021-2025. From that foundation, the District Party Committee is focusing on implementing many solutions, striving to achieve a type III urban area, becoming a cultural center rich in the identity of ethnic groups in the Northeast region, meeting the roadmap to re-establish Tien Yen town before 2027. The policies and solutions carrying the great determination of the Party Committees and authorities at all levels have been actively responded to and participated by the majority of the people. Notably, many households have proactively shifted from agricultural production to service and handicraft businesses; many companies, enterprises, and cooperatives have been established, boldly applying technology and modern production lines to improve product quality and expand the market.
From the district's fundamental solutions, a new wind, new atmosphere, and spirit have been created in building the new rural areas. The highlight is that the average income in the rural areas of the district has reached nearly 74 million VND/person, 5.4 times higher than when starting to build the new rural areas in 2010. The district also has no poor households according to the central criteria. With a prosperous economic life, people have more favorable conditions to participate in building a new cultural life, a clean and beautiful landscape and environment, contributing funds, donating land to upgrade infrastructure to serve people's lives.
The sweet results of building new rural areas are not only in the existing values such as electricity, roads, schools, stations, environmental landscapes, increased incomes, etc., but also in the clear change in the thinking and awareness of rural people. Instead of passively waiting, superficially in emulation, or avoiding responsibility for common work, now the majority of people have truly understood and promoted their role as subjects. In many localities, the motto "People know, people discuss, people do, people inspect, people supervise, people benefit" in building new rural areas has come into vivid and clear reality in many models, projects, and specific tasks. The proactive and creative spirit of local communities is strongly encouraged, contributing to helping even the most remote rural areas achieve remarkable achievements in innovation and progress in all aspects.
The internal strength of the people is the decisive factor for the new rural construction program. From 2011 to now, the people and communities in the province have contributed nearly 18,000 billion VND, accounting for 8.1% of the total cost of new rural construction in the province during this period. People not only rise up to take charge of new rural construction and escape poverty sustainably, but also enthusiastically participate in contributing money, effort, and intelligence to build and develop their homeland; using their own hands, minds, and the strength of community solidarity, along with the advantages of modern science and technology, comprehensive digital transformation... to rise up to become rich legitimately. The efforts of each individual have been combined into the new rural picture of the whole province. After nearly 14 years of efforts, Quang Ninh is being considered and recognized by the central government as a province that has completed the task of building new rural areas.
The enthusiastic and responsible participation of the majority of people is also showing positive changes in the new period. That is, linking the construction of new rural areas with the work of preserving and promoting cultural values rich in Quang Ninh's identity. Looking at the way of doing things in Ba Che district, the movement of the whole people uniting to build a cultural life has been continuously developed and innovated over the past many years. Typical models and examples of building a grassroots cultural life have been constantly replicated and positively received by the ethnic communities. Typically, in Don Dac commune, the Club for Preserving and Promoting the Cultural Identity of the Dao Thanh Phan ethnic group has maintained its activities and grown stronger over the past 4 years. The members have become a link between tradition and modernity, helping to restore the turtle dance and fire dance rituals of ancestors and preserve the Dao Nom script books, which are original records of local customs and beliefs.
If in the past, the speed of rural urbanization was accelerated, making many people happy and worried when they felt that the soul of the countryside seemed to be gradually lost; now the cultural and spiritual life factors have been paid more attention and attention. Specifically, flower roads, flower gardens, and public green gardens have been built more in residential areas; grassroots cultural institutions have been exploited to their maximum function, as places for meetings, activities, entertainment, and organizing events... helping to enrich the spiritual life of the community.
Each rural resident is a direct participant in the process of building a new rural area, and is also a beneficiary of the results brought by this program. Joining in the joy of welcoming the new year 2025 with new opportunities, we are even more proud to see the image of prosperous and prosperous countryside continuing to be extended on the land of Quang Ninh full of potential in the new era.
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