Phong Dien organizes the "March Sunshine" Run to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the homeland

Glorious tradition

In mid-March, I returned to visit the revolutionary homeland of Phong Dien with an emotional mood before the scene of flags, banners, streamers on both sides of the road, in residential areas to welcome the important anniversary: ​​50 years of the complete liberation of Phong Dien homeland.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phieu, a veteran in Phong Chuong commune, who had gone through life and death during the war in the locality, enthusiastically provided me with a lot of information about the heroic and loyal tradition of Phong Dien people in both wartime and peacetime.

From the August Revolution of 1945 to the historic March 1975, the Party Committee, government and people of Phong Dien experienced many heroic revolutionary struggles, with many sacrifices and losses...

Located in an important strategic position in Thua Thien Hue province (now Hue city), Phong Dien became the target of occupation, population gain, and military base construction by the US - puppet. With intelligence and bravery, Phong Dien people were determined not to retreat, steadfastly fighting with resoundingly successful campaigns.

In the early days of Spring 1975, the army and people of Phong Dien closely coordinated with the main force of Quang Tri , Battalion 10 (K10), Company 3 (C3) of Hue City and units stationed in the area to simultaneously rise up and attack with the spirit of "One day is equal to twenty years". The battles were fierce and fierce, but with overwhelming force, the spirit of determination to fight and win, the close and effective coordination between the main force and the army and people of Phong Dien creatively applied offensive tactics to fight, the enemy was tightly trapped in pincers with no way to escape. At exactly 3:00 a.m. on March 24, 1975, Phong Dien was completely liberated.

Mr. Doan Ky Coi, Standing Deputy Secretary of Phong Dien Town Party Committee, said: Since the day the homeland was completely liberated, under the leadership of the Party Committee, the government and the people have made every effort to heal the wounds of war and build the homeland to become more prosperous and strong. From a rural area emerging from the war with many shortages and difficulties, especially before the country's renovation, Phong Dien has promoted its internal strength, mobilized all resources, and built the homeland to develop in all fields.

Synergy to build the town

On this occasion, I had the opportunity to practice from the hilly areas to the coastal areas in Phong Dien town and understand more about the correct decisions made by the leaders to develop Phong Dien during the years of national renovation, especially the time of establishment of Phong Dien district (October 1990).

The problem of "traffic infrastructure, unleashing land resources" is the guiding principle to "pave the way" for Phong Dien to develop comprehensively. The most obvious mark is that traffic in Phong Dien has been invested in, connecting mountainous, plain and coastal areas. Phong Dien has unleashed land resources, forming rich hill gardens and forest gardens in the communes of Phong Son, Phong Xuan, Phong My, bringing high economic value.

The low-lying plains, such as Phong Chuong, Phong Binh, Phong Hoa... strengthened investment in dams, canals, and formed key rice production areas and livestock and poultry farming interwoven with crop cultivation. The Ngu Dien area, located to the east of Phong Dien, bordering the sea (now Phong Phu ward, Phong Hai), invested in developing aquaculture and seafood farming in the direction of commodity production.

In the center of the town, Phong Dien Industrial Park has now been formed with an area of ​​nearly 700 hectares, attracting 25 domestic and foreign investment projects with registered capital of more than 13,000 billion VND. Phong Dien plans to develop more satellite industrial clusters in Phong Phu ward and Phong Xuan and Phong My communes..., contributing to shifting the local economic structure towards industry - services - agriculture. With this direction, Phong Dien has created jobs for a large number of local workers with stable income, reducing the current poverty rate to just over 1%.

According to Deputy Secretary of the Ky Coi Town Party Committee, the political system from the town to the grassroots level is increasingly strong, the Party building work is synchronous and comprehensive, promoting the role of the core leader in social life. The government and mass organizations are consolidated and improved; national defense and security are maintained.

The current Phong Dien people, whether inside or outside the locality, are very proud that their hometown, from a land of “many nothings”, has now become a locality that is developing a comprehensive new rural area; in which, the localities are building an advanced new rural area with a modern urban appearance.

Pursuant to Resolution No. 175/2024/QH15 of the National Assembly on the establishment of Hue city under the central government and Resolution No. 1314/NQ-UBTVQH15 of the National Assembly Standing Committee on the arrangement of district and commune-level administrative units of Hue city in the period of 2023 - 2025, Phong Dien became a town in early 2025. This is the result of inheriting and promoting the valuable experiences of generations of leaders and the consensus and trust of the people in the Party, determined to implement policies to build Phong Dien to continue to develop comprehensively...


Article and photos: Minh Van

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