Every time we go to Ky Son (Nghe An), we feel another change. That change comes very gently. Sometimes it is the old houses with nameplates, sometimes it is the newly planted flower paths, sometimes it is a new resettlement area handed over to the people to live in... Ky Son is changing from the thoughts and actions of dedicated, responsible people, in a project with great aspirations - "Nurturing Ky Son". The road from Provincial Road 538D to Vang Phao Resettlement Area (Muong Tip, Ky Son, Nghe An) is about 4km steep. I had to continuously shift into low gear, and my friend hugged my back. After the winding slopes, Vang Phao is located on the top of the mountain, within sight of the Vietnam-Laos border. The Government has just issued Decree No. 41/2025/ND-CP dated February 26, 2025, stipulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions. According to the Decree, the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions is a Government agency performing the state management function in the following sectors and fields: Ethnic affairs; beliefs, religions and state management of public services in the sectors and fields under the state management of the Ministry according to the provisions of law. The map of Vietnamese digital technology enterprises is expected to be an important tool to help position enterprises in the market, improve competitiveness, and expand domestic and international cooperation opportunities. Every time we go to Ky Son (Nghe An), we feel another change. That change comes very gently. Sometimes it is the old houses with nameplates, sometimes it is the newly planted flower streets, sometimes it is a new resettlement area handed over to the people to live in... Ky Son is changing from the thoughts and actions of dedicated and responsible people, in a project with great aspirations - "Nurturing Ky Son". I was born and raised by the Sa Ky estuary, Quang Ngai province, so my childhood years are always associated with the folk tales told by my father. One summer afternoon, I went with him to the Wine Cellar - where there are traces of the Giant's footprints and a pair of kitchen chopsticks. Here, he told me a legendary story. Introduced by comrade Vuong Thi Chung, Director of Meo Vac District Medical Center, I went to talk and learn about the work of Dr. Hoang The Hieu, Tay ethnic group, Head of Ta Lung Commune Medical Station (Meo Vac District, Ha Giang Province). On February 27, the Department of Education and Training of Dam Ha District (Quang Ninh) organized a conference on "Enhancing Vietnamese for preschool children in ethnic minority areas based on their mother tongue" for the 2024-2025 school year. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on February 28, 2025, had the following notable information: Cham villages are bustling to welcome Ramuwan. Green treasure of Dong Thap Muoi. Dedicated to traditional medicine. Along with other news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on February 28, 2025, has the following notable information: Cham villages are bustling to welcome Ramưwan. Green treasure of Dong Thap Muoi. Dedicated to traditional medicine. Along with other news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. From ancient times to the present, the Co Tu ethnic group has been attached to slash-and-burn farming. Because they live mainly in the mountains and forests, making agricultural cultivation difficult, the Co Tu people always wish for good crops, heavy rice grains, and full barns of corn. Therefore, after harvesting rice, people organize a new rice celebration, ending a crop cycle to enter a new crop. Spring is the season of hundreds of flowers blooming and is also the time when many types of flowers are harvested for use as medicine all year round... below are some typical remedies. With the beauty of the Northwest mountains and forests, purple Ban flowers are blooming brilliantly in the border area of A Luoi (Hue city) in the spring. The purple color of Ban flowers makes many people admire, as if they are lost in a beautiful natural picture in the Northwest region. In the bustling atmosphere at the Mong people's Forest Worshiping Ceremony in Na Hau commune in 2025, on February 26-27, at the Na Hau commune stadium, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province, rituals and many unique cultural, artistic and folk games took place.
Ky Son, in our minds and thoughts, is a land of hardship. Just imagine the distance from Vinh city to the district center, Muong Xen town, takes 5-6 hours by car. If we continue to the villages that are very far away, it is definitely impossible to make it in time. Visitors are forced to sleep in the town, waiting for the next morning to depart, then maybe they will be able to make it back in time for the day.
Ky Son is also known as a land with many villages hidden in clouds all year round. The lands that sleep in the clouds, only in the summer months, the sun appears. Being high and far away, the hardships of the borderland are a deep-rooted specialty that is not easily changed...
However, a poor and hard-working Ky Son is gradually changing. Today, Ky Son has gradually overcome the proposition of “three peaces” – meaning peace for the people, peace for the area, peace for the border – as the district leaders once affirmed; to transform itself. Although this change has just begun, we can still feel it if we pay attention and observe. Especially, when looking at the overall picture of an ambitious and passionate project – “Nurturing Ky Son”, we can clearly see this change.
One of the highlights of the “Ky Son Nursery” project is tree planting. From shade trees, flower trees, to timber trees, forest trees... are mobilized and promoted to be planted everywhere, throughout the upper and lower villages. Just during the Tet At Ty 2025, schools across the district have planted more than 7,000 flower trees of all kinds.
From schools, village roads… brilliant with the pink of cherry blossoms, the bright red of poinsettias; to forests with the brilliant colors of peach blossoms, the pure white of plums, the golden yellow of wild sunflowers, and red maple trees… growing naturally, they have added more colorfulness to the picture of mountains and forests.
With the project “Nurturing Ky Son”, the locality is making efforts to call for socialization to have more roads, villages, schools… dyed with colorful flowers. So that each season’s flowers will continue to bloom, shining brightly in the mountains and forests.
Recently, this locality has also coordinated with the Global Environment Facility of the United Nations to organize the installation of conservation signs and preservation of ancient houses for 23 Mong people's houses in Tay Son commune. This is the result of months of conceiving and struggling to preserve the old houses - a proof of the cultural history of an ethnic group, a link between the present and the past of the residents on the high mountain top.
The Mong people in Ky Son have nearly 26,000 people, living in 73 villages/12 communes. Dozens of villages still preserve traditional ancient houses roofed with po mu and sa mu wood. Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district Nguyen Viet Hung said: We will continue to implement the project of putting up nameplates of ancient stilt houses of the Mong people throughout the district. The goal is to preserve, maintain and promote the unique cultural values of ethnic groups in Ky Son district to develop tourism in the area.
That is very clear, like the way the district is nurturing and implementing tree and flower planting in villages, offices, agencies, and units. To turn Ky Son into a land that, although still poor and hard-working, is also poetic and romantic; as a way to retain tourists, attract friends from all over to visit Ky Son.
Just in the near future, on the road to Puxailaileng peak, 2,721m above sea level; or the road to Muong Long Heaven Gate, the road to Nam Can pass, the road to Yen Hoa ancient tower… will be roads dyed with the color of flowers. So attractive, so lovely.
In the spring weather, resettlement areas for flood victims in Vang Pao (My Ly), Hoa Son (Ta Ca)… have had residents come to receive land and build houses. A new, prosperous and stable life will soon appear on such new lands.
On the roaring Nam Mo River in the heart of Muong Xen town, a project to prevent erosion on both banks is gradually taking shape. So, when the rainy season comes, people on both banks will be less insecure, less anxious about the flood that is waiting to swallow their roofs into the deep riverbed.
Some people may still wonder, is Ky Son a newly established district that the phrase “Ky Son Nursery” is used in a project of the same name? I would like to say, if we consider the history of the land, then under the Later Le Dynasty, from the 15th century, Ky Son belonged to Tra Lan district, Nghe An province. That said, the name of this land has a long history.
During the discussion, we learned that the people who initiated the project, just wanted to use their thoughts, actions, and deeds, even the smallest ones, from planting flowers to important things in life such as choosing land to build a house, establishing a village... they wanted Ky Son to change and develop. "Nurturing Ky Son" means sowing ideas, planting green shoots... for future generations to receive sweet fruits. Not to mention the big things, just by doing small, simple things, from planting trees, is also very valuable. Let's start big things with small thoughts, small actions. Just like the way our ancestors used to say "a little bit of wind makes a storm", "ants carry for a long time, the nest will be full"... that's all.
The "Ky Son Seedling" project was initiated by the District People's Committee in early 2024 with the main content of planting, preserving and developing special flowers and fruit trees suitable for the soil and climate in Ky Son from socialized sources. Thereby, serving the needs of people and tourists, contributing to the socio-economic development and environmental landscape protection in Ky Son.
Source: https://baodantoc.vn/uom-mam-ky-son-1740025041929.htm
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