Hanoi 70 years through the eyes of the children of doctor Tran Duy Hung

Ha Noi will grow strongly

Chat with Newspaper Economy & Urban, Mr. Tran Tien Duc (83 years old, second son of the late Chairman of the Hanoi Administrative Committee Tran Duy Hung) shared that 2 years ago, when the army took over the capital, he was in the Soviet Union at that time. In 70, he returned to the country, Hanoi was taken over for 1958 years but still had many old features - the old Hanoi style. At the time Hanoi was taken over, there were very few people, the area was also small, not as expanded as it is now.

According to Mr. Tran Tien Duc, Hanoi has always stood firm in wars. Since 1975, after the difficult period of embargo, the capital Hanoi has grown strongly and developed more and more. Hanoi has many high-rise urban areas, urban traffic has improved a lot, elevated highways, belt roads, large projects have been designed and built, creating an increasingly spacious, civilized and modern appearance.

“Hanoi has difficulties, because when the urban system develops, the infrastructure system has not kept up, so we still see flooding. However, those difficulties will gradually be overcome. Hanoi is designing drainage systems and pumping stations to drain water into the river. I believe that Hanoi will develop strongly in the future,” said Mr. Tran Tien Duc.

For Mrs. Tran Anh Tuyet (81 years old, the third of seven children of Dr. Tran Duy Hung), she is extremely proud to be a citizen of the Capital, the daughter of Dr. Tran Duy Hung.

She shared that over the past 70 years, Hanoi has changed a lot. The appearance of the capital is increasingly prosperous, increasingly developed, and the urbanization rate is fast. The biggest change that everyone notices when coming to the capital is the increasingly synchronous and modern investment in transport infrastructure.

As a high school literature teacher in Hanoi from 3 to 1964, Ms. Tran Anh Tuyet felt the culture, Travel The capital is increasingly developing. After retirement, she actively participates in the women's group in the residential area, regularly saving money to participate in charity work.

A leader devoted to the people

Visiting the Memorial House of Doctor Tran Duy Hung in Phuong Canh Ward (Nam Tu Liem District), the children of Doctor Tran Duy Hung shared stories about their beloved father.

Born in the year the capital was liberated, Mr. Tran Chien Thang is the youngest son of Dr. Tran Duy Hung. What Mr. Thang sees in his father is his simple, honest, close-to-the-people lifestyle, always devoted to the people. All official documents, letters, and telegrams were personally drafted by his father.

“My father drives himself everywhere to do his work. In the summer, he usually wears short-sleeved shirts and shorts. Many times when I went with him to visit farmers, I learned that he kept that way of dressing because he was willing to wade into the fields with the farmers. My father also kept a notebook to record his meetings with the people and their wishes; at the same time, he marked the cases that were or were not resolved,” Mr. Tran Chien Thang shared.

According to Mr. Tran Chien Thang, during the days when Hanoi was bombed by American planes, his father directly helped nurses and doctors bandage the wounded many times. “My father said, many other people can do that, but seeing him do it, people will panic less. At the most extreme times, people need to see their leaders by their side,” Mr. Tran Chien Thang recalled.

“Must maintain character, live each day properly and dedicate yourself to that day”, from that motto, according to Mr. Tran Chien Thang, his father encouraged his two children to join the army: “You must see that fighting to protect the Fatherland is a great honor for every citizen, no matter who they are”.

Two of Dr. Tran Duy Hung's sons, Tran Thang Loi and Tran Chien Thang, volunteered to join the army. In the group of artifacts "Volunteer applications of Hanoi cadres, civil servants, and students going to the South to fight" of the B52 Victory Museum, the letter with archive number 135 G-65 was handwritten by comrade Tran Duy Hung and dated April 16, 1965 and sent to Department of Defense and the Capital Command's application for military service of two sons.