Vehicles are sprayed with disinfectant at the COVID-19 disease control point on Ho Chi Minh Road in Huong Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district, Quang Binh province. (Photo: broadcast by VNA) On June 15, according to the Department of Health of Quang Binh province, up to this point, the province has not recorded any positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the community. However, in the face of complicated developments of the epidemic in provinces and cities across the country, in order to actively prevent and prevent the risk of epidemics from entering the area, the Provincial People’s Committee decided to set up a checkpoint COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control online Ho Chi Minh road in Kim Thuy commune (Le Thuy district). The latch will go into operation starting at 6pm on June 17. Units involved in performing tasks at the checkpoint include forces of the Provincial Police, Department of Health, Provincial Military Command, Department of Transport, Provincial Youth Union and People’s Committee of Le Thuy district. The forces will operate 24/24 to check and control the implementation of personal protection measures in epidemic prevention and control; determine the operation schedule of people and vehicles entering the province, especially people from epidemic-affected areas according to regulations. At the same time, the units will also check and supervise the restriction on entering Quang Binh province for people from localities that are implementing social distancing, epidemic-affected localities, especially from Ho Chi Minh City. Minh, Binh Duong province… In addition, at the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control checkpoint on Ho Chi Minh route located in Kim Thuy commune, public transport vehicles entering the province will be checked by forces at the checkpoint for prevention and control. anti-epidemic according to the guidance of the Ministry of Transport. Violations will be strictly handled according to regulations. Previously, Quang Binh province also activated and established groups, checkpoint epidemics at the “gateways” to the province on the road, airport and railway routes. Particularly on Ho Chi Minh Road, the epidemic control checkpoint in Huong Hoa commune (Tuyen Hoa district) has been in operation since June 8.

During the war against the US, the existence of the numberless trains and the Ho Chi Minh route at sea, classified as top secret, very few people really know the existence of these legends. Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea – as its name implies – is the sea way we used to support the South, starting to be established on October 23, 1961. During the course of its existence, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea with the air trains, carried out 2000 transports, supported weapons to the South, as well as sent our high-ranking officials to the South or the North. . The origin of the name “Zero Ships” comes in part from the secrecy of these transport ships, as they are not numbered, unnamed, and often disguised as fishing boats. To bypass the enemy’s eyes, the officers and soldiers on the airship are also trained to become professional fishermen, with all the skills of seafaring such as fishermen, speaking like fishermen and especially drying. sunny to have black skin like a real fisherman. And yet, the numberless ships at that time were also meticulously disguised with two bottoms, one bottom for storing weapons, the other for storing fish, like real ships. When out at sea, digital ships are not allowed to transmit home communications, but only to receive encrypted communications from the North, which is a mandatory requirement to ensure the confidentiality of the location of the the train has no numbers. The only cases where the trains without numbers were allowed to contact home was when they encountered the enemy and had to fight. At this time, the communication channel will be opened for the brave soldiers on the ship to say goodbye to their homeland. Unlike the Ho Chi Minh road through the Truong Son range, the Ho Chi Minh road on the sea can be considered “high productivity” when carrying many tens of tons of goods at the same time as close to Saigon. The General Military Commission allowed 50% of the cargo for the Ho Chi Minh route at sea to be lost. Which means that our goal, just to get 50% of the goods to the destination, is also considered to be successful. Exceeding this expectation, our digital trains have delivered 93% of the cargo to their destination, many times transported high-ranking officers to the North to the South or vice versa, the level of safety is very high, but at times short, usually only a week for one way travel – much faster than the road. So, if you consider Ho Chi Minh Road on land as a legend, with Ho Chi Minh Road on the sea, it deserves to be considered a great symbol, not only in terms of scale, contribution to the war, but also. still great because of its utopian secrecy. Photo source: VNP. The miracle of Ho Chi Minh road at sea during the Resistance War against the US for national salvation. Source: VTC1.

Thanh Chuong tea island in the early sun. Lenh floats on a boat that turns water around the tea islands, breathing in the romantic atmosphere of the tea that wafts in the wind, as if to soothe all the chaos and sorrow in the crowded city, smoke and dust. Every space that opens before the eyes of visitors is a poetic and peaceful scene. Stop by the small huts on the top of the hill, visitors can enjoy a crispy piece of Cu Don candy, sip sweet green tea on the tip of the tongue, listen to tales, tunes, and revel in the love of country. . Coming to the tea island in summer, visitors feel lost in the dreamlike purple color of the simcum flower clusters reflecting on the blue lake surface. The faithful flower color, as a message, holds the footsteps of visitors near and far. In addition to admiring the charming scenery, visitors can stop at a restaurant floating on the water or enter the house to enjoy famous specialties such as Nhut Thanh Chuong, Mat fish from Giang river, bamboo shoots. Chua market, La Mac potatoes, hill chicken cooked … It can be said that Thanh Chuong tea island is an ideal destination for tourists to relax, recharge together to experience, admire the beauty of the countryside of Nghe, filled with love …

Tourists visit Chung Son temple (Nam Dan district) where Ho Chi Minh’s ancestor is worshiped. Photo: Phuong Cao Culturally dense land The terrain is diversified, divided into 3 regions: Mountains, hills and plains, in which the hills and mountains account for 83% of the province’s area, giving Nghe An a rich natural tourism resource. Primeval forest system in the western region of Nghe An, including Pu Mat National Park, Pu Huong Nature Reserve, Pu Hoat has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve and a unique cave system. Hot mineral springs in the Western region or beautiful beaches with a coastline of 82km … are favorable conditions for developing ecotourism, resort tourism and medical treatment, tourism. explore, adventure. Nghe An is also known as a land of great people, the birthplace of celebrities and heroes such as Mai Hac De, Nguyen Hue, Nguyen Bieu, Phan Boi Chau, Ho Xuan Huong … Typical among them are President Ho Chi Minh – Hero of national liberation, world cultural celebrity. The rich history and cultural traditions have created Nghe An a diversified humanitarian tourism resource with 2,602 monuments, of which 442 were ranked. Up to now, Nghe An has preserved the unique tangible and intangible cultural heritages such as the traditional stilt-house architecture, festivals and many customs of ethnic minorities; In particular, the type of folk songs for Nghe Tinh has been recognized by UNESCO as the representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity … Develop unique tourism products Despite possessing diverse potentials, Nghe An tourism has not developed adequately due to many reasons such as extreme weather conditions, marine environmental incidents in the central provinces (2016) and the Covid-19 pandemic. Nghe An tourism has suffered many losses; the infrastructure and the quality of human resources for tourism have not met the requirements; lack of competition in tourism products and services; promotion and promotion activities are not effective … Recognizing the above shortcomings and shortcomings, Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Tourism, Nguyen Manh Loi said, over the past time, the province has prioritized the development of tourism in a professional and diverse direction with an emphasis on tourism. marine tourism, cultural – historical tourism, ecotourism; give priority to the development of high-quality services to prolong the stay and increase the spending of tourists; improve the efficiency of connecting Nghe An to the tourism product chain of the North Central region, the North – South Central region and tourist centers such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Quang Ninh … To attract visitors to Nghe An in the coming time, Mr. Nguyen Huynh Suong, Director of Indochina Travel Joint Stock Company (Vinh city) said: “Destinations, travel businesses and services of the province need to closely linked together to diversify products, creating a rich experience for visitors. Along with that, it is necessary to form coalitions between businesses inside and outside the province to bring tourists to, pay more attention to the tourism needs of the people of Nghe An province. As soon as the Covid-19 translation is under control, along with the reopening of border gates, Nghe An needs to re-associate with markets in Laos, Myanmar, Thailand … to attract international visitors to restore tourism. schedule as quickly as possible ”.

Be surprised on the legendary Ho Chi Minh street A Luoi district is located in the west of Truong Son mountain range. This is the revolutionary land of the Pa Ko ethnic group, a resistance base of the army and the Tri Thien people during the fight against the imperialism and independence for the nation. Back then, because the heavy consequences of the war could not be overcome, from Hue, if you wanted to get to A Luoi, you had to go back to Dong Ha (Quang Tri province), turn to the legendary 9th Street, through places like Cam Lo, Huong Hoa … then runs along Ho Chi Minh Road next to the majestic Truong Son range. A Luoi years after the reunification of 1975. (Photo provided by the author) A Luoi today has changed flesh. In the photo: Students come home from school on the streets of A Luoi town Our mission of about 40 people was assigned to remote villages. Morning on the road, Hue was very cold. Before that, we were told that this season, the climate in the mountains was very cold, so we had to bring enough warm clothes, blankets … When the cam-gong drove us across the Dakrong bridge – the suspension bridge was full. When the statue leads into A Luoi area, it rains heavily. The sky was overcast, and dark clouds hung in front of him. The cold air rushed in and out of the cold, unlike when it was on the plain. The majestic Truong Son range is hidden behind a hazy cloud. Large, deep and dense bomb craters on Ho Chi Minh Road were the result of enemy bombing. Every hole is full of water up to half a wheel. Small streams cut across the road, making the car ceaselessly tilting. On both sides of the road, there are houses on stilts of ethnic minorities curled up in the cold wind. Departing from 7 am but not until 5 pm, our delegation arrived at the district center. After a night of rest in the dormitory of a boarding high school, the next morning, I and 3 other colleagues were assigned to a commune nearly 80 km from the district center. It is Hong Van commune, a commune located deep in the Truong Son range. When I arrived in the commune, I was led by a young man named Ho Tau to hamlet 4. Anh Tau is also a teacher at the commune’s primary school. In the voice of the Kinh-speaking ethnic minority, he said: “We have to go through a forest road about 5 kilometers long to reach the residence of the people. In our village, there is only one trail. Only, I try to remember so that if there is a need, the commune will not get lost “. Hearing him say that, I was also a bit shy, Truong Son forest road, if I get lost, I know who to ask. I was brought by Mr. Tau to live in a long house on stilts owned by Uncle Ho Ha and his wife. Uncle Ha is in charge of the culture of the hamlet. His house is long and wide, divided into about 5-6 small houses for each family member to live and live in. In the middle of each apartment, there is a fire with very large sticks of firewood that are always red and buried in ashes. My apartment is on the outside. The center of the house is that of Uncle Ha and his wife, this is also the place where I “stand class”. The class consists of 6-7 tables with chairs, made of pine wood from cartons. After receiving the accommodation, the first thing I did was to send him some rice stamps and food stamps from the commercial level, but Uncle Ha refused. He said: “Whatever our family eats, you will eat it. You can keep these things for later!”. Literacy classes The first night of teaching, I was provided with a hurricane lamp, a blackboard and a chalk box. The first class starts around 7:00 pm. After Uncle Ha’s squeaking sound, from the trails, many small oil lamps scrambled, those were the students who brought lamps, exercises and pens to the “opening”. When I received the list of students, I was very surprised because they all wore the surname Hồ. It turned out to show respect for Uncle Ho, the people here took Uncle Ho’s surname as their surname. My class is about 10 students, most of them are women aged 30-40, only a few are men, most speak Kinh language very poorly and are a bit hard of hearing. Due to the prior instructions, I try to give the lecture very slowly, with a simple and easy-to-understand way of speaking. The first lesson was very fun with the voice of the ladies and uncles loudly reading in unison. Butter (shore), avocado ba. Mechanical, muscle a ca. Dirty, dirty … Then there were very hilarious laughter. Just like that, even if the rain is cold, every night the class will be crowded. In the free mornings, I often follow the practitioners to trim rice, pick corn, dig cassava (tapioca) … Upland rice can only grow one crop a year due to the lack of water. The people here cultivate on a large plot of land that has been cleared, one person goes first, holding two sharp-pointed sticks, walking while thrusting sharp stakes into the ground. The follower took the grain of rice from the small basket and put it in the hole and covered it with soil. But perhaps the most interesting is that according to Uncle Ha, he hunts small animals such as mites, hares, porcupines … or even boars come back to disturb the fields. Every time he hunted one, he shared it with his neighbors to improve the meal together. The food here is mainly corn, cassava, vegetables, dry meat … cooked together in a pot. At that time, the whole country was in the period of overcoming the consequences of the war, so the life of the people here was very difficult. After only 3 months of work, I have seen two students in the neighboring neighborhood get injured when digging up leftover bombs and ammunition. As a rule, on every Saturday at the end of the month, our group of teachers must go to the Commune People’s Committee to meet and report on difficulties and advantages in the working process. The first month I went to the meeting, because I had to go alone early, I was somewhat worried. But then went deep into the shady forest and followed the trail that Mr. Ho Tau took, so he was very confident and spoiled for the view of the mountains and forests. Through the third month, the curriculum reached its end. Students can self-rhyme for reading and writing. At that time, my wife was about to give birth to my first child, so I took 2 nights off to visit home. Uncle Ha gave me a bag of fresh corn to bring back to foster my wife. Hearing the news, Mr. Tau said: “Let me go with you, from childhood to big, I do not know where the street is!”. That morning, I got up early, Mr. Tau came to me and brought me some cassava roots wrapped in banana leaves for breakfast, then we both went to the national highway to take the cam-gong bus ride to Hue. Arriving at the street, I took Mr. Tau to Dong Ba market to eat Hue beef noodle soup. Seeing everything he is also interested, looking intently. I bought him a warm shirt, some scarves. He gave me back the dagger that he always had on hand while on the road. Three months of teaching here also ended. The day I broke up was very sad because I knew that there would rarely be a chance to reunite with everyone. I also know that due to the circumstances and life here, if students only learn to know without the conditions to improve, the risk of re-illiteracy can occur. I know that but how can it be! A Luoi district is not the same as before. The road up here now goes straight from Hue, the distance is only 1/3 of the distance we had to go more than 40 years ago. Now the people of A Luoi are no longer living in stilt houses, but instead are bricked red tiled houses. The village has been planned more neatly. Electric lights illuminate all over deep areas. Many places have become attractive tourist destinations. Thanks to the mechanization and expansion of irrigation, farming is much more efficient. On the two sides of the national highway, many shops sell all kinds of items that do not lack anything like in the town. The revival of this land has been soaked in blood, sweat, and tears of the people here. COMPANION UNIT