At nearly 11 pm, inside the “mangrove forest” near Hung Vuong Bridge (Phan Thiet City) there was still a flash of flashlight. Everyone here is familiar with the image of a lonely man rowing a basket boat, pulling a net in the night. Every day, Mr. Tran Van Phuong regularly casts nets to catch shrimp and fish in this mangrove flora. In the afternoon, taking advantage of the big water, Mr. Phuong dropped more than 50 nets, waiting for a bountiful evening. At night, the sound of frogs intermingled with the buzzing sound of mosquitoes. “If there is no incense, the mosquitoes will cover your face”, said Mr. Phuong while pushing the oars and bringing the basket into the deep creek. Making a living in the “mangrove” Mr. Tran Van Phuong (53 years old, Phu Hai ward) was born and raised in Phan Thiet. He has witnessed the rapid change of the city in the past few years. In his youth, Mr. Phuong followed the boat to the sea. At one point he gathered enough capital to build his own boat. However, later, he was not strong enough, fishing less and less, so this fisherman sold the boat and returned with a basket on the river. Over the past 10 years, Mr. Phuong and his basket boat have been visiting every corner of the mangrove flora. Every day, he gets a few pounds of crabs, fish, and shrimps… He brings them all to the market and sells them for about 300,000-500,000 VND. The 53-year-old man worked hard to remove some fish from the net. Late at night, the space is quieter, only the sound of the nets being pulled up. “Every day, it is 3-4 am to come back, in time for the housewife to bring shrimp and fish to the market to sell,” Mr. Phuong said. The basket boat and the other pile of nets are the means by which Mr. Phuong makes a living and feeds his two school-age children. For a coastal resident like Mr. Phuong, the basket is associated with a lifetime. The next morning, he returned to the work of washing, washing and arranging the nets to take advantage of 15:00 to go to the “forest” to drop the nets. Mr. Phuong recalls that in the past, this “forest” was just a shrimp pond, a salt marsh, after many people failed to do business, they left it. Over time, mangroves and cork trees grow thicker and taller. For nearly 20 years, this place has formed a green “mangrove forest” surrounded by Cau Ke river. From there, birds and storks fly home. In the early morning of the end of April, taking advantage of the water in the river along the “forest” to almost dry up, Mr. Truong Van Ty (Thanh Hai ward) and some fishermen in the area brought tools to find snails. Tying a series of plastic basins to his body, Mr. Ty waded into the river, using a homemade net to pull the brass to be the surface of the water. Continuously like that for about 2-3 hours, the plastic bowls are full of small and long snails. Every year, from about after Tet to the end of the third lunar month, people around Cau Ke River take advantage of raking snails. Snail is an aquatic species with long body, pointed tail, living in brackish coastal waters. In the past few years, they have been bought by many lobster farms as food for shrimp. The closer to noon, the bigger the tide, the water in the middle of the river rose above the head, that’s when Mr. Ty finished his work of scratching snails. On average, Mr. Ty rakes 7-8 sacks of snails every day. “This job is also easy, every 3 hours of continuous work also earns 700,000-800,000 VND for snails,” said Mr. Ty. Like Mr. Phuong, Mr. Truong Van Ty is one of many workers in Phan Thiet who live on this “mangrove”. Retain the entire submerged flora Many people in Phan Thiet city shared that when the Hung Vuong road (the route connecting the center of Phan Thiet city with Mui Ne tourist area) was widened, the new “mangrove forest” was revealed and known to many people. This wetland flora is surrounded by Cau Ke river, located in 3 wards of Phu Thuy, Phu Hai and Thanh Hai, creating a green patch and a unique ecosystem in the heart of Phan Thiet city. The “mangrove” area, also known as project area 5 (Hung Vuong Park), covers an area of ​​more than 32 hectares, which was planned as a park, green tree and sports area. However, in 2009, this place was adjusted to the planning, about 12 hectares used to build residential areas, trade and services, traffic and the park part is about 20 hectares. The separation of 12 hectares for residential, commercial and service areas for the province to organize land auctions for money to build the park. After the inspection trip in April 2021, Binh Thuan Provincial Party Secretary Duong Van An said that it is necessary to keep the entire area of ​​this wetland with regenerated trees as a green park, developing a special ecosystem. this, keep the green lung for Phan Thiet city. Share with Zing Secretary Duong Van An said that the land fund to develop residential areas or commercial services in Phan Thiet City is still very much, it is possible to organize land auctions in other places. “Many places people spend money to plant more mangroves, while here there is a rare population of regenerative wetland plants that need to be kept. If you build a residential area here, Phan Thiet will lose it. part of the flooded ecological zone cannot be regenerated,” said Mr. An. “The Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee has concluded and assigned the Provincial People’s Committee to study and propose solutions to protect and develop the wetland ecosystem in this land, and report to the Provincial People’s Council to adjust the planning in the direction of retaining all this land to make ecological park and some suitable public works”, Party Secretary Duong Van An added. That means no more “cutting” of land for residential areas. According to Mr. Duong Van An, the province will renovate this place into a flooded ecological park, based on the existing space and population of trees, creeks and lakes. “The outside of the canal will be built embankments to protect, prevent erosion, landslides, create pedestrian and bicycle paths around the area. Inside, the creeks connect to the flood drainage channel to get water and create conditions. For aquatic species to develop, it is possible to build a pedestrian bridge system, create a walkway under the trees for people to walk, exercise… or build mounds of land for young people to come and live activities. picnic”, Mr. An said about the idea of ​​preserving and developing a population of submerged plants in the heart of Phan Thiet.

Remaining mangrove forest of Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province Windproof, anti-erosion Mangrove forest population of Phan Thiet city has an area of ​​more than 32 hectares, distributed on the southern bank of the flood drainage canal, on the boundary between three wards Phu Thuy, Thanh Hai and Phu Hai. Mr. Nguyen Van Thai (living in Phu Hai ward, Phan Thiet city) said: “In the past, on both sides of Cau Ke river, trees such as fish sauce, cork, mangroves have grown luxuriantly. About 15 years ago, when shrimp farming developed, local people voluntarily dig ponds to raise shrimp. However, later shrimp farming failed, people quit and since then, trees and creatures have grown very strongly, creating a beautiful mangrove forest. According to local people, the above mentioned mangrove forest has recovered and grown very quickly; many trees are 3-4m high, there are trees 5-6m, wide and thick canopy. Currently, many types of birds and storks have come to live, creating a unique space in the heart of the famous tourist city of the country. Mr. Pham Cong Thai (living in Thanh Hai ward) said: “Because there are small creeks, shrimp and fish are abundant, recently, storks have focused on the forest to live and feed. Sometimes they fly back in large numbers, sometimes thousands, creating a peaceful scene.” Not only having a rich ecosystem, the mangrove forest of Phan Thiet city also has important functions such as charging and regulating groundwater, regulating ecology and climate, producing biomass, limiting floods, and preventing floods. This area is also home to dozens of species of shrimp, fish, snails and molluscs. In which, storks, shrimps and green clams are considered the typical species of the forest. It is not necessary to change According to the People’s Committee of Phan Thiet City, this area was originally planned as “Parks, green trees, sports”. However, it was later adjusted into a residential area, a commercial and service area (about 12 hectares) and a park (about 18 hectares). In which, an area of ​​12 hectares will be auctioned to get money to build the park. Many people were shocked when they heard this news. “If the project is implemented, Phan Thiet city will lose a rare regenerated mangrove forest. This is a big loss that money can’t create in the future, “said Mr. Thai. Recently, during a survey and working trip with the Standing Board of Phan Thiet City Party Committee, Mr. Duong Van An, Secretary of the Binh Thuan Provincial Party Committee, said that it is necessary to re-study the plan to build a residential area combined with a park in Binh Thuan province. mangrove forest above. Auctioning a part of this land for residential purposes will cause Phan Thiet City to lose a rare, largest remaining regenerating mangrove forest. Retaining and conserving the mangrove forest is to retain a precious, non-renewable natural resource. Later, when conditions permit, embellishment will be carried out, investing in a system of roads around and under the forest canopy, embellishing both sides of the river, creating a beautiful ecological area in the heart of Phan Thiet city, right next to the route. main road to Mui Ne National Tourist Area. Many locals also believe that, if kept, this place promises to be a unique destination of Binh Thuan tourism. At the same time, the locality will have an additional natural park, eco-tourism community; contribute to educating pupils, students and people about the awareness of environmental protection, love of nature… Mangrove forest complex is also a place for research, sightseeing and picnic activities. In some localities, mangroves are preserved, developed, promoted their value, become attractions, tourism, scientific research. “Binh Thuan province still has difficulties and needs resources to develop. Exchange of land for infrastructure is one of the must-dos in the current context. However, there are still other lands to put up for auction, for residential, commercial and service purposes, not necessarily taking this precious mangrove forest,” said Binh Thuan Provincial Party Secretary Duong Van An. strong.

Apricot is known by many different names, being the Japanese cherry blossom, the cherry bean tree or the fake cherry tree. This plant is quite similar to cherry blossoms, but the difference is that apricot beans are adorned with a slight pink color, double leaves, and green and white. In many parts of the world, apricot beans are also grown as green runways to prevent fire and wind. Tourists take pictures on the “road of apricot flowers” in Phan Thiet In the coastal city of Phan Thiet, through the Lunar New Year, bright pink apricot branches flooded the road again. The beauty of apricot flowers is even more prominent thanks to the blue color of Mui Ne Bay, combined with the golden sand stretching along the road from the center of Phan Thiet city to Hon Rom tourist area. Not only does it have a shimmering pink color, but the apricot petals on the beach city also make visitors fall in love with the gentle and elegant fragrance. The apricot flowers were planted not long after the coastal road of Vo Nguyen Giap came into operation. The route has a starting point at Nguyen Thong roundabout (Phu Hai ward) and ends at Nguyen Huu Tho roundabout (Mui Ne ward). This 16 km long road is considered the most beautiful in Binh Thuan when winding around the romantic coast of Mui Ne Bay. Along the two sides of the road, there appeared many new urban areas interspersed with tourist areas north of Phan Thiet. The famous landmarks located on the “road of apricot flowers” checked-in by many tourists are Mui Ne sand hill, Wine castle …

Quang Ha town, Hai Ha district, increasingly spacious and modern.

Quang Ha town is the political, economic, cultural – social center of Hai Ha district, located on the traffic route connecting Ha Long with Mong Cai, which is identified as one of two “breakthrough points. breaking an important “socio-economic development” of Quang Ninh province with the orientation of becoming an economic, commercial, industrial, tourism, service and seaport center of the Northern midland and mountainous region, of the coastal economic belt in the Gulf of Tonkin and the focal point of the Vietnam-China economic corridor, playing a role in promoting the economy of the whole district.

More than 10 years ago, Quang Ha town was only a small scale with 5 streets, walking around for a dozen minutes, the end of the town. But so far, Quang Ha has completely changed with the formation of a series of urban areas and residential areas. Especially, in early 2020, Hai Ha will merge Quang Dien, Quang Trung, Phu Hai communes into the town with the total natural area of ​​the town after the merger is 26,02km2, with a population of 14,815 people. This meets the need for urban expansion in the district.

The urban traffic routes of Quang Ha town have been expanded.

Not up to this point, but over the years, the district has focused on investment and urban upgrading. Up to now, the urban infrastructure of Quang Ha town has basically been completed. Most of the townspeople have houses with an average floor area of ​​32.2m2 / person. The traffic roads are invested, widened, spacious, clean and beautiful. All main streets in urban areas of the district have lighting equipment at night. The town has a square, green park, theater, cultural house … to meet the needs of entertainment, culture, arts, sports and sports of the people. The investment in medical and educational establishments is spacious and modern. The entire town is covered with mobile communication.

The people of Quang Ha town clean and clean the river bank that runs through the town.

Quang Ha town’s environment is focused by the people. Hazardous wastes are collected and treated in accordance with regulations; 95% of solid waste, domestic waste in urban areas is collected and treated. The water supply and drainage system is also invested quite fully, currently nearly 90% of the population in the urban area of ​​the district is supplied with clean water for daily life. In particular, the people of the town are always actively cleaning and cleaning the environment of the neighborhood, river embankment … Volunteer groups also donate to renovate the landscape of the river embankment around the town, plant trees. green … create a clean, beautiful environment.

The members of the group “Ha Co old definition” donated money and labor to plant the giant pine tree, to clean and embellish the area of ​​the embankment of the Ha Coi River running through the town. Photo: Le Thanh (Old group of Ha Coi)

Although merging 3 communes into the town, but shifting the economic structure of the town quite quickly towards increasing the proportion of commerce, service, industry and construction; reduce the proportion of agriculture. The rate of non-agricultural workers in inner-city areas reaches 89.5%. This has contributed to increase the town’s budget revenue in 2020 to above VND 863 billion, while the town’s budget expenditure is at a lower level. That helps to balance the town’s budget revenues and expenditures quite well.

The quality of life of the townspeople has been improved; Average income in 2020 of Quang Ha town will reach 2,822 USD / person. The urban appearance in Quang Ha has undergone significant changes. Currently, the poverty rate of the expanded Quang Ha town is only 0.97%.

Compared with the standards of grade-IV urban centers, Quang Ha town basically meets all the necessary conditions. Currently, the district continues to invest in town infrastructure to be recognized as a Grade IV urban center in the shortest time; at the same time, reaching the criteria of grade-III urban infrastructure by 2025.