Ho Ly is formed from two slots: Khe Ly and Chanh Chanh, but people take the name of Khe Ly as the name for the lake. The lake is divided into two large branches and is surrounded by rolling hills, poetic scenery. Also because of the charming scenery, as beautiful as the fairyland, Ly Lake is compared to the “absolute cup” version in Phu Tho. Nature has endowed this place with a dreamy landscape with identical mountains and blue lakes. (Photo: Internet) From Hanoi, down Highway 32 in the direction of Trung Ha Bridge for more than 100 km, to Yen Lap town, ask for directions to Thuong Long commune. The lake is near the end of the commune, the entrance is small, there is no signpost, so it is quite difficult to go. However, when standing in front of the majestic beauty of Ly Lake, you will not regret the effort of diving the distant roads, smog to come here. Ho Ly appeared as a water-ink painting that people thought only existed in comics. Ho Ly is compared as “absolute cup” version in Phu Tho. (Photo: lmotmi) Surrounding the lake is a small road, jagged rock and markings of wheels. One side is the lake and the other side is the mountains planted with cinnamon of the people. To visit the lake bed, you can rent a motorboat for about 100,000 VND / time. The boat driver will take you around the lake and introduce you to every corner, path and type of fish in the lake. Visitors can tour the lake bed by boat to admire the poetic beauty. (Photo: Internet) With a water surface area of ​​about 40ha, you will be able to take a boat ride for about an hour. The surface of the lake is still, the boat glides lightly on the blue water, the fresh air makes people dream, letting people go into nature and want to forget the hustle and bustle of life. At Ho Ly, there is a romantic suspension bridge, you can drop the cool check-in follow me or “deep” forget the melancholy. (Photo: nda.dung) Standing on the bridge, you can admire the majestic scenery of mountains and forests, the gentle beauty of the calm lake surface. This peaceful place makes your mind feel at peace after the bustle of crowded streets. In particular, in the mop season, young people take a test to check-in Ho Ly in Phu Tho, because the previously peaceful scene becomes even more romantic when there are white areas, swaying with the wind and glowing. An entire mountainous area around the Lake! Standing on the bridge, visitors can enjoy the pristine beauty of the mountains and take beautiful pictures. (Photo: Internet) In addition to sightseeing and relaxing in the mountains and forests, coming to Ly Lake in Phu Tho, you can also participate in many interesting experiences when exploring the culture of weaving, enjoying the specialties of the Dao ethnic people. Muong. Coming here, everyone’s heart silently wished if they had had a small house so that they could be in harmony with nature at the weekend and live in peace with the gentle and simple people here. (Photo: Internet) (Photo: Internet) Visiting Ly Lake on the nearest day, you can invite close friends, prepare furniture, bombard here, or rent camping picnic gear, nothing better. Take-out food should be ready-to-eat, or dry to save processing time. If you intend to have an overnight picnic, you still need the consent of the management of the Ho Ly dam!

The Co Tu woman prepares for a fishing trip with a racket. Photo: Nguyen Van Son Elder of Co Tu Colau Blao village (77 years old), currently living in Voong village, Tr’Hy commune, Tay Giang district, said: In the area where Co Tu people live, there is a plentiful source of raw materials from mountains and forests such as rattan, bamboo, bamboo, giant umbrella and vines, … grow wild. This is a condition for Co Tu people to develop craft knitting, including net knitting, racking to catch fish, to serve the daily needs as well as transport, hunting and gathering from the sky. course. The Co Tu people call the fish racket to be cracked. To have a fishing racket (zơ rift), upland Co Tu people (Co Tu đriu) of the communes: Cho Chum, Cha Val, Ztailh (Nam Giang district) and communes: Ch’Om, Ga Ry, A Xan , Tr’Hy (Tay Giang district) exploited the forest from upland seaweed trees. The upland tree grows wild, has a small, flexible stem, is 1-1.5m high, and has a diameter of about 0.5cm. Trees grow in bushes, each bush has about 100 trees, if well cared for, the tree can be maintained for a long time, because after cutting old trees, the young trees will grow again. The bark of the tree has 2 layers: the outermost layer is greenish gray, the second layer consists of small fibers and is used for the fibers. The Co Tu women cut down the bhow tree and used a knife to remove the outer shell, the silk shell left behind to get the fibers. The fibers of the upland plant are soaked in the stream for about a week, then picked up and dried for spinning. Narrow yarn is very useful in fishing rackets. As for the Co Tu people in the lowland (Co Tu Phuong), belonging to the communes: Zơ Ngay, Song Kon, Mā Cooih, Ta Lu, Za Hung … (Dong Giang district) often used the leaves of the pineapple tree to get the thread to weave the net. making fishing lines, knitting rackets to catch fish … Wanting to knit a racket, Co Tu women often go to the fields, cut the pineapple leaves, dry them, then with a razor the outer layer on both sides of the leaves is left. white silk fibers again, then wear them to dry. Accordingly, the way of spinning these two fibers is also simple. The Co Tu woman took the separated small fibers and put them into the calf and then squeezed her hand into larger strands with her hand. How much se is wrapped in bundles to save knitting gradually. During leisure time, in addition to weaving, Co Tu women in the mountainous region of Quang Nam also often knit a net to catch fish. Co Tu women often go fishing together to catch fish with a net during the day or on a moonlit night in large numbers. Each group of a few women divided the river, stream, and slot to stir, making the water cloudy, the fish stayed in the niches, caves, and found the cave running out. Women only need to soak the racket to prepare the fish to enter itself. To catch more fish, a woman with one handle moves the racket to match the water level. Then, the stream of racquets slowly glides over the water. The job seems simple, but the way of catching fish with a racket is quite effective for the women of Co Tu in the mountainous region of Quang Nam, helping them to find more food sources to improve their daily meals. It is worth mentioning, the Co Tu people do not rampant fishing and destroy aquatic species. In order to protect aquatic resources, except in cases where the village has festivals and needs fish to entertain guests, the village will allow it, but must comply with the regulations, so the way of catching fish with a net or a net of the Co Tu show their humanity and sense of the environment. The Co Tu people only catch large fish to eat them, not small fish to keep them growing. When exploiting fish is not enough to eat, Co Tu people often preserve fish by salt impregnation and put the caught fish in giant umbrellas, bamboo tubes to reserve food in the season and serve the festival. village traditions. Today, although there are many convenient and readily available industrial products, the living environment of the Co Tu people in Quang Nam has also changed many times, but the items are made from the bark of the hilly tree, the leaves of the pineapple tree for fiber. nets, fishing ropes, and fishing rackets still exist in the Co Tu people’s life. I think that the retention and dissemination of knowledge and experience in fishing for the Co Tu young generation is necessary and can build it into a cultural identity of the Co Tu people in the region. Truong Son.

Red-eyed carp are raised by many households in streams, with high economic efficiency. A villager in the commune said that he had an affinity with this fish farming. Once he visited a friend in Sa Pa district, Lao Cai province, he saw that people here raise fish in a stream a lot, with little maintenance costs, and easy to sell. When he returned, from the water in the stream near his house, which flowed all year round, he started to raise fish. He chose the rocky slot and dug 4 fishponds with a total area of ​​up to 5,000 m2. In the midst of a pond, he worked more to bring water from the stream. The fingerlings were bought by him from hatcheries, including simple tilapia, carp, grass carp, etc., so the quality of seeds is always guaranteed. In Sin Thau commune, people raise fish entirely on elephant grass, banana leaves, maize and pureed cassava, without using pellets or industrial bran. Therefore, the quality of commercial fish here always ensures the clean element, firm meat, which is favored by many people inside and outside the region. Some households earn more than 200 million VND a year from fish farming taking advantage of the stream flow. But in Khanh Hoa province, where for many generations of Raglai people, T’rin people only know how to catch stream fish, hunt porcupines, and now there are suddenly fish farms with “nationality” all over Europe and Australia . It is a life-changing story in Son Thai commune, Khanh Phu, Khanh Vinh mountainous district. Going to Da Tay mountain area, beside Se Ooc stream (Son Thai commune), visiting Khanh Vinh cold water fish farm, everyone was excited. Between the four mountains and forests, dozens of large and small aquariums with 6,000m2 of water surface to raise sturgeon, snow grouper look very superficial. According to the farm’s technical manager, the cod grouper is a luxury fish, specializing in cold water living in Australia, but brought here still to live well. This farm also breeds sturgeon. The fish here grew faster than the fish raised in Da Lat. Sturgeon in Da Lat raised from 15 to 18 months to be sold, but here only 12 months, the fish had enough weight to bring to the market. Also in Khanh Phu commune, beside the winding Yang Gang, the fish farm of more than 1 ha is leaning against Treo hill (New hamlet), the scene is also very interesting. The fish farm seems to fall into a valley, far from residential areas, but close to the stream, with an area of ​​10,000m2 of water surface. Starting in 2018, the fish are in good season, grow well and give high income. Currently, each kg of fish sold at the source is more than 200,000 VND, about 10 tons of fish per month for sale. Farmers said that in order to get results today, people have gone through many difficulties. At the time of stocking, everything was favorable, the fish grew quickly. But in the first season, when it was ready to sell (each one from 1.6 kg – 1.7 kg), it suddenly died in mass. The fish farmer was shocked. But if they stop, all enthusiasm is considered to be dissolved into smoke. In the end, we gathered and reworked and then learned from experience, so the following cases all gave good results. Raising fish in streams is the most difficult, unfortunately, when it comes to sudden floods. At that time, it was very difficult to protect the fish from overflowing. Therefore, during the rainy season, fish farmers have to take turns “on duty”, if the rain is heavy and the water rises, they must immediately notify everyone to take care of them. The streams are still the same for thousands of generations, but if you have determination, have capital, learn experience and techniques, fish farming here will bring a great source of income.

The wood stove in the corner of the 5th floor of Ms. Mai Vuong’s family. In the photo, Ms. Vuong’s mother is wrapping banh chung for Tet. At first, the idea of ​​building a wood stove on the 5th floor of Ms. Vuong was opposed by her husband for fear of fire and explosion, causing heat to pour downstairs … But after hearing her persuasion, Ms. Vuong’s husband – an architect, Find out reasonable solutions for the wood stove on the 5th floor of the house. The kitchen was built with refractory bricks by the family, built away from the wall, creating an open slot to reduce the heat of the oven. Kitchen smoke is led up to the roof through a chimney 1m away from the roof. The stove is in a fixed area, the firewood is kept in a separate area to avoid the ashes scattered on flammable items. At the same time, the whole house is equipped with a smoke alarm system, each floor is equipped with a fire extinguisher. The 5th floor area of ​​Ms. Vuong’s family is also a space with an open side, instead of being enclosed in 4 walls. Here, in addition to the wood stove, she also sets a dining table, grows flowers for family and friends to eat, drink tea, and chat with. On the Facebook group, the AHN account said: “My family is okay, but it’s too dangerous for the surrounding houses if anything happens. My house cooks from itself, the electric system switches itself off and cooks at night. After that, you have to unplug all the wires from the socket “. “The front of the house is empty space, there is no house behind the house with 5 floors”, Ms. Vuong explained before the ideas that the kitchen could endanger the surrounding community. The wood stove is located on the 5th floor with open space. After building a kitchen, she returned to her hometown to buy galangal, rice husks, peanut shells, and collect longan firewood from her garden for fuel. The old cast iron pots in the past were also “spared” to Hanoi to cook rice. “I really like the kitchen up here, so every time I have time I go to the 5th floor to cook for family and friends to come and play. I make all the dishes every day from the kitchen, from cooking rice to fish storage, boiling meat, baking dishes … There are rustic dishes that only wood cookers can do, also my friends come to play at home. For example, burnt rice from a cast iron pot, ”shared Ms. Vuong. Thanks to the wood stove, last Tet, her family was able to cook 4 pots of banh chung. From fried beef … … until fried beans are cooked on a wood stove. The kitchen is built of flame retardant material. The wood stove of Ms. Vuong after sharing on Facebook received many compliments and expressed her excitement. There are also many opinions that the wood stove only satisfies the taste of the country for a moment, but it entails many other inconveniences in cleaning the pots, smoke in the eyes, hot when cooking in the summer, especially. especially the risk of fire and explosion. However, for someone who likes country feeling like Vuong, those shortcomings can be completely overcome. “To me, cooking with wood stove is very relaxing and enjoyable” – Ms. Vuong said.

Dong Cao is about 20km from the center of Son Dong district, about 120km from Hanoi. Dong Cao still retains its wild features Around Dong Cao are beautiful mountains and ethnic villages creating a poetic and magnificent scene Besides the wild and poetic landscape, Dong Cao is also associated with myths and legends bearing spiritual colors. According to some local people, there is a King’s cave associated with the story of three talented generals of the Ly dynasty discussing about the army fighting against the Song. The people here consider the King’s cave as a sacred relic in the sacred forest. They also set up a temple to worship the 3 kings, enhancing the spiritual beauty of the ecological zone. Dong Cao has a cool and fresh climate, suitable for ecotourism Many people refer to Dong Cao as “sleeping princess” because the tourism potential here has not been adequately exploited. According to Son Dong district authorities, the area of ​​Dong Cao plateau is up to thousands of hectares, bordering Lang Son province. On the large grassland of Dong Cao there are big rocks with strange shapes With a large meadow, visitors can camp, spend the night, enjoy the fresh and pleasant atmosphere in Dong Cao and watch the surrounding mountains. The green grass hills in Dong Cao also attract tourists by the ancient rocky beaches scattered with strange shapes. Along with the beautiful natural scenery, Dong Cao is also home to the Dao, Nung, Cao Lan … with many cultural features. Dong Cao is a steppe with an area of ​​thousands of hectares bordering Lang Son province In 2016, the inter-commune road through Dong Cao was poured with concrete to facilitate travel. Bac Giang province is advocating to promote tourism development in Dong Cao area. The large grassland in Dong Cao is suitable for camping overnight Mr. Wei Van Tuyen – Secretary of Son Dong district, said that Dong Cao is also adjacent to the primary forest of Khe Ro, so it is very convenient for tourism development, especially adventure tourism and community. Dong Cao – Khe Ro area was proposed by Bac Giang province to establish a national-level tourist area.

US President Joe Biden has followed this policy with the announcement that Washington will begin on time the final phase of the withdrawal process and will be completed by 9/11/2021, 20 years after the terrorist attack. horrifying in America, sparking war is arguably the longest in American history.

US soldiers are deployed in Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Photo: AFP / VNA

The official announcement by US President Joe Biden on the route to withdraw troops from Afghanistan can be seen as one of the indicators of Wahisngton’s strong determination to reduce its military presence in Afghanistan. The US has also agreed with allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on this issue. The foreign ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense 30 NATO member countries agreed to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan according to the roadmap announced by the US, and the foreign ministers of the United States, UK, France and Germany met in Brussels (Belgium). on the issue of Afghanistan after the US announcement, showing that US allies in Europe support and are willing to cooperate in the plan to withdraw troops from the South Asian nation.

Analysts say that the US’s implementation of the withdrawal plan under the agreement with the Taliban could have many positive effects. On the one hand, the withdrawal of US troops will motivate the Taliban to be more serious in fulfilling its commitments. So far, the Taliban show no signs of ending violence in Afghanistan, and in March rejected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s proposal to hold elections this year and warned of further action. against foreign troops if foreign forces do not withdraw from the country by the 1/5 deadline. This shows that as long as the US military is still present in Afghanistan, the peace process will have little chance of accelerating. The withdrawal of US troops is expected to break the deadlock and force the Taliban to fulfill its commitments.

Former US military officials also argue that postponing the withdrawal risks the Taliban continuing to carry out attacks on US and coalition forces, possibly escalating violence and conflict in Afghanistan. At that time, the US will be more and more “bogged down” in this war.

In addition, for the US, the decision to withdraw will basically bring many benefits, both economically, politically and diplomatically. Economically, the US will save a significant amount of budget to protect security in Afghanistan. The US currently spends about $ 4 billion a year to maintain the Afghan National Security Force against the remnants of al-Qaeda remnants in the country. Preliminaryly, the US has spent $ 1 trillion on Afghanistan since its first military involvement in the country following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.

Politically, the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will show the American people that Mr. Biden has upheld his pledge during the 2020 campaign. The war in Afghanistan has left more than 2,400 US servicemen dead, more 20,700 people were injured and cost the country a huge budget estimated at $ 2 trillion, but these losses have not yet led Afghanistan to the path of political stability. Therefore, the withdrawal will minimize the losses to the US military in Afghanistan.

Experts say that if he acts with a foresight, President Biden could use the end of the war in Afghanistan as an opportunity to begin the process of “restructuring” the way the two main parties in the US next. compete with each other on national security and defense issues. It would be harder for Republicans to oppose Mr. Biden’s withdrawal strategy if it is seen as something that bears the mark of former President Trump – who remains the most powerful figure in the Republican party.

In terms of security, the Biden administration’s move will contribute to enhancing the role of the Afghan government in maintaining security in the country. In fact, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has noted that the country’s armed forces are “fully capable” of defending Afghanistan.

However, peace in Afghanistan will face significant challenges. Even within the Biden administration, many opinions are still concerned about security risks for Afghanistan if the US reduces its military presence there. In particular, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns noted that America’s ability to gather intelligence and act against threats will decline as US troops leave Afghanistan. Burns’ assessment is based on the long-standing presence of elements from terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda or self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (IS) in Afghanistan.

The CIA Director’s warning reflects the concern of some experts that the US withdrawal of all its troops from Afghanistan risks creating a void allowing terrorist organizations, especially al-Qaeda, to come back again. Since the US launched its war on the Taliban 20 years ago, although it has weakened in many ways, it will still pose significant security challenges for Afghanistan.

The Taliban agreeing to sever ties with terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda, as well as its commitment to prevent al-Qaeda from operating in Afghanistan, is a prerequisite to a peace deal. with the United States in 2020. However, the fact that al-Qaeda has maintained a complicated relationship with the Taliban has raised doubts about whether the Taliban could completely end its relationship with this notorious terrorist organization. , as well as the real Taliban’s intentions of these commitments.

Over the past 20 years, the United States has invested significantly in counterterrorism and intelligence gathering capabilities in Afghanistan. However, US officials concede that once the military has withdrawn, gathering intelligence will be much more difficult. Stemming from that fact, an erroneous US miscalculation of when to withdraw would create an opportunity for al-Qaeda to rise again in Afghanistan, to re-establish bases, from which to launch terrorist attacks. Future.

After the US withdrawal, to continue assisting Afghanistan in maintaining security, the long-term solution for the US is to find a way that allows all political actors to act together with Afghanistan. The United Nations (UN) has also announced it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission in Afghanistan, even after the US and NATO withdraw their troops from the country.

In fact, the peace process in Afghanistan is now a priority promoted by the international community, as increased violence in this conflict-plunged country is killing many civilians and inflicting love. a serious humanitarian and security crisis. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA), as many as 8,820 civilians perished from conflict in Afghanistan in 2020. Afghanistan is also facing a severe humanitarian crisis, with more than 16.9 million people, more than a third of the population, are facing urgent food insecurity.

In that context, many optimistic opinions that the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan could open a narrow gap towards a new prospect of peace-building in this South Asian country in the near future. However, the opportunity to slip through the “narrow gap” to peace in Afghanistan is still very fragile because there are many factors that dominate, including the building of trust between the parties in Afghanistan as well as the problem. conflicts of interest of related countries in the region.