The wharf with green space is a favorite destination for the elderly and young people. Ms. H Ven Ayun, from Triă village, Ea Tul commune, Cu Mgar district, said that the Ede people have always chosen a place to set up their village where they must have a clean water source, the water source flows day and night, year round and never runs out. Water is the source of life, bringing people good crops, warmth; The forest is a sacred place to protect the village. In order to have a clean and clear water source, people in the village work together to preserve the trees in the watershed; Because people understand that when the forest is lost, the water dries up, and every big tree that is cut down is an underground water source. Losing the forest, losing the water wharf, the village will no longer exist. Therefore, the forest surrounding the wharf will be protected intact by the people. Ms. H Ven Ayun said, every week, people will clean themselves, clean the water wharf very clean: “The water wharf of the Ede people in the past was self-flowing from the source, where there are many old trees and very good water. When it rains, the rainwater will wash away dirt, rotten leaves and garbage, and people will clean it regularly or monthly to keep the water source clean.” Today, although each house has well water and tap water to use, many Ede people still keep the habit of 2 mornings and afternoons to go to the wharf to bring water back to their activities. When the water is filled, people meet, ask about each other, and chat happily. If in the past, the roads leading from the village to the wharf were trails and steep slopes, today, in many villages, the road to the wharf has been concreted and built into steps to prevent slipping. In some places, both the wall and water pipes are concreted, using metal pipes as gutters. Today, many wharfs have been repaired and restored with concrete and cement. According to Ms. H Djuon Niê, in Phuong village, Ea Tul commune, Cu Mgar district, this approach helps to make the wharfs cleaner. When the road is convenient, more and more people come to the wharf, including tourists from far away: “Since knowing how to build with concrete and cement, the water source is clean and free of dirty garbage. We hope to keep the old trees at the wharf intact; trees must be protected, not cut down. Only trees can retain water; with moisture, water will remain and not run dry. there’s always water flowing over the years”. Along with urbanization, many wharves in Ede villages gradually disappeared or were abandoned. The reason is that the old trees were cut down, the watershed forest area was narrowed, drying out the groundwater, leaving the wharf without water, or the water was no longer clean. Facing this situation, the authorities of some localities in Dak Lak have solutions to recover the parts around the wharf to expand the watershed forest area, invest and restore the water wharves for the community. As in Dat Hieu ward, Buon Ho town, currently, the watershed forest area in Kli A village is only about 1,000 m2. According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Truc, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dat Hieu ward, the locality is speeding up progress to recover 0.8 hectares of land around the Kli A wharf area: “The locality is very interested in protecting the wharf. water as well as environmental protection, directing aggressively in the planning of this wharf, putting that area into planning for management.For the people in this village, they are also very conscious in the process. The process of protecting the environment here and protecting the wharf; they also strictly implement it, do not discharge waste into the environment during their living. The trees in the wharf area they also protect, preserve, and do not cut down. “. In many places, trails down to the waterfront have been replaced by concrete roads. In Cu Mgar district, since 2011, Doan Cu Mgar district has organized to repair and restore a number of water wharfs by cleaning the environment, clearing the flow, raising awareness about using and protecting resources. water and protect watershed forests. The local cultural sector also implements conservation activities of traditional culture, including the wharf and wharf worshiping ceremonies. Mr. Y Mang, Deputy Head of the Culture and Information Department of CuM’gar District, Dak Lak Province said: “In the past time, the Culture and Information Department has advised the District People’s Committee to repair and upgrade the water wharf for the district. In which, trees have been planted and a delegation has been established to zoning areas to protect and preserve the water wharves of the people. In addition, the cultural life, especially the culture of the people, must be preserved, and the wharf-worshipping ritual must be maintained. water, want the culture to be preserved and moreover that the water is clean”. From the sense of protecting the water wharf – the source of life, the Ede people in Dak Lak have a deeper sense of protecting the environment, protecting the watershed forests to preserve the village’s natural water flow. As a result, the wharfs of the Ede people are still maintained, which is a unique culture preserved for future generations.

Cassava does not discourage us Tung Luat wharf (codename is wharf B) in Vinh Giang commune, Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri. Mr. Tran Phu Kiem (73 years old) was born and raised on the boat station. Since 1964, he directly joined the Tung Luat militia company. He said, at one point in one day and night, the unit carried 2,000 soldiers across the river to the South bank to fight. You are ready to serve at any hour. Mr. Tran Phu Kiem told about a boat trip across the river that was hit by a magnetic bomb In 1968, the United States repeatedly sprayed magnetic bombs and bombs slowly exploded along the Ben Hai river at the right time when the soldiers crossed the river. There was a ferry carrying 22 soldiers across the river at 8:00 pm, bombed with magnetic bombs. The army’s boat went to the ambulance, also bombed, overturned … 11 people could not find the body, two days after the unit gathered, the brothers had to bring an air tank to scuba dive, finally found enough comrades. . From 1968-1971, Tung Luat militia company vigorously fought with enemy aircraft, serving the army to cross the river, sometimes even supplying goods to Con Co island. Together they swore to stay in the same area. On the day of fighting, at night, there were still entertainment activities, sometimes passionately singing and dancing, the sound of bombs rang right above the head. People evacuated all, in Tung Luat village there are only holes of bombs, food is not available, the brothers look for old cassava roots and put them in water to soak them, but the cassava is too old, some people cannot eat, so they go out to the bushes to find leaves Boats boiled to eat. The militia brothers said to each other: “Cassava does not make us discouraged / Bom My does not make us discouraged / Together determined to raise the will / Determined to maintain the homeland”. 9 years in the ground The same age as Mr. Kiem, Ms. Le Thi Nhung stayed at this pier from 1966-1975. At that time, the enemy bombarded them so much that there were no trees left to live. You have to dig tunnels. All activities are underground, only when doing new tasks up. Want to bring the soldiers across the river, they had to go at night because the enemy aircraft were in discussions during the day. In the rainy season, the water in the cellar rises and goes up to sleep. In the summer, I get a tennis player to hold the mosquitoes. Ms. Xu and her teammates lived for 9 years in the ground “Once I was sitting in a cellar with two soldiers, an enemy spy plane detected. I told them to run away, but they did not have orders to move and told me to run. About 50 meters away, the bombs fell into the cellar, I have not had time to ask your names and hometowns. When I returned, the shelter was only a deep bomb hole, everything was shattered, ”she said chokedly. Ms. Xu and her teammates lived for 9 years in the earth, rarely seeing the sun. When the country is at peace, they are extremely happy, can go to the ground, sit on the banks of the Ben Hai River peacefully watching the moonlight … Ms. Tran Thi Mao was a member of Tung Luat militia company since 1964 when she was 17 years old. In 1968, she was voted the victorious soldier of the unit, in 1969 she was sent to the Soviet Union to report the heroic Vinh Linh fire land representative on the Moscow radio station. Her family had two younger brothers who died in 1968, 1969 when they brought soldiers across the river … “I still remember the two sisters we were assigned to walk to Vinh Long (about 15 meters from Tung Luat) to download bullets. Up to Mui Lo bridge (Vinh Giang commune) discovered the bridge was destroyed by a large area of ​​bombs, one of our artillery units had to camouflage artillery and tried to cross the bridge. Ms. Tran Thi Mao was a member of Tung Luat militia company since 1964, when she was 17 years old Looking towards the sea, seeing enemy aircraft glancing around, we predicted the possibility that they would be aimed at the artillery unit. The sisters did not know which direction, and kept on straight to Route 1 and ran while the enemy bombs exploded. On the second series of bombardment, a digging bomb fell in the middle of the road, just a few meters away from where the sisters lay. Soil covered our heads, but fortunately we survived. When the bombs stopped falling, the sisters left, continued to take and carry the bullets back to the pier ”. Generations of generations stood shoulder to shoulder, holding paddle across the river From mid-1967 to early 1973, Tung Luat wharf was placed under the direct leadership of Vinh Giang Party Committee and Commune Party Committee. There is a regular militia company of 80 people (up to 111 people at peak), staffed into 4 divisions: a detachment of rowing boat across the river, clearing bombs and mines; Transport and supply for Con Co; Anti-aircraft artillery protection; Digging tunnels, fortifications, trenches, camps, organizing ambulance, moving wounded soldiers, soldiers and gathering goods. The wharf is the shortest road connecting Vinh Linh with the battlefields of Gio Linh, Trieu Phong, Dong Ha … is close to the residential area, the terrain is mixed with low red hills, many trees, advantages for the army. and to gather goods, convenient to transport supplies for Con Co island, so it was chosen by the Vinh Linh Special Zone Military Command as a strategic point. Years passed, the militiamen used to stick here, the survivors and the dead. Living people still have their memories intact Tung Luat wharf, a heroic historical site It is for this reason that Tung Luat pier became the focus of the enemy attack. During the war years, on an area of ​​less than 1,500 square meters of the pier, the enemy mobilized more than 1,200 groups of jet aircraft with more than 3,200 bombings, 7 times using B52 to spread carpet, 3 times to use toxic chemicals. quang, more than 1,500 times of shelling from Con Tien, Doc Mieu … There have been 2-3 generations of families standing shoulder to shoulder, holding and loading bullets. Father fell, son replaced, I sacrificed you had to follow. Just over 6 years, at this wharf, 29 children of Tung Luat fell down, blood and flesh mixed with the river and more than 40 people sent back part of their bodies. Under the rain of bombs, storms and bullets, the youth volunteer force ensured the continuous operation of the wharf to supply the South and the heroic Con Co island. At this wharf from 1968 – 1972, there were more than 78,000 boats returning … Pier B today is peaceful with coconut trees reflecting down the quiet river. The story of the past has become distant, but history is reminded by the golden pages of the deeds of silent heroes. They have dedicated their youthful beauty for this glorious task on this pier.

[Global Times Special Correspondent Li Qiang]The Taiwan authorities will start a new round of Taiping Island expansion plan in 2020, which is expected to be completed in 2023. Recently, due to the public discussion of Taiwan’s “legislators”, the expansion plan of Taiping Island has once again attracted attention. Some media reported that after the expansion of Taiping Island is completed, it will be able to dock 4,000-ton frigates. The former “Secretary of Defense” even stated that there is US influence behind this and that US ships may be docked in the future.

Taiping Island Wharf is built and built again, what do you want to do

Taiwan’s “Liberty Times” website reported on the 15th that the Marine Patrol Agency has promoted the new construction of the Taiping Island terminal in the South China Sea last year, but it is only five years before the new terminal was built during the Malaysian government era. Luo Zhizheng, a “legislator” of the DPP, said that the expansion of the wharf is obviously in response to changes in the regional situation, but it also appears that the Malaysian government’s planning is short-sighted and conservative.

The “Marine Inspection Agency” responded that the current expansion is to respond to the recent South China Sea situation and related service needs. The Marine Patrol Agency stated that in the South China Sea arbitration on July 12, 2016, all the islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands were identified as non-island “rocks”, which severely damaged the “rights to the South China Sea islands and their related economic waters.” On the 19th of the same month, Taiwan announced the creation of Taiping Island as a base for humanitarian rescue, international transportation and scientific research. Only the “Marine Patrol Agency” will cooperate to promote the “Nansha Taiping Island Port Side Dredging and Wharf Renovation Project Plan” from 2020 to 2023. The expenditure is NT$1.648 billion.

Taiwan’s “United Daily News” reported on April 7 that the Tsai government clearly declared the “South China Sea sovereignty policy” for the first time. The “Ocean Commission” stated that the situation in the South China Sea is treacherous, and neighboring countries are actively constructing various transportation infrastructures and deploying large-scale various types. For ships, in order to effectively enhance Taiwan’s patrol energy in this area, Taiwan is expanding the Nansha Taiping Wharf, strengthening the Taiping Island Wharf’s “typhoon avoidance” function, and dredging existing berths to strengthen Taiping Island’s operations. According to the report, the Taiwan authorities will strengthen the patrol of the “inherent territory of the South China Sea” in the economic waters and the high seas, enhance the patrol capability of Taiping Island in Nansha, and strengthen the control of the South China Sea region.

Taiwan’s “Legislative Yuan’s Internal Affairs Committee” reviewed the 2021 “Ocean Committee” budget unfreezing case on the morning of the 7th, and the schematic diagram of the Taiping Island Pier dredging project was exposed for the first time. In addition to strengthening the existing simple dock facilities, the newly-expanded Taiping Island Wharf will “have a port in the port”, set up a new vertical inner embankment, and provide special seats for 100-ton boats with surge gates. Both sides of the dock will also be dredged to 7 meters, it can accommodate 4000 tons of frigate ships at the inner wharf, reducing the probability of being attacked by swells.

What does the 5,000-ton class mean?Taiwan’s main frigate can dock

Before this round of expansion, Ma Ying-jeou’s authorities had expanded Taiping Island. According to the “Free Times” website report, the Malaysian Government era began to promote the “Nansha Taiping Island Traffic Foundation Reconstruction Project” in 2013, and newly built two sections of gravity caisson wharves with a total length of 318 meters, which can accommodate up to 3000-ton frigates. In addition, the Taiping Island Airport runway navigation related facilities were improved. The “Marine Patrol Agency” prepared the budget, and then the “National Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Communications” was responsible for the agency. The expenditure was NT$3.374 billion. The Taiwan military stated in April 2016 that the Taiwan Navy’s “Kangding” “Xingang” “Success” class ship and the nearly 5,000-ton class “Zhonghe” class ship have all passed the verification of docking operations at the Taiping Island Terminal.

According to the report, Zhao Tianlin, a member of the National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan, said that the Malaysian government’s reconstruction of the Taiping Island wharf and related equipment at that time is now very short-sighted. DPP “legislator” Wang Dingyu stated that the expansion of the Taiping Island wharf is mainly to strengthen the berthing performance of the wharf. Although the current three to four thousand-ton frigates can be berthed for a short time, the stability of the wharf is insufficient. The boat is berthed for a long time.

American ships will dock on Taiping Island?

Regarding Taiwan’s intention to expand Taiping Island, Taiwan media reported that it mainly responded to the situation in the South China Sea, but the former “Minister of Defense” of the Taiwan authorities had different views. The “United Daily News” website reported that the “Council of the Sea” stated that this expansion plan will strengthen the Taiping Island wharf’s “typhoon avoidance” function, and deepen the existing wharf, and use 100-ton patrol boats to station in Taiping Island for a long time. The newly built 4,000-ton frigate performs patrol missions in the South China Sea to enhance the patrol capabilities of the sea area, effectively deter the surrounding fishing boats from crossing the border and illegal fishing, and actively safeguard Taiwan’s “sea and territorial sovereignty.”

The “IOC” also stated that in recent years, extreme weather has produced super typhoons, strong winds and large waves have not only caused serious threats to ships operating in the sea, but also caused severe disasters in neighboring countries in the South China Sea. Therefore, it provides medical assistance for overseas humanitarian and disaster relief for rapid response. , It is necessary to cooperate with the new 4000-ton frigate equipped with advanced medical facilities, and strengthen the existing terminal facilities to facilitate the berthing of the 4000-ton frigate. The Air Crew Corps “Dolphin” and “Black Hawk” helicopters and the Navy’s S-70C anti-submarine helicopter can land on the flight deck of a 4000-ton frigate and temporarily stationed on the ship. The “Marine Guard” will complete the landing of the first 4000-ton “Chiayi” ship and “Black Hawk” helicopter by the end of 2021.

However, Yang Nianzu, the former “Chief of Defense” of the Taiwan authorities, said in a recent interview with the media that there must be US factors behind the expansion plan of Taiping Island and that US ships may be docked. Yang Nianzu said that Taiwan does not have “diplomatic” relations with the United States. Although the United States has passed some resolutions and hopes that the U.S. Navy will send warships to visit the ports of Taiwan, since it cannot rely on Taiwan ports, rely on Taiping Island. This is considered a flexible method in the United States. . He believes that if the expansion of Taiping Island takes shape in the future, some large ships, such as sea cruisers, may be docked, “this is equivalent to a side-by-side shot.” Yang Nianzu also said that Taiping Island used to be controversial whether it was the development, expansion, or extension of the airstrip, but now suddenly everything has been resolved, “I believe there will be American influence.”