Binh Thuan: A place that preserves green history, a precious luggage entering a new era!

The history of formation and development of Binh Thuan province is a long, arduous but also very proud process. The precious traditions that have been nurtured and crystallized through many generations are valuable assets for Binh Thuan to continue to promote and develop in the future. At the same time, the socio-economic achievements after 50 years, especially the achievements of 33 years of renovation, are a solid foundation, a valuable asset for Binh Thuan to confidently enter the new era of the nation!

A corner of Phan Thiet city.

The glorious history of an ancient land

The land of Binh Thuan has a history of formation very early in the feudal period. Before the 17th century, this place was called Panduranga. In the year of Dinh Suu - 1697, Lord Nguyen Phuc Chu conquered this land and established it as Binh Thuan prefecture (in just 2 years, it will be the 330th anniversary (1697-2027) of the establishment of Binh Thuan prefecture).

During the Nguyen Dynasty, Binh Thuan prefecture initially consisted of three districts: Hoa Da, Tuy Phong and An Phuoc. Under the Nguyen Dynasty, Binh Thuan became an important part of the expansion of territory to the South. During the Nguyen Dynasty, in 1832, King Minh Mang changed Binh Thuan prefecture to Binh Thuan province. The provincial capital was located in Phan Thiet citadel.

During the French colonial period (1887-1945), in 1887, French colonialists established a ruling regime in Vietnam. Binh Thuan province was dissolved and merged into Phan Thiet province.

In the early stages of French colonialism, Phan Thiet became an important administrative and economic center of French colonialism.

Not submitting to the harsh and brutal domination of the French colonial regime, resistance movements of the people of Binh Thuan soon arose in continuous and fierce struggles. Among them, there were many typical movements such as the Can Vuong movement, the Duy Tan movement...

After the August Revolution in 1945, Binh Thuan province was re-established. During the two resistance wars against France and the US, Binh Thuan was one of the typical localities, suffering many hardships, sacrifices, and losing a lot of human and material resources. During the resistance war against France, the army and people of Binh Thuan fought bravely, contributing to the victory of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, leading to the signing of the Geneva Accords. During the resistance war against the US, Binh Thuan was one of the key areas. The army and people of Binh Thuan steadfastly held on, fought, and contributed to the final victory of the Vietnamese people, unifying the country from April 30, 1975.

After 1975, Binh Thuan entered a period of economic and social construction and development. In which (period 1975-1986): Binh Thuan focused on overcoming the consequences of war, stabilizing people's lives and building infrastructure.

Since 1986, implementing the Party's renovation policy, Binh Thuan has achieved many important achievements in the fields of economy, culture and society. In particular, Binh Thuan tourism has developed strongly, becoming one of the province's key economic sectors.

Over 300 years of nurturing and crystallizing many precious traditions

Over 300 years of history of creating and forming this land of Binh Thuan, our ancestors and many successive generations have fostered and crystallized many valuable traditions, which are:

Patriotism and resistance to foreign invasion: Binh Thuan's history is a history of struggles against foreign invasion. Binh Thuan people always uphold the spirit of patriotism, indomitability, and resilience against all enemies.

Diligence and creativity in labor: Binh Thuan people are famous for their diligence and hard work in production. For generations, the people here have reclaimed the land and built prosperous villages. "The ancestors opened the foundation; The descendants opened the land". Creating famous craft villages and brands, such as Lien Thanh Fish Sauce Company.

Diverse culture, rich in identity: Binh Thuan is a convergence of many ethnic groups, each with its own cultural characteristics. The cultural exchange has created a diverse and rich cultural picture. Cultural heritages such as Cham Tower architecture, Kate Festival, Nghinh Ong Festival, Cau Ngu Festival, Dinh Thay - Thim Festival... are unique and the pride of Binh Thuan people.

Love of learning, respect for loyalty: Binh Thuan people have a tradition of loving learning, valuing education to improve knowledge and build life. Besides, people here also value loyalty, loyalty, and are always ready to help each other in times of difficulty and adversity.

Aspiration to rise up: Despite many difficulties and challenges, Binh Thuan people always maintain their aspiration to rise up. Once a "Refugee Land", it "recruited" many scholars and heroes such as patriot Nguyen Thong, Tran Quy Cap, Truong Gia Mo, the family of doctor Pham Ngoc Thach... to come here to build and create an increasingly prosperous and beautiful homeland of Binh Thuan.

Precious luggage entering the new era

Recently, at the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Binh Thuan (April 19, 1975 - April 19, 2025), Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Hoai Anh stated: Over the past 50 years, especially after 33 years of re-establishment of the province, Binh Thuan has strived to rise from a poor province with an underdeveloped economy, low budget revenue, weak infrastructure, and many difficulties in people's lives, to now developing quite comprehensively. By the end of 2024, the size of the provincial economy will be more than 33 times larger than when the province was re-established (1992), reaching more than 128,000 billion VND, ranking 26th out of 63 localities nationwide. Average income per capita in 2024 will reach 58.9 million VND, 43.6% higher than in 1992. Binh Thuan has strongly revived with a miracle in irrigation work. The whole province has networked irrigation systems with a total reservoir capacity of 1,138 million m3, basically taking the initiative in irrigation water for agricultural production.

Recently, Binh Thuan has strongly innovated its growth model, rapidly transformed its economic structure, improved productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness; focused on developing three economic pillars in the direction of reducing the proportion of agriculture, increasing the proportion of industry and services. Industry has become the sector that contributes the most to the province's economy. Up to now, the whole province has 48 power plants with types of thermal power, hydropower, wind power, and photovoltaic power. The province has attracted many large-scale projects, especially the Son My LNG Port Warehouse projects, Son My I and Son My II LNG Gas Power Plants with a total capacity of 4,500 MW and a total investment of more than 128,000 billion VND, making Binh Thuan one of the largest energy centers of the country with a total power generation capacity of over 11,000 MW by 2030.

Binh Thuan tourism has become a key economic sector of the province. Mui Ne National Tourist Area has become an attractive destination for many international tourists. On average, in recent years, Binh Thuan has welcomed nearly 10 million visitors with revenue reaching about 1 billion USD per year; ranking in the top 10 localities with the highest number of visitors and tourism revenue in the country.

The province is exploiting and making the most of the potential and advantages of its geographical location, natural landscape, traditional beauty, culture, history, and people of Binh Thuan to develop a sustainable economy, especially the marine economy and tourism. The province is focusing on developing industries, attracting investment in developing key industries, high-tech agricultural projects; focusing on environmental protection, adapting to climate change and building and developing a green economy and a circular economy.

Looking back, the history of the formation and development of Binh Thuan province is a long, arduous but also very proud process. The precious traditions that have been nurtured and crystallized through many generations are valuable assets for Binh Thuan to continue to promote and develop in the future. At the same time, the socio-economic achievements after 50 years, especially the achievements of 33 years of renovation, are a solid foundation, a valuable asset for Binh Thuan to confidently enter the new era of the nation!

Source: https://baobinhthuan.com.vn/binh-thuan-noi-luu-dau-su-xanh-hanh-trang-quy-bau-tien-vao-ky-nguyen-moi-129802.html