Youth train with journey back to the source: Go to love the heroic country more

Delegates took souvenir photos with union members and youth.

Implementing the Youth Union and Youth Movement program in 2025, towards the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947 - July 27, 2025), the Youth Union of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Youth Union of Vietnam Railways Corporation , the Youth Union of Vietnam National Energy and Industry Group and Quang Tri Provincial Youth Union jointly organized "Youth train with a journey to the source: Vietnam goes to love - Promoting the beauty of Vietnamese culture and tourism", from July 17-20.

The program was attended by Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh; Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Railways Corporation Dang Sy Manh, along with representatives of the National Library of Vietnam, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and units under Vietnam Railways Corporation.

Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh spoke at the opening ceremony of the program.

Speaking at the event, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh said that this is a meaningful cultural, tourism and gratitude event for the collective of union members and youth; a clear demonstration of the close cooperation between organizations under the Government Youth Union.

The program hopes to create a journey to promote railway tourism, combining the exploitation of the country's profound cultural and historical values; returning to the roots, to the sacred historical values in the sacred land of Quang Tri.

“This train will be a bridge connecting the past and the present, bringing us back to our roots in the most authentic and vivid way. The train is not only a means of transportation but also a part of the experience of returning to our roots, helping us better understand the value of independence, freedom and the sacrifices of many generations of our ancestors,” emphasized Permanent Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh.

In particular, according to the Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, we are living in an era of strong integration and development, culture is the soul of the nation, the identity for us to confidently reach out to the world. In particular, the youth will be the pioneers, contributing to building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, bringing tourism of the S-shaped country far on the world map.

Ms. Le Minh Duc, Secretary of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, affirmed that the trip is a journey for each person to deepen the morality of drinking water and remembering its source.

Secretary of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Minh Duc pointed out that the train carries an emotional and meaningful travel message: “Go to love”. Love the beautiful country, love the gentle and hospitable Vietnamese people. Today, the youth of all units together put that message into a special means – trains, so that each journey is not only about “traveling” but also about “discovering”, “experiencing”, and most of all, about connecting.

According to Ms. Le Minh Duc, the destination of the train is Quang Tri - a sacred land, which marks unforgettable memories of the great sacrifices and losses of many generations of ancestors. Therefore, the trip is a journey back to the source on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, July 27, so that each person can deepen the morality of drinking water and remembering its source.

“Let us turn the experiences from this trip into an endless source of inspiration, so that each destination is a lesson and each step is a contribution. Let this youth train become a symbol of connection, of the spirit of vanguard, volunteerism, and endless creativity of the youth; contributing to building a strong, civilized, and beautiful Vietnam,” the Secretary of the Youth Union of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism emotionally shared.

Permanent Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh presented a souvenir to Mr. Dang Sy Manh, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Members of Vietnam Railways Corporation.

In an interview, Nguyen Quang Anh (Diplomatic Academy) could not hide his honor at being on this special train.

For Quang Anh, the train is a journey for union members and young people to continue promoting the spirit of gratitude, living beautifully, living with ideals, and being ready to contribute to the community, for a rich, humane and sustainably developed Vietnam.

The young man also expressed his hope that the trip would ignite in young people many deep feelings about the S-shaped land that is resilient, indomitable, and still full of love.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, Permanent Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh and leaders of the units directly saw the delegation off at the train station. This was a beautiful image, demonstrating the bond between generations, while affirming the trust and responsibility that the previous generation entrusted to today's youth.

That image is also a strong message about a generation of young people ready to commit, contribute and accompany the important political tasks of the country with a sense of responsibility and aspiration to contribute .

Permanent Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh and leaders of units directly saw the delegation off at the train station.

The youth train with the theme "Vietnam goes to love - Promoting the beauty of Vietnamese culture and tourism" and the 2025 Youth Union training conference are part of a series of practical activities to strengthen the education of revolutionary ideals, foster patriotism and national pride for union members and young people through gratitude activities and journeys to the source at historical revolutionary sites in the heroic homeland of Quang Tri.

At the same time, it contributes to improving knowledge and professional skills for the Youth Union staff, keeping up with development trends such as applying digital technology, artificial intelligence, protecting the Party's ideological foundation and developing green tourism.

Through cultural and artistic activities, combined with specialized training and practical experiences at historical sites, the program is an opportunity for union members and young people to learn, exchange and understand more deeply about the history, culture and people of Vietnam.

Thereby, not only honoring traditional values but also spreading the spirit of solidarity, arousing the desire to contribute and promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam, especially the heroic land of Quang Tri to union members and youth across the country.