My Bang is constantly striving for progress.

Few people know that, more than a decade ago, My Bang (Yen Son) was still a poor rural area. But with a desire to improve their lives, the people of My Bang have together written a story of "new rural development without end."

revolutionary tradition

Looking west from the center of Tuyen Quang city, one can see beautiful sunrises and sunsets every day. The majestic La mountain range has for generations served as a solid natural wall protecting the provincial capital. With a distance of 17 km by road, La mountain appears very close, a familiar sight for the people of Tuyen Quang. In 1956, Yen Binh district of Tuyen Quang province was merged into Yen Bai province, with the Hien River and La mountain serving as a natural boundary between the two provinces. My Bang became the western gateway for trade with Yen Bai and Phu Tho .

My Bang commune is a pioneer in building rural concrete roads in the province.

In the last century, the French invaders of Tuyen Quang set their sights on the My Lam hot mineral spring, a place located right next to My Bang commune. They even built an observation tower on the summit of La Mountain. According to folk artist Le Hai Thanh, of the Dao ethnic group, from Da Ban village, My Bang commune: The ancient inhabitants of this land were the Cao Lan, Tay, and Dao ethnic groups, living together in villages at the foot of La Mountain. Later, Kinh people from the lowlands came to build tea plantations, resulting in a strong cultural blend and exchange in My Bang. Living in a spacious area with rolling hills, the people of My Bang always hoped for a beautiful homeland, just like its name suggests. As early as 1943, the first Viet Minh base was established in the commune, with its headquarters located in Bach Xa cave on the slopes of La Mountain. From the end of August 1945 to June 1949, the local government and Party branch were established to lead all activities of the commune.

Thanks to its favorable terrain and the unwavering support of its people, in 1950, My Bang was visited by Prince Souphanouvong, along with comrades Kaysone Phomvihane, Khamtay Siphandon, Phuma, and other Lao revolutionary cadres and soldiers who traveled along the Hien road to settle and work in Lang Ngoi and Da Ban villages. Here, President Ho Chi Minh , on behalf of the Vietnamese Party and State, came to Da Ban to hold talks with the Lao revolutionary leaders about building a genuine Marxist-Leninist Party in Laos to meet the growing demands of the revolutionary struggle. Today, the national revolutionary site in My Bang commune has become a significant historical landmark, a symbol of Vietnamese-Lao friendship.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Su, Director of Su Anh Agricultural Production and Service Cooperative, is opening a breakthrough for My Bang tea cultivation with 4-star OCOP tea products.

During the years of heavy support for the Dien Bien Phu battlefield, the route passing through Binh Ca ferry terminal in Vinh Loi and An Khang communes, and Hien ferry terminal in My Bang commune, was bustling with people and vehicles. Later renamed National Highway 37, Route 13A, 193km long, starts at Hien Ferry Terminal in My Bang commune, Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province, and ends at Co Noi Junction in Co Noi commune, Mai Son district, Son La province. It was a strategic road to the Dien Bien Phu battlefield. For its contributions to the revolution, My Bang commune is now recognized as a revolutionary base area (ATK), and its people benefit from favorable policies from the Party and the State.

The impetus of the new rural development

With its predominantly hilly terrain, tea cultivation has flourished in this region for decades. What was once a poverty-alleviating crop has now become a source of wealth. Currently, My Bang commune boasts 570 hectares of tea plantations, the largest in the province. Tea growers here have proactively replaced old, midland tea varieties with high-quality ones and applied advanced techniques to production to increase its value. Tea cultivation brings the people of My Bang over 60 billion VND per year. Mr. Vu Van Bay, from Tho Bang village, My Bang commune, affirms that his family harvests 30 tons of fresh tea leaves per crop, earning approximately 120 million VND annually, thus ensuring a stable life. Within the commune, My Lam Tea Joint Stock Company and 22 fresh tea processing factories purchase and guarantee the sale of tea products at stable prices, encouraging tea growers to persevere in tea cultivation. Households are actively cultivating tea using organic farming methods and VietGAP standards, producing specialty teas, and increasing the value per unit area. The commune has 4-star OCOP tea products such as Ngoc Thuy Non Green Tea and Ngoc Thuy Dinh Green Tea from Su Anh Agricultural Production and Service Cooperative.

Ho Toan Dairy Farm meets the GlobalGAP international standard and generates revenue of 20 billion VND per year.

Besides tea cultivation, which is the main crop, the commune also has Ho Toan Dairy Farm, a high-tech farm that meets the international Globalgap standard. Currently, the total herd is 1,700 cows, including 900 milking cows, of the Holstein Friesian breed imported from Australia. With an average milk yield of over 28 liters/cow/day, the milk quality standards are rated among the top in terms of quality and quantity by Vinamilk, the purchasing unit, achieving a revenue of 20 billion VND/year. Mr. Luong Duy Toan, Director of Ho Toan Joint Stock Company, said: In addition to creating 120 direct jobs for local people, the company also creates over 2,000 indirect jobs through the cultivation of feed for dairy cows in districts throughout the province.

Mr. Hoang Duc Canh, Secretary of the Party Committee of My Bang commune, shared: The locality has 25 villages, a population of 14,194 people, 3,408 households, and 7 ethnic groups. The commune has 5 cooperatives, 2 joint-stock companies, and nearly 1,000 individual business households, showing that My Bang has a fairly good agricultural, forestry, and service economy. The driving force behind the new rural development in My Bang is the program of building concrete rural roads to the villages and production areas. Thanks to the determination and unity of officials and people, in 2015, My Bang was one of the first 7 communes in Tuyen Quang province, and also the first commune in Yen Son district, to achieve the new rural development goals. And now, after more than 10 years of implementing the National Target Program for New Rural Development, My Bang commune has surpassed the advanced new rural development goal in 2021, becoming one of the four communes in the entire province to achieve the model new rural development standard in 2025. After nearly 10 years of implementing the model new rural development program, a total of over 228 billion VND has been mobilized from state support sources, credit loans, and contributions from the people. To date, the rural landscape of My Bang commune has changed comprehensively and significantly, and the awareness of the people has been raised. Infrastructure has been invested in to be more spacious and modern. The average per capita income in the commune has reached over 56 million VND/person/year, and there are no longer any multidimensional poor households in the commune.

My Bang commune recognizes that building a new rural area is a continuous process. The commune aims to maintain and improve its status as a model new rural commune, striving towards building a smart new rural commune. With a strong desire to progress, My Bang will continue to write new chapters in its history, becoming a shining example of rural development in the province.

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/my-bang-khong-ngung-vuon-len-208924.html