- In nearly 15 years as a reporter, I have had the opportunity to travel to many places on the border land of Xu Lang. Each destination always leaves me with unique memories of the land, the people or the topics I am nurturing. However, perhaps the most profound memories that remain in me are the roads on my journey of work.
In 2011, after graduating from university, I started working at Lang Son Newspaper (now Lang Son Newspaper and Radio and Television Station). In the early years, I always determined that "being young means being bold", "proactively seeking out Region 3". Therefore, in addition to performing the tasks assigned by the agency and the department, I spent most of my working time going to the grassroots. With the characteristics of a mountainous, border province with fragmented terrain and difficult traffic infrastructure, going down to the communes and villages in Region 3 was not easy.
Determination is personal, but on the journey of work, I am not alone but always have colleagues accompanying me on trips to difficult areas. About ten years ago, many roads to the commune center were steep, winding, muddy, and rocks blocked the entrance every rainy season. Until now, I still remember clearly the story of working in Huu Le commune, Van Quan district.
In April 2014, journalist Nong Minh Thao (currently editor of the Print-Newspaper and Radio and Television Department of Lang Son) and I had a business trip to Huu Le commune, Van Quan district. After a smooth journey, we reached the Ban Chau intersection in Tri Le commune to turn into Huu Le commune. Before us was a muddy dirt road, with mud reaching half the wheel. After holding our breath and riding behind my motorbike for a short distance, reporter Minh Thao felt uncomfortable so she got off the motorbike and walked. I tried to move forward but after several hours I could only go half the way. The road was muddy, the motorbike could not move, and dark clouds were gathering in the sky. So the two sisters decided to return and in June 2014, we returned to Huu Le. Arriving at the commune, we met the commune leaders and the people. With our practical experiences after traveling that road twice, we shared and understood the difficulties of the people and completed the article titled "People suffer because of the road".
Another memorable road in my reporting journey was a business trip to Lam Ca commune, Dinh Lap district in 2014 with journalist Do Van Hoat (currently an officer of the Provincial People's Committee Office). Like Huu Le commune, the road from National Highway 31 to the center of Lam Ca commune, about 7 km long, is a dirt road with potholes, "buffalo backs" crisscrossing the road surface. Recalling that business trip, Mr. Do Van Hoat, an officer of the Provincial People's Committee Office, shared: That trip happened to be a few days after it had rained, making the already bad road even muddier. Because the road was bad and muddy, the two of us had to take off our pants, shoes, and sandals and put them in plastic bags before we could get going. To get to the commune, one person started the engine to push the bike, the other person walked behind and pushed. After going a short distance, the two of us had to stop the bike and use a stick to scrape the mud off the wheels before we could continue moving. Just like that, after more than 2 hours of struggling, the two brothers finally reached the commune to work and the article "The arduous road to Lam Ca" partly depicted the difficulties in traveling of the people here.
After only about 3 years of working, I have traveled to all the communes in the province. In addition to the two communes of Huu Le and Lam Ca, my colleagues and I have traveled through other very difficult roads. Typically, a trip of more than 10 km of forest road, border patrol road in Tam Gia commune, Loc Binh district with journalist Nguyen Dong Bac; walking through the Nghien forest in Bac Quynh commune, Bac Son district with journalist Vu Le Minh; rafting across the river in Hung Viet commune, Trang Dinh district with journalist Vu Cong Quan; climbing mountains to the working point at the landmark in Quoc Khanh commune, Trang Dinh district with journalists Vy Thuy Huong, Vu Cong Quan, Hoang Van Cuong and trips on winding mountain passes, trails through the forest in Doan Ket and Khanh Long communes, Trang Dinh district;...
After each working route, my colleagues and I wrote articles reflecting the current situation related to traffic to share the difficulties and hardships with the people; also to help the authorities understand and find solutions to overcome them. Up to now, from the investment resources of the State and the cooperation and contribution of the people, 100% of the communes in the province have asphalted or concreted car roads to the commune center; 88.7% of the villages have hardened car roads to the village center.
The winding roads to the commune, steep passes, mud, and jagged rocks are only in the memories of many people, including me. Up to now, the transportation network has been invested in, built, and upgraded to facilitate people's lives as well as the general socio -economic development of the province. The work of reporters is also more convenient, we have more opportunities and time to go to remote areas, especially difficult areas, and border areas to reflect the reality of people's lives.
Source: https://baolangson.vn/nhung-neo-duong-tac-nghiep-5048854.html
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