Taking us around the village, Mr. Pham Van Xuan, Head of Quyet Tam Village, Thai Nien Commune, was proud that many new houses had been built, the lives of the people had improved, and there were no poor households in the village. Mr. Xuan said that these changes did not happen overnight, but were the result of the efforts and determination of the people to overcome difficulties over many generations.
Mr. Do Viet Hau's family is one of the typical farming households with that will and effort. Famous for its flower growing model, Mr. Hau's garden is full of pink, yellow, and white roses and chrysanthemums all year round. Each month, from growing flowers, Mr. Hau's family has an average income of 5 - 7 million VND. Pointing to his family's flower garden, Mr. Hau said: This field used to grow enough rice to eat, but if I don't boldly switch to a new model, it will be difficult to increase income. Therefore, I have researched and learned techniques to introduce flower varieties for experimental planting.
After many failures, Mr. Hau finally mastered the techniques of planting, caring for, and preventing flower diseases. He did not hesitate to share his experience with the villagers so that they could follow suit.
Quyet Tam village was formed in the 60s of the last century when children from the countryside of Hai Phong followed the call of the Party to build a new economy .
Mr. Xuan said: According to the elders in the village, in those days, in addition to the people from Hai Phong, there were also some people from Ba Vi ( Hanoi ) and Dao ethnic people who had settled here for a long time. At that time, the village still used the old name of Mi village.
During the years of the resistance war against the US, Mi village established a cooperative with 3 groups including a rice growing group, a vegetable growing group, and a forest planting group. Members competed to contribute their efforts and money to help the resistance win. In the early 90s, the cooperative was dissolved, and 2 new villages were established, Mi and Khe Mi. In 1994, Mi village changed its name to Quyet Tam and has kept that name until now.
Before the Pho Moi - Bao Ha route passed through, Quyet Tam village was like an oasis. People who wanted to go to Pho Lu town or Lao Cai city had to follow the railway for dozens of kilometers to reach the main road. Since the new route was completed, trade became more convenient, people changed their thinking, boldly converting ineffective rice fields to growing vegetables and crops.
Up to now, the whole village has more than 10 hectares of flowers of all kinds, especially high-quality gladiolus flowers, which are specialized for supplying during the Lunar New Year. In addition, there are 17 hectares of land specializing in vegetable cultivation; 3.5 hectares of fruit trees; 900 hectares of planted forests... Mr. Xuan said: In 2023, the average income of people will reach 62 million VND/person, ranking first among villages in Thai Nien commune.
Quyet Tam village is now known to many people because it has Dong An temple - a new spiritual tourist destination in Lao Cai. The temple worships the Duke, Commander-in-Chief, Hung Dao Dai Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan, after many years of restoration, embellishment and expansion, not only marking the spirit of struggle, protecting the country and the country of our ancestors but also contributing to enriching the spiritual culture of the riverside land.
This season, the fields of Dong Tam village, Son Hai commune are green with corn, rice, and other crops. The straight roads in the fields are bustling with people plowing and hoeing, no different from the scene in a Northern countryside.
Mr. Dao Quoc Tich, Head of Dong Tam village, is proud that along the Red River around Son Ha, Pho Lu, Son Hai… there is no place with fields as vast as this one. That is why for generations, Dong Tam people have never had to worry about hunger.
To have the fertile fields like today is the effort of many generations. Previously, this riverside land was only swamp and reeds. In the 60s of the last century, the lowland people from Ha Nam and Hai Phong came to build a new economy and joined hands with the local people to reclaim and renovate.
In the district, there are many villages with names that just hearing them gives us motivation, such as Tan Phong (Phong Nien commune), Phu Xuan (Gia Phu commune), Tan Quang (Xuan Quang commune), Phu Long, Phu Cuong (Pho Lu town), Phu Thinh (Phu Nhuan)...
Every year, the river's alluvium makes the banks more fertile. But there were also years when the water changed its nature, and the fierce flood swept away many achievements of the people. Mr. Tich is still haunted when talking about the historic flood in 1986, when the entire land along the river was submerged in water, and many areas of rice and crops that were about to be harvested were completely lost. After the flood, the farmers here worked hard to restore production, returning the green color to the land.
It is from the unity of the lowland households and the local people joining hands to build their homeland that the village name is derived as it is today. Mr. Tich said: Previously, the village was called Dong Ham, Goc Moc. In 1989, the village was divided into two villages called Dong Tam and Co Hai. Since then, the name Dong Tam has been associated with this land until now.
Taking advantage of fertile alluvial soil and the State's investment in a solid irrigation system, the people of Dong Tam village have actively transformed their crop structure, introducing high-yield vegetable and flower varieties for large-scale production, becoming a commodity area. The cabbage and tomato vegetable area in Dong Tam supplies many outlets in Bao Thang, Lao Cai city. In the village, there are many households that have become rich from the vegetable monoculture model, such as the families of Mr. Phan Long Khanh, Mr. Phan Trong Bien, etc. "Here, households build houses, build doors, and raise their children to adulthood from growing vegetables," said Mr. Tich.
Sharing about the inspirational village names, Head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Bao Thang District Ngo Huu Tuong said: In the district, there are many villages named so that just hearing them gives you more motivation, such as Tan Phong (Phong Nien commune), Phu Xuan (Gia Phu commune), Tan Quang (Xuan Quang commune), Phu Long, Phu Cuong (Pho Lu town), Phu Thinh (Phu Nhuan)... There are villages named during the years of boiling enthusiasm for building socialism in the North, the resistance war against the US in the South; there are villages with hundreds of years of history, the hopes of previous generations for their homeland to change and become rich and strong.
It is also a coincidence that the villages with such inspiring names are all the pioneers in the new rural construction movement in Bao Thang district in recent years.
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