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Ninh Thon banyan tree - a secret revolutionary site during the resistance war against French colonialism.

Cam Ninh Commune, now Nguyen Trai Commune, had a revolutionary organization early on. Since 1932, in La Xa village, there was a "Plowman" group, namely the Farmers' Association, marking a new step of development, opening the struggle movement with the leadership of the Party in the locality, awakening the revolutionary fighting spirit of the people of Cam Ninh. In 1939, Ninh Thon was visited by superior cadres to build a revolutionary movement, establishing the Anti-Imperialist Youth Association. In early 1940, Ninh Thon was built into a liaison base for Inter-province B and the Northern Regional Party Committee. This was also a factor that promoted the birth of the party organization here. On April 19, 1941, in Ninh Thon, a conference was held to admit 5 party members and establish the Giai - Ninh Thon combined party cell, the second party cell of Hung Yen province established during this period.

The self-defense force was also established to protect the Party and the revolution. Along with that were propaganda activities calling on the masses to unite in the fight against high taxes, against oppression and exploitation, against forced labor and military service, and rallies to encourage the people's fighting spirit. The revolutionary movement in Ninh Thon spread to many other localities. Ninh Thon was chosen as the location to establish the Provisional Provincial Party Committee of Hung Yen province in July 1941. This place also became the venue for the conference of the Anti-Imperialist Farmers and Women for National Salvation of the province, the liaison base of Inter-province B, the place to print documents of the Northern Party Committee, the place of operation and temporary residence of many central officials, regional Party Committees, and neighboring provinces.

In preparation for the armed uprising to seize power, in July 1945, the An Canh Provisional General Committee was established with the task of leading the national salvation organizations. On August 18, 1945, Tia Sang sub-region was also established, an administrative unit of An Canh commune, consisting of 14 villages (14 communes at that time) to carry out revolutionary tasks. On the afternoon of August 18, Tia Sang sub-region mobilized people to participate in a rally at An Thi district town. On August 19, communes in Tia Sang area, including Cam Ninh commune, collected documents, books, seals, and seals of the local tyrants and burned them, dissolved the enemy government, and established a Provisional Revolutionary Committee.

The Ninh Thon banyan tree is known as one of the secret revolutionary locations during the resistance war. This is where the local guerrilla forces used it to hide documents and set alarm signals. Deep inside the banyan tree, a secret mailbox was set up to exchange information between the party base in Cam Ninh and the superiors and vice versa. Over time, under the impact of nature, the ancient tree - a testament to a heroic time of fighting to defend the country - no longer exists. In 2001, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the first Party cell in An Thi district (April 19, 1941), a new banyan tree was planted right at the old banyan tree. Today, the Ninh Thon banyan tree site is a place to educate the revolutionary tradition and promote awareness of preserving the cultural heritage of the homeland for the people. With that historical and cultural significance and value, in 2016, the Ninh Thon banyan tree site was ranked as a provincial historical relic by the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Tran Duy Hien, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Ninh Thon Village, said that the Ninh Thon banyan tree has become a red address for educating revolutionary traditions and patriotism for the younger generations. Many schools, youth organizations, and training classes for new party members and elementary political theory have organized to come and learn. The tradition of fighting to defend the country of the homeland has been absorbed by the younger generation, becoming meaningful actions. Ms. Le Thi Hong Ngan, Secretary of the Youth Union of Nguyen Trai Commune, expressed: Proud of the homeland's traditions, with enthusiasm and intelligence, the youth of Nguyen Trai Commune vows to promote the heroic tradition, strive to compete to build a new and prosperous homeland through specific tasks such as organizing green Sundays and green Saturdays, supporting people in digital transformation, and actively participating in emulation movements to develop the local socio-economy.

Implementing the policy of arranging commune-level administrative units, Cam Ninh commune and 3 other communes were merged into Nguyen Trai commune with a new development space. In the 2025 - 2030 term, the Party Committee of the commune set out strategic breakthroughs: Reforming administrative procedures to ensure substance, improving the quality of public services with people and businesses as the center, goals, and service objects; focusing resources to exploit potentials, advantages and new development space; investing in socio-economic infrastructure systems, synchronous technical infrastructure for transportation and industry; promoting the development of science, technology, innovation, digital transformation in all fields... Taking the revolutionary tradition as a solid foundation, with the solidarity and consensus of the Party Committee, government and people, Nguyen Trai commune will promote the potential and advantages of the commune in the overall planning of the province, building a commune that develops rapidly and sustainably, taking care of the material and spiritual life of the people better and better.

Dao Doan

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