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Return to Xa Son - the first cultural village of the province

TRAN HIEN January 20, 2025 11:00

Over the past 30 years, Xa Son village in Quang Thanh commune (Kinh Mon) - one of the first 3 cultural villages of the province - has always maintained the title of cultural village.

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It has been 30 years since Xa Son village received the title of cultural village.

Unity and solidarity

Xa Son village stands out in the middle of the green onion and garlic fields of Quang Thanh commune. Still the same houses with simple, honest people, but Xa Son is increasingly changing with wide concrete roads and many spacious, modern high-rise buildings.

Few people know that Xa Son is one of the first three cultural villages of Hai Hung province (old) and is the first cultural village of Hai Duong province today.

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Xa Son village received the title of cultural village in 1995.(photo)

In 1995, Xa Son was the first village in Hai Hung province to receive the cultural title.

Thirty years have passed, but Mr. Tran Duc Ve, former Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Trung Commune (old) and many villagers still clearly remember that important day. “At that time, Xa Son stood out from many other villages in the province because it had a closed complex of spiritual relics, and had a traditional opera and cheo troupe that regularly participated in cultural and artistic activities in the area... But the most special thing was the spirit of solidarity and attachment of the villagers. Despite many economic difficulties, the villagers voluntarily contributed to building nearly 1 km of roads, which became the first concrete road in Kinh Mon district at that time,” Mr. Ve said.

The spirit of solidarity and village attachment is the strength to build Xa Son cultural village. This spirit has always been preserved and promoted by the people to this day. During village festivals or National Great Unity Day, not only the villagers but also many children far from home also return.

According to Mr. Hoang Gia Luc, Party Secretary of Xa Son village, in the past, many people from the homeland moved to new economic zones in Binh Phuoc, Lam Dong, Dak Lak provinces to live and work, forming miniature Xa Son villages and preserving the traditional cultural features of the village. People far from home still have a close, close relationship with Xa Son. Whenever the village has work, people, whether near or far, join hands to support to complete the common goal. Notably, after the recent storm No. 3, some spiritual works in the village were damaged, many people far from home joined hands to repair them.

Xa Son village has more than 1,000 households with about 3,500 people. Thanks to the spirit of solidarity and unity, all difficulties in the village have been resolved. Families and clans have actively contributed to building their homeland. The village has mobilized people to upgrade and expand roads; implement the planning of burial areas in a synchronous direction in terms of size and area, ensuring scientific, aesthetic and land-saving. Spiritual works have been renovated to be spacious, clean and beautiful, and the value of relics has been promoted. Many welfare works of the village have been expanded and the lake area at the beginning of the village has been renovated... The total value of the works is up to more than 2.5 billion VND, all from socialized sources.

Keep the title

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Onions are the main winter crop of people in Xa Son.

Mr. Luu Huu Nhan, Chairman of Quang Thanh Commune People's Committee, said that despite many socio-economic fluctuations, over the past 30 years, Xa Son has always maintained its title as a cultural village and has had many outstanding movements in the locality. The material and spiritual life of the people has been increasingly improved.

Becoming the first cultural village is an honor, pride and also a responsibility of every Xa Son child. Many cultural beauties are still passed down to descendants, including the preservation and maintenance of the original communal house worshiping team. The traditional and unique folk games that have been maintained have enriched and diversified the festival activities.

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Xa Son village still preserves the original communal house sacrificial procession passed down from ancient times. Photo: TUAN ANH

Mr. Tran Van Sinh, an elder in the village, happily said that the village's work is like the work of his family. All welfare projects in the village have the contribution of the people. The most recent is the renovation of the lake bank at the beginning of the village to become a "village park". All families are well-off, their children have jobs with stable incomes. People actively work in production, participate in and organize cultural, artistic, physical education and sports exchanges very bustlingly. Social evils have also been pushed back since then... The lives of the people in the village are increasingly prosperous and happy.

Xa Son's economy is increasingly developing with diverse industries. From a purely agricultural commune with the strength of onions and garlic, Xa Son has promoted the transformation of crop structure, developing services, trade, and small-scale industry. In which, the main focus is on processing, consuming agricultural products, animal feed, and trading essential goods, bringing high economic efficiency.

In 2024, the average income per capita of the village will reach over 80 million VND/person, equivalent to the average income in the commune. The rate of cultural families will reach 88%, the rate of poor households will be 0.9%, and the rate of near-poor households will be 1%.

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The sports movement has developed strongly and become one of the highlights of Xa Son. Photo: TUAN ANH

The cultural and artistic movement has developed strongly, the whole village has more than 10 clubs of various organizations. The women's football club was established. The football field was upgraded, creating favorable conditions for the youth's physical education and sports movement. The work of encouraging learning and talent has been widely launched. The village has 50/72 clans with a fund for encouraging learning...

“With the solidarity of the villagers and the contribution of children living far from home, Xa Son will continue to maintain its title of cultural village. The good traditional values ​​of the village will be preserved through many generations so that Xa Son is worthy of the title of the first cultural village of the province,” Mr. Luc affirmed.

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