Hai Duong City is bustling and joyfully celebrating the 220th anniversary of Thanh Dong's founding, the 70th anniversary of the city's liberation, and is full of enthusiasm to build this place into a livable land.
I am not a citizen of Hai Duong City but I have studied, worked and been attached to the city for many years. That amount of time is enough to witness and feel the changes of a dynamic, modern class I urban area as well as to contemplate and absorb the cultural depth of Thanh Dong. Over time, the city has become more and more beautiful and spacious, and the cultural and spiritual values that history has cultivated have also become more and more dense.
In the past, Thanh Dong was the eastern fence of Thang Long citadel, and today Hai Duong city is in the key economic region of the North. In the past, there was a time when this place was considered a 'passing city', making it difficult to attract tourists from near and far. However, the daily changes in recent times are a testament to the efforts to make the city worthy of a class I urban area. The city is rising up. And the image of a modern urban area has created an attraction for not only tourists but also many foreign experts, many domestic and foreign investors, many workers from other provinces...
Being recognized as a class I urban area in 2019 is the driving force for Hai Duong City to develop. In just a few years, the city's appearance has become increasingly spacious. Hai Duong City is interested in urban infrastructure construction. Vo Van Kiet Avenue, Vu Cong Dan Street or Ngo Quyen overpass... contribute to helping the city improve space, connect better and attract investment more effectively.
Not only are the projects and works impressive, the city also meticulously takes care of every flower bed and lawn. The green areas in Hai Duong City are increasing day by day, reducing the stuffiness and suffocation of urban life.
In addition, the city is also focusing on overcoming the limitations of urban flooding. Central urban projects have been initiated, and in the near future, Hai Duong city's urban architecture will be modern, synchronous, and civilized.
In addition to focusing on infrastructure development and urban construction, Hai Duong City is always concerned with creating a community cultural space to connect people and become a stopover, attracting tourists. The opening and operation of Bach Dang walking street and night market have satisfied expectations. This renewed space has become an attractive spiritual food for people and tourists every weekend, creating a cultural highlight for the city.
After the success of this street, Hai Duong City continues to organize Tue Tinh culinary street every Friday night with the hope of building a vibrant, dynamic urban area at night.
It is impossible to list all the things that the city has done, is doing and will do, but that is what every citizen and resident living and working in the city sees as the transformation of a class I urban area.
However, to become a green, smart, modern, friendly, safe and livable city, the city still has to make more efforts, determination and do more. Hai Duong city still has to worry and calculate long-term towards sustainable development.
That is to build key projects, effectively exploit urban land funds, avoid land waste, promote the value and unique beauty of the ancient Thanh Dong in the context of Hai Duong City today, enrich cultural values...
Wandering around Hai Duong City in the autumn weather, leisurely admiring Bach Dang Park or walking around the old streets, where traces of Thanh Dong are still imprinted, then walking on the new road, the new modern urban area, you will feel many emotions. When having love for this land, each person will have more awareness and responsibility to build Hai Duong City to become a livable place.
HOANG LINH