Journey to the Source - 2017

The first stop of the delegation was the Vi Xuyen District Martyrs' Cemetery, the resting place of 1,746 martyrs, including 264 graves of unknown martyrs. They came from 33 provinces and cities across the country. They were young men in their late teens and early twenties who heroically sacrificed their lives for the cause of defending the country, during ten years of fighting to protect the northern border of the Fatherland. During this campaign, they lived on the rocks, died on the rocks, and became immortal. In the cleansing rain of the early morning, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Kim, Party Secretary; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Van Hai, Chairman of the School's Veterans' Association and veterans wrote in the guest book and lit incense sticks to pay tribute to their comrades who had fallen on this land.

One place that caught the attention of the group members was“The Road to Happiness”on the Dong Van Stone Plateau. The road is about 200km long, connecting the districts of Yen Minh, Dong Van, Meo Vac, Quang Ba with Ha Giang town. Previously, traveling between the districts was very difficult, even being cut off every time there was a flood. To break that isolation, the Party and the State decided to open this road. Thousands of young people from all over the country, along with laborers from 16 ethnic groups on the stone plateau, joined hands to break rocks and open the road. They did not mind the difficulties, harsh climate, primitive labor tools, there were mountain passes where the road-openers had to hang themselves on the cliff to chisel every centimeter of rock. Just like that, the road gradually formed with the will and spiritual strength of the nation. The road passes through many mountain passes, of which Ma Pi Leng is the most dangerous mountain pass in the northern border region, considered the king of the passes. The hairpin bends down, making it feel like the car is hanging over the abyss.

The completed road brought happiness to the people here and was named by Uncle Ho.“The Road to Happiness”

Quang Ba Heaven Gate is considered the first gateway to the Stone Plateau. To reach Heaven Gate, one must pass many winding roads and towering rocks. This is also the starting point.“The Road to Happiness”.Here the car passes through the rocky mountains within the rocky mountains, the fog is hidden in the fog. Mr. Huy, a veteran driver on this route, said: There are many days when the fog is so thick that the car cannot see the road clearly, so two people have to go on both sides of the car, in front of the car as a pilot to be able to pass. Going up a dozen more steps on the top of the mountain, it is an ideal place to admire the scenery of the Dong Van stone plateau, seeing the road like a dark brown silk strip of soil crossing the dark green hair of a girl in her twenties showing off her beauty and full of life of the Fairy Twin Mountains, allaying all worries, like recharging energy to continue the journey to explore this majestic land.

Lung Cu flagpole, the national flagpole located on the top of Lung Cu mountain or Dragon mountain, is considered a sacred symbol of national sovereignty in the minds of Vietnamese people. Coming to Ha Giang, Lung Cu flagpole is the first choice of visitors. From halfway up the mountain, visitors must climb 286 steps to conquer the height of the flagpole, 1700m above sea level. The war veterans with weather-beaten hair, once in battle, now set foot on the top of the flagpole, standing under the red flag with yellow star fluttering in the wind, we are even more proud of the heroic sons who have created a heroic country.

The journey back to the source 2017 left everyone with beautiful memories, unforgettable memories and made us love our country more.