The joyful atmosphere during the journey

The call from Tri An

Departing from the head office of nổ hũ , driving to Bien Hoa, then Vinh Cuu District, to Tri An crossroad, around 60 km, the group are excited with nice quiet lake with blue water. This is Tri An lake, belonging to Tri An Hydropower Plant.

Tri An Hydropower Plant with a capacity of 400MW and annual electricity output of 1.7 billion kWh was built on Dong Nai, 65 km from Ho Chi Minh City to the Northeast, and completed in 1991 after seven years of construction. This is the first power source construction in the South of Vietnam since the reunification day. This is also the construction associated with the foundation of Power Investigation and Design Company 2 (PIDC2 – the former of nổ hũ )

Taking memorable picture at Tri An Hydropower Plant

The Youth of nổ hũ feel proud to read the information that PIDC2 (currently nổ hũ ) contributed to constructing Tri An Hydropower Plant

The tour guide is talking about Tri An HPP

Going on a sightseeing at the Control Center of Tri An HPP

War zone D

At 11:30 am, the group left Tri An HPP for War zone D. It's very wide primeval forest, stretching across Tay Ninh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai provinces. As a revolutionary base, many historic glorious feats of arms of the two wars against the French and Americans have associated with War zone D, the South-Eastern Regional Committee and the Central office for South Vietnam, one of two most important bases of the South-Eastern region.

Through many hardships, ups and downs, this war base zone has become a brilliant symbol of revolutionary heroism in Vietnam.
Driving on the roundabout red earth road, with 120 dizzy curves, the group arrives in South-Eastern Regional Committee; the inner is the communication trench system with a length of over 600m.

The hall of South-Eastern Regional Committee

Cooking area, ensuring 3 criteria “No trace in moving – No smoke in cooking – No sound in talking” – An initiative of the Armed Forces Hero Hoang Cam

The system of communication trenches and tunnels with many roundabout, deep, long underground for moving and fighting. This is also the place for the Youth “exchanges” with bats

The war nurse caring for wounded soldiers – The illustration of Former Minister of Health, Mrs Tran Thi Trung Chien

The youth thurified at the Temple of revolutionary martyrs

Monument to the heroic martyrs at the Monument of the Central Office

Burning incense in commemoration of heroic martyrs at Ma Da Cemetery

Singing together at the Central Office

Right after the journey, comrade Nguyen Tran Thuy Hang (a member of nổ hũ Youth) shared: 'The war has receded into the past, but the valuable lessons of patriotism and sacrifices for the independence and freedom of the country still resonate forever. This “Return to the source” journey has strongly evoked precious traditions of peoples and contribute to the education of youth union members of nổ hũ to live a more useful and meaningful life in peacetime today. '

Taking memorable picture with the forest ranger and tour guide

The memorable picture of the nổ hũ Youth Union at Bang Lang Hill of the Central Office

The “Return to the source” journey of the nổ hũ Youth Union ended in joyfulness. It really created the happiness as well as  raised the solidarity and education about the heroic history of the nation; enhanced exchanges, mutual understanding and strengthened ties among members of six youth branches, creating a sustainable collective to continue jointly building a stronger Youth Union.

Writer: Huy Thanh

Photographer: Xuan Hai – Thanh Lam