Phu Tho: 80 years of proud achievements and ongoing progress
WVR - Building on its proud achievements over 80 years alongside the nation, Phu Tho is entering a new era with aspirations for robust growth, aiming to become the development hub of the Northern Midlands and Mountainous region.
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| Covering an area of nearly 9,400km2 with a population of over 4 million, Phu Tho province boasts unique values in geopolitics, economy, culture, national defense, security, and international cooperation. (Photo: Anh Tam) |
Since the August Revolution of 1945, the land of Phu Tho today still retains its historical values and glorious revolutionary traditions. Every development phase is tied to the sacrifices and contributions of generations, creating a rich tapestry of patriotism, solidarity, and aspiration for advancement.
July 2025 marks a significant milestone as the three provinces of Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh merge to form the new Phu Tho province. This new province possesses vast development space, creating a new position and strength for a robust and sustainable growth journey.
With an area of nearly 9,400km2 and a population of over 4 million, Phu Tho province gathers unique values in geopolitics, economy, culture, national defense, security, and international cooperation.
This is a land rich in tradition, internal strength, and great aspiration, where people share a common belief in a prosperous and sustainable future. Phú Thọ is forming socio-economic dynamic zones, playing a leading role in growth and spreading development throughout the province.
80 years of steady development and integration
In the late August and early September of this year, at Hall 7, Kim Quy Exhibition House, National Exhibition Fair Center (Dong Anh commune, Hanoi), visitors from all over the country can admire the display space of Phu Tho province themed "Phu Tho – 80 Years of Steady Development and Integration". This is a special highlight of the exhibition, not only for its cultural depth but also for its inspiring development story.
From the sacred ancestral land, Phu Tho introduces visitors to a journey back to the national roots, where the glorious past blends with the strong aspiration to rise, reflecting the spirit of innovation, creativity, and deep integration with the country.
Phu Tho has undergone an 80-year journey full of upheavals and development. Once known as an agricultural province, primarily relying on traditional agricultural production, Phu Tho is now becoming a dynamic development center of the Northern Midlands and Mountainous region.
In the Phu Tho space, visitors can admire precious documentary images from the resistance wars against the French and Americans. Historical imprints associated with President Ho Chi Minh and Party and State leaders who visited the locality are vividly recreated, evoking pride in revolutionary traditions.
The exhibition space is harmoniously designed between tradition and modernity. Archaeological artifacts such as plow blades, axes, and spears, representing Dong Son culture, are placed alongside OCOP products like Hùng Lô rice noodles and Thanh Sơn tea, showcasing the connection between past and present, between indigenous culture and modern production technology.
Notably, the exhibition also recreates the administrative boundary merger process between Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, and Hoa Binh, creating a new land with three resources and three cultural identities converged for development. This is a testament to the solidarity, creativity, and determination for innovation of the Party, government, and people of the province.
Additionally, the cultural space vividly recreates the Hung Temple Festival, Xoan singing, and folk rituals of the Mường ethnic group, combined with modern projection technology, offering a multi-sensory experience for viewers. Mường gongs – a cultural treasure of the Muong people – are introduced as a symbol of community cohesion. Today, Phu Tho not only rises strongly in socio-economic terms but also maintains its position as the cultural cradle of the Vietnamese nation.
Deputy Director of the Phú Thọ Provincial Center for Culture, Information, and Cinema Bui Thu Quyen shared that Phu Tho is a land of extraordinary people with a rich history and unique cultural traditions. Phu Tho has many cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage representing humanity, such as the Worship of Hung Kings, Xoan singing, and many national intangible cultural heritages like Duc Bac drum singing, Mo Muong, and San Diu people's Soong co singing...
"Through the exhibition, besides introducing to the people, domestic and international tourists the political, economic, and social achievements, potential resources, and strengths of the province, we also aim to introduce and promote the unique and distinctive traditional cultural identity of the ancestral land, while seeking cultural exchange and admiring achievements in various fields from provinces and cities across the country".
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| The Phu Tho Provincial Culture and Arts House has a total investment of 426 billion VND, serving as a venue for public art performances for tourists and residents visiting the ancestral land. (Photo: Quoc Huy) |
4 strategic breakthroughs
Immediately after the merger, many large projects have been initiated and accelerated, such as the Nam Binh Xuyen Green Industrial Park, the 500kV Lao Cai-Vinh Yên transmission line, the Hoa Binh-Moc Chau expressway, the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant expansion, the regional linkage road Hoa Binh-Hanoi, and the Son La expressway.
In the new development phase, Phu Tho aims to become a centre for industry, commerce, logistics, tourism, healthcare, and high-quality training in the region, with a specific goal of achieving a GRDP growth rate of 11-12% by 2030. The province also envisions becoming a centrally governed city by 2045.
Alongside this, Phu Tho aims for high economic growth, with science-technology, innovation, and digital transformation as the main drivers. The infrastructure system will be developed synchronously and modernly, capable of organizing national and international events.
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| Nam Binh Xuyen Green Industrial Park. (Photo: PV) |
To realize this vision, the province has set out four strategic breakthroughs.
Firstly, a strong breakthrough in administrative reform, focusing on simplifying procedures, increasing transparency, and reducing implementation costs; creating a favourable and open investment environment, striving to be among the localities with the best business environment in the country.
The province focuses on developing and applying science and technology, innovation, considering it the main driver and resource for rapid and sustainable growth. New economic models such as the digital economy, green economy, and circular economy will be effectively implemented, along with developing high-quality human resources.
Secondly, innovating and improving the quality of personnel work, associated with policies to attract, train, and utilize talents. Phu Tho focuses on building a capable, resilient team of officials at all levels, able to quickly adapt to new development requirements, especially in high-tech fields, digital economy, artificial intelligence, and data science.
Thirdly, strongly developing the socio-economic infrastructure system, prioritizing infrastructure for digital transformation, logistics infrastructure, intra-regional and inter-regional transportation connectivity, as well as large-scale urban infrastructure.
The province mobilizes and effectively uses resources to invest in rural infrastructure, gradually approaching urban standards, contributing to economic restructuring, rational production organization, creating livelihoods, and increasing income for the people.
Fourthly, considering the development of culture and people of Phu Tho as an intrinsic motivation for development. The province is determined to make the cultural industry a strong economic sector, focusing on implementing cultural development programs to narrow the enjoyment gap between urban and rural areas.
On the new development journey, Phu Tho will leverage its proud achievements over 80 years alongside the nation, affirm its position, and become a prosperous, civilized, and attractive destination.
