About Hai DuongHai Duong city in historic October daysTIEN HUY • 31/10/2023 15:54In the fall of 69 years ago, liberation forces advanced to Hai Duong town (present-day Hai Duong city) for takeover of the locality.Phu Luong bridge – the historical witness of the last French soldiers withdrawing from Hai Duong town at 8.17 am on October 30, 1954Liberation troops and local people gather at Bao Dai Flower Garden (present-day Doc Lap Square) on the afternoon of October 30, 1954 after taking over the town to celebrate the victory. Here, Secretary of the Ta Ngan Party Committee Do Muoi delivers a speech announcing the complete liberation of Hai Duong townHai Duong city still preserves structures associated with struggle, construction, and development processes besides symbolic works that recall the liberation day. In the photo: A water tower on the campus of the provincial Children's House in Hai Duong city, on top of which Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Manh Hoan plants a flag at dawn of November 7, 1940 to celebrate the Russian October Revolution.Hai Duong station. Uncle Ho stops here on his way home after visiting France. He reminds Hai Duong army and people to unite, prepare forces, and be ready to fight in case of French colonials’ reinvasionHai Duong city has strongly transformed for nearly seven decades, worthy of its position as the economic, political, cultural, and social leader of Hai Duong province. Many big works have been built, making the urban look increasingly modern. In the photo: Two high-rises in Ecorivers urban area, the most modern one in Hai Duong nowadaysHai Duong city still retains its gentle and soft features despite modern-oriented development. In the photo: The shimmering Sat river at nightWith potential, advantages, and profound traditions, the 1st-grade city of Hai Duong is striving to become a centrally-run urban area by 2050TIEN HUY TIEN HUY