Landscape - service - cultural identity axis

In the new post-merger ward conditions, repositioning strategic development axes is an inevitable requirement, in order to promote comprehensive advantages, connect spaces and form new growth drivers for the urban area. In particular, the Suoi Thia spatial route emerges as a unique landscape - service - culture axis, with long-term strategic significance for Trung Tam ward.

Thia Stream (Thia Stream) - a 165 km long confluence, with a basin of 1,563 km², is a first-class tributary of the Red River, and is also the main hydrological stream regulating the ecology and irrigation of Muong Lo field - the second largest rice granary in the Northwest region. Thia Stream is considered a "lifeblood" of culture and history associated with the formation and development of ethnic communities in Nghia Lo.

Thia Stream is considered the "lifeblood" of culture and history associated with the process of formation and development of ethnic communities in Nghia Lo.

In folklore, the name "Thia" means "tears" - not only evoking a touching love story, but also expressing the spiritual depth and sacred bond between people and nature in the Muong Lo region.

Along the stream, traditional customs such as rain-praying festivals, bathing in the stream at the beginning of the year, fishing, weaving, brocade weaving... are still maintained and are vividly present in people's lives. The cultural space here is expressed through each stream bank, alluvial ground, the sound of the Khen, and the xoe dance of the indigenous community.

Thai Muong Lo people in the Thia stream area still maintain traditional weaving.

Therefore, the space along Thia Stream carries within it a long history and identity, a place that vividly recreates the memories of the Thai - Muong ethnic community in Muong Lo region through many generations. It can be said that Thia Stream is the "storytelling thread" about the origin of Muong Lo.

From a space rich in identity built over the years, today, Thia stream is opening up new development spaces for the land through which this stream flows.

The new Central Ward after the merger has Thia stream as a green space axis, naturally separating the existing urban area in the West and the agricultural area - planned for urban development in the East.

A corner of Trung Tam ward along Thia stream.

In particular, the 2.8 km long section from the new Thia bridge to the Xa residential suspension bridge has been invested in building embankments and roads along the embankment. This area has all the conditions of terrain, land fund, landscape, infrastructure and cultural identity, suitable for forming a night-time economic route - a dynamic axis for developing typical services, trade and tourism.

In the future, the new Chao Ha bridge and the new Xa bridge will be built, connecting the two sides of the urban ward with the administrative center, commercial service centers, the road connecting to National Highway 32 and Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway.

Suspension bridge over Thia stream.

Mr. Nguyen The Nghia, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Trung Tam Ward, said: "From the perspective of planning - landscape architecture, this is a transitional space between urban and nature, between the hard structure of the city and the soft landscape of the water. The spatial layers are organized continuously: aquatic corridor - walking route - green strip - commercial service cluster - adjacent residential area - low-rise architectural highlights with local colors. It is an ecological urban landscape structure combining streets, small squares, resting yards, outdoor stages, connected by a modern design language but imbued with local cultural identity".

According to the leaders of Trung Tam ward, the space on both sides of Thia stream is an ideal place to develop the night economy with activities such as walking street, night market, local culinary space, Thai dance performance, light festival, outdoor cultural space... and display of local specialties. The most ideal area is the section from Chao Ha bridge to Xa bridge, about 1.5 km long.

The space on both sides of Thia stream is an ideal place to organize many cultural events.

Economically, this is an area with high added value: increasing the urban land use coefficient, creating new service growth poles, extending the length of stay and spending of tourists, increasing local budget revenue, creating jobs for people - especially women and youth.

This area will take advantage of the residential areas with frontage on the beltway as well as the high-quality labor force from the residential areas inside. At the same time, this space creates conditions for the development of a local startup ecosystem, night-time economy and creative services associated with local cultural identity.

A corner of Trung Tam ward.

From this potential, Trung Tam ward has determined to exploit services, trade - tourism along the Thia stream belt and form a night economic space as the main economic axis of the ward.

Mr. Nguyen The Nghia, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Trung Tam Ward, said: The Ward will review and make a detailed plan for both sides of Thia stream, forming an open - green space axis connecting East - West and a night-time economic space in the direction of an urban landscape of ecology - indigenous culture.

Along with that, identify functional areas: night service area, cultural performance area, accommodation - resort cluster, streamside walking space, parking lot and landscape park.

At the same time, a project was established to develop the Thia stream night street with a specific investment roadmap: phase 1 completes a 1.8 km section with infrastructure and a series of regular cultural events; phase 2 connects the OCOP area, eco-tourism villages and craft villages.

Leaders of Trung Tam ward surveyed major projects and works in the Thia stream belt road area.

The ward leader also said that the ward will develop OCOP products and local services associated with the night street; invest in synchronous technical and social infrastructure; issue investment attraction mechanisms to build the brand of Suoi Thia night street; organize a series of regular events at Suoi Thia and build a set of standards for managing the night street space.

Fresh water from Thia stream.

The Thia stream night economic space is a strategic landscape - service - identity axis, an "open stage" telling the story of modern but rich in identity Muong Lo. This is an important solution to concretize the development targets of services, trade, tourism, and civilized urban areas, creating a new breakthrough in the socio-economic development of Trung Tam ward for the 2025 - 2030 term; becoming an important stopover in the Southwest region of Lao Cai province.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/truc-canh-quan-dich-vu-van-hoa-ban-sac-post880127.html