The people in Dong Nhat hamlet, Dung Phong commune (Cao Phong) are taking care of flowers along the road, creating a green - clean - beautiful landscape.

There are 140 households with 638 people in Dong Nhat hamlet. The people always unite to perform the common tasks such as building roads, canals, cleaning environmental sanitation ... In 2020, the hamlet mobilized over 1,800 working days to do 500 meters of roads, to plant 1,000 meters of flower roads. In the village, every household has a fence made of concrete, or with carefully trimmed green trees.

Along with creating a landscape, keeping the environment clean, green and beautiful, the people in the hamlet are also pioneering and leading in the movement of renovating the mixed gardens to plant crops of high economic value. Although 100% of the budget had to be spent, the movement of renovating the mixed garden has received enthusiastic responses from the local people. The percentage of households participating is 84%. Up to now, in the whole village there is 3.6 ha of citrus. The gardens of pomelos and oranges with a lot of dark yellow units, providing a stable source of income for people. Thanks to the improvement of the mixed gardens and the bold investment in economic development, many households have a high income, from 300-400 million VND every year. Typically, it is the households of Mr. Bui Van Ky, Mr. Bui Van Thu ...

Along with the economic development, the hamlet has been focusing on improving the spiritual life of the people. There are 2 men's volleyball teams, 2 steam volleyball teams for the elderly, and a nursing club in the hamlet. The club of Muong folk culture has been maintained with the participation of 22 members. The club teaches the young generation how to play gongs and sing Muong folk tunes. Thanks to that, nearly 100% of the people in the village know how to beat Muong gongs. People participate in performing Muong gongs on the occasions of holidays, New Year, the Festival of Crop Opening of Muong Thang.

The construction of the new residential area has contributed to improving the material and spiritual life for the people. Dong Nhat is increasingly spacious, civilized, modern, and people are eager to emulate in the movement of economic development. By 2020, the poverty rate of the hamlet only had accounted for 0.2%. The income per capita had beenover 47 million dongs and 100% of people had used the clean and hygienic water ...

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