From the year of Ky Suu 1469 to the present, exactly 555 years of ups and downs and changes in Thanh Chuong history have produced many talented and heroic people whose personalities and talents have contributed to creating the golden pages of history of the nation. Thanh Chuong people have existed since twenty thousand years ago, during the Son Vi culture period. Archaeological sites in Dung hill (Thanh Dong commune), Rang hill (Thanh Hung commune) show that primitive people lived densely in Thanh Chuong, affirming that Thanh Chuong is the second oldest homeland of Nghe An, after Tham Om and Quy Chau.

From the time Thanh Chuong was named until the end of the feudal period, this place gave birth to many children whose personalities and talents contributed to carving out the golden pages of history of their homeland and country: That was the brave and unparalleled General Phan Da; that was Do Ba Cong Dao, widely learned and highly talented, who had the merit of drawing the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos at the end of the 16th century, establishing Vietnam's sovereignty over these two islands. That was the three Tran brothers who fought the South and pacified the North, opened ports and dredged canals; that was the First Prize Winner Ho Si Tao, and the Doctors who returned home to honor their ancestors such as Nguyen Tien Tai, Pham Kinh Vy, Nguyen Lam Thai, who not only had profound intelligence but also had kind hearts, loved and cared for the people... That was Tran Tan - the leader of the anti-French movement in the Nguyen Dynasty; that was Mr. Vo Thuc Dong, who joined the revolution early, held many important positions in the leadership apparatus of the Party and the State and was awarded many noble titles. They were teacher Nguyen Si Lang and famous scholars such as Dang Nguyen Can, Dang Thuc Hua, the honest Phan Si Thuc; Vo Quy Huan, the first Vietnamese intellectual and engineer to graduate in France in the field of Foundry and Metallurgy... Every family had great scholars and mandarins whose virtues, talents and contributions contributed to the national spirit.

Since the 1930s, under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and beloved Uncle Ho, the people of Thanh Chuong have launched the Soviet struggle movement with the spirit of "rising tides and cascading waterfalls" against capitalists, imperialists and feudal landlords. During the years of resistance against the French colonialists and the invading American imperialists, the people of Thanh Chuong continued to write the traditional history of their homeland and country. Every household and every person participated in the fight against foreign invaders. There were countless nameless heroes and martyrs who silently devoted their youth to the peace of their homeland. There were countless brave Vietnamese mothers who were enthusiastic about national affairs, worked hard to raise their children and grandchildren, and many times sent their children off to war. Thanh Chuong had more than 400 mothers who were awarded the noble title "Heroic Vietnamese Mother".

After 555 years with many ups and downs of history, like the children of Vietnam, Thanh Chuong people have had to face many difficulties, challenges, and hardships, which is an inevitable rule. However, with their minds and talents, under the leadership of the Party and the government, Thanh Chuong people are united in overcoming difficulties, resolving challenges, and making efforts with great determination to bring Thanh Chuong to the heights of innovation and integration. The economy has grown quite well and shifted in the right direction. The average growth rate of production value in the period of 2021-2022-2023 reached over 7.55%. Average income per capita reached 46.9 million VND/person/year. Economic structure: agriculture, forestry, and fishery accounted for 32.4%, industry - construction accounted for 39.9%, and services accounted for 27.7%.

Shifting the economic structure of Agriculture - Forestry - Fishery, towards clean agriculture with high economic value, friendly to the environment , currently in the district there are hundreds of farms that meet the standards. Promoting the application of scientific and technological advances in planting and caring, especially the stages of watering and harvesting for tea trees and orange trees. Building brands and trademarks of clean and safe agricultural products associated with specific geographical indications of tea and orange tree production models according to VietGap and organic standards... The whole district has 34 OCOP products recognized by the Provincial People's Committee with 3 stars or more, of which 3 products are classified as 4 stars, 17 products are classified as 3 stars. The area of ​​tea business to date has reached 4,904.5 hectares; the output of fresh tea buds has reached 63,034 tons. The area of ​​oranges is currently 506.6 hectares. Forest care, protection and development work has developed, with a forest coverage rate of 53.3%. Through the Program "Mobilizing resources to invest in building technical infrastructure associated with implementing industrialization and modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and building new rural areas", the entire district has 23/37 communes meeting the NTM standards, with 03 communes meeting the advanced NTM standards.

From a rural area with "four traffic jams", the transportation system has been constantly renovated, upgraded and expanded to meet the economic needs of the people. Electricity, closed irrigation works, and important economic infrastructure in the development and restructuring of the rural economy. In the district, there are currently many good economic models who know how to get rich in their own homeland, are quick to grasp modern techniques, apply improved production, liberate human labor, create values ​​and images of Thanh Chuong farmers getting rich, building a prosperous, prosperous and civilized life.

On the way to promote the value of nature and history, many attractive tourist destinations have emerged in the district, creating a value chain from the smokeless industry. The names of land, villages, mountains, and rivers have become attractive investment destinations and tourist destinations attracting visitors from all over the world, such as Tea Island (Thanh An), HDT eco-zone (Thanh Thuy), Liep Waterfall (Thanh Son)... Thanh Chuong is also famous for its famous culinary specialties, such as Mat fish of Giang river, La Mac potatoes, Cho Chua bamboo shoots, Tram, Nhut with rich midland flavors.

The historical mark of 555 years of the name Thanh Chuong today is a new opportunity for the Party Committee and people of Thanh Chuong to further promote the traditions of their homeland, seize opportunities and advantages, exploit potentials, join hands and hearts to build their homeland to become more and more beautiful, civilized, worthy of the land that our predecessors and ancestors have built. Hopefully, in the next journey, the Party Committee, government and people of Thanh Chuong will successfully carry out the tasks and goals set out by the 31st Party Congress, embellishing the glorious history for the development of their homeland. Generations of Thanh Chuong descendants today and tomorrow will continue to write a new heroic history for the longevity of the nation, for the happiness of the people. Thanh Chuong today has been and is writing a new song, new strength in the process of integration and development./.