The ancient town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam was named among the 15 best cities of the world in a recent readers’ vote of the US travel magazine Travel & Leisure.
Hoi An is among 15 world’s best cities (Source: Getty Images)
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Hoi An
was ranked seventh on the list with a score of 90.31. According to the
magazine, most of the voted cities are pedestrian-friendly, possess ample
green space and have a rich history that is being actively preserved as the
city grows.
Hoi An is
home to many temples, pagodas and old houses. The ancient city was a leading
trading port in Southeast Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Recently,
online media outlet Thrillist of the US listed the ancient city among the
most beautiful and cheapest beach cities in the world.
The
city’s Hoai River and its channels made the list of the 10 most famous canals
in the world on the US-based travel website touropia.com in 2014.
Hoi An
was chosen for the 2013 Townscape Award by the UN-Habitat Regional Office in
Asia.
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Source: NDO
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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