(HBO) - In recent years, the model of community tourism of Da Bac district built has been attracting domestic and foreign tourists. Besides the community tourism destinations of Ke hamlet (Hien Luong commune), Da Bia hamlet (Tien Phong commune), Sung village (Cao Son commune) has been developing the community for nearly 3 years but is now attractive to visitors for experimenting, discovering the majestic natural scenery of the upland Da Bac.
Domestic and foreign visitors visit,
experience at community tourism attractions in Sung village, Cao Son commune
(Da Bac).
Sung village is located at an altitude of
about 530 meters above sea level, behind is the majestic Bieu mountain range,
at the foot is the terraced rice, stretching along the romantic hillside.
Around the village, there are hiking trails up to the mountain, through
streams, terraces and production areas of the local people. Ms. Ly Sao Mai, the
coordinator of Da Bac Community Tourism Company in Sung Hamlet, said that: in
Sung village, there are 73 households, of which 100% are Dao ethnic group. This
is a place that preserves the traditional cultural values of the Dao Tien
ethnic people and is being preserved and invested to develop the community
tourism. Coming to Sung Hamlet, visitors will not only be able to explore the
local culture, learn customs, traditional customs, architecture of houses and
life of local people but also enjoy national ethnic cuisine, such as:
mountainous chickens, stream fish, forest young bamboo, Can wine, Hoang wine,
etc. Specially, they can experience with the local people through activities
such as rice transplantation, forest planting, husbandry, cooking rice,
fishing.
At present, there are 3 household running tourism
businesses in the village: Thanh Chung, Xuan Lan, Nhat Quy and a showroom
introducing and selling products of Ms. Ly Thi Tien's family. Especially, more
than 90% of households still keep the houses with ground land, traditional
roofs of palm leaves of the Dao ethnic group. The people here still keep and
preserve traditional weaving from the dyeing of indigo, weaving, embroidery of
skirts, dresses, and printing patterns on skirts by beeswax. In addition,
visitors who want to find out more about other attractions can go by motorbike
about 1 hour or walk (there are 3 routes to choose: 6 hours, 10 hours and 13
hours) to Da Bia village. - a community tourism site of Muong ethnic group in
Tien Phong commune. From there, they can take a boat to visit the tourist spots
on the romantic Hoa Binh Lake.
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.
According to the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Planning and Investment, in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area, there are currently 16 licensed or certified service, cultural and tourism investment projects with a land use area of about 1,444 hectares, and a total capital of over 3.3 trillion VND (133.5 million USD). In addition to investment attraction, the province is speeding up the implementation of projects so as to realise a goal of developing Hoa Binh Lake tourist area into a national one.
These days, tourist attractions in Mai Chau district, especially those highlighted by the charming and romantic white Ban (Bauhinia) flower blossoms, are attracting a large number of visitors from across the country. Visiting these sites, tourists can immerse themselves in the pristine and majestic beauty of nature.
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