Cao Phong district: Tourism development is associated with preserving and promoting the cultural identity

4/29/2019 - 4:40:20 PM

(HBO) - Cao Phong district aims to 2025, tourism becomes a key economic sector of the district. To achieve this goal, the district attaches special importance to developing tourism in association with preserving and promoting the cultural identity.

Bong Lai Temple, Area 3, Cao Phong town is attractive destination of the district.

Coming to Cao Phong, tourists not only experience and explore charming scenery but also study and understand the unique culture of Muong people. Muong Giang Mo village (Binh Thanh commune) is the ideal place for source tours, community culture exploration. Giang Mo village has more than 100 stilt houses.

Cao Phong district is famous for its historical-cultural relics associated with major festivals such as: Bo Temple Festival (Thung Nai commune); Khanh Temple festival (Yen Thuong commune); Quen Ang Pagoda festival (Tan Phong commune); Thuong Bong Lai temple festival (Cao Phong town)...

Tourism development associated with preserving and promoting the cultural identity has contributed to attracting a lot of tourists to visit and explore Cao Phong district. In the first quarter of 2019, the whole district received 210,217 visitors; revenue from tourism reached VND 15.1 billion.

In the coming time, Cao Phong district will continue to exploit unique values in customs, culture and cultural and historical relics to develop tourism. The Party Committee and local authorities are determined to achieve the target by 2025, tourism becomes a key economic sector of the district. Tourism will contribute to economic restructuring, sustainable poverty reduction, job creation, increased revenue for the budget and a driving force for promoting other economic sectors to develop.

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Da Bac promotes tourism development

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.

Building trademark for Hoa Binh Lake tourism site

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Mai Chau district taps into cultural resources to develop tourism

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.