(HBO) - A ceremony was held at the Hoa Binh provincial Culture Palace on November 26 to review and award winners of the 2019 photo and video clip contest popularising Hoa Binh Lake tourism area. The event was co-hosted by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the provincial Association of Literature and Arts, and the Hoa Binh Radio & Television Station.
Visitors at the event.
The contest aimed to promote the
images of local people, cultural identities and diversity, natural scenery,
cultural and historical vestiges, and outstanding tourism products to domestic
and foreign visitors at the area, thereby choosing the best photos and clips featuring
the area as well as honouring authors of works with creative value in the
fields of film shooting and photography.
As of October 16, the organising
board received 405 photo entries by 18 professional and amateur photographers,
including 30 photos featuring Bo waterfall, Bo market and Da river before Hoa
Binh hydropower plant was built, and others taken during the French domination.
The board also received 18 clips popularising the area by 9 individuals and
units.
At the event, the organising
board presented the first photo prize to "Miniature Ha Long Bay” by Nguyen Xuan
Thanh, the second prizes to "Bo Temple in spring” by Nguyen Xuan Thanh and
"Quietness at noon” by Dinh Hai, the third prizes to "Nurturing the future” by
Nguyen Xuan Thanh and "Early sunshine in Ba Khan” by Thai Kien, "Tourists
experience kayaking in Da Bac” by Hoang Minh and 10 consolation prizes. Ten
auxiliary prizes were also granted to collectors of photos depicting Bo
waterfall, Bo market and Da river before the construction of the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant.
The first prize in video clip
category went to "Bed of Hoa Binh Lake – A green gem in the northwestern
mountains and forests” by the provincial Radio & Television Station. The
second prizes came to "Hoa Binh Lake – Ha Long Bay on mountain” by the
provincial Radio & Television Station and "Identity and integration” by
Nguyen Xuan Thanh, and the third prizes to "Ecological tourism on Hoa Binh
lake” by Radio The Voice of Vietnam, and "Travelling around attractive and
charming Hoa Binh lake” by the provincial Radio & Television Station, and
"Aerial view of Hoa Binh lake” by Cao Phong district’s Centre for Culture and
Media, and 10 consolation prizes to quality works./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.