(HBO) - From 6-10 December, there will be a large-scale political and cultural event in Hoa Binh province - Cultural and Tourism Week in 2019.
Panels promoting the Provincial Cultural and Tourism Week 2019 have been set up in the main roads of Hoa Binh City.
The opening ceremony of the Week will take place at 19:00 on the 6th of December at Hoa Binh Square with a special art program with the theme "Hoa Binh - Land of epic". The art program lasted for 60 minutes on a spectacular stage with a special performance introducing Hoa Binh's unique cultural features, landscapes, tourist attractions and ending with the performance of Muong gong.
After the opening ceremony, on December 7, there will be a lot of attractive programs such as the opening of the "Hoa Binh - Human country" art festival, which will display 200 typical art photo.
On the same day, at the Fair Exhibition Center of Hoa Binh province, there will be Food Festival and traditional craft show. The highlight of the program is the display of food stalls and food competitions. In particular, it is expected to set a record of the most unique tray of leaves in Vietnam.
On December 8, at the Cultural House of Ai hamlet, Phong Phu commune (Tan Lac district), an exhibition and demonstration of intangible cultural heritage typical of ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province will take place.
Especially, on the evening of December 9, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the most expected event will be held: The final of the The Beauty contest of Muong land.
On December 10, at Hoa Binh Tourism joint Stock Company will take place Hoa Binh tourism product development conference.
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.