(HBO) - There is a garden of immense ancient roses in An Ninh village, Phu Nghia commune (Lac Thuy). The garden was built about 4 years ago and the owner is Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu (born in 1968).
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu in An Ninh hamlet, Phu Nghia commune (Lac
Thuy) is introducing ancient roses to visitors.
The garden with the name "The ancient rose garden in Lac
Thuy” has become a new and attractive destination for tourists not only to Tien
Pagoda. A lot of people from provinces and cities across the country having the
opportunity to go through Lac Thuy stop to take photos, visit and admire the
ancient rose garden in four seasons. Here, the guests enjoy, admire the flowers
and hear Ms. Thu – the owner of Lac Thuy ancient rose garden introducing the
beauty, features and sharing flower growing techniques. Especially, if it is
the spring-summer time when roses are in full bloom, visitors can experience
the process of cutting flowers and displaying rose oil according to the
traditional method done by Ms. Thu and her employees.
Lac Thuy Ancient Rose Garden is currently the place to
provide seeds for restaurants, garden houses, guests who want to donate,
present or families with the interest in flowers in and outside the hamlet.
Visitors who go to pagodas or temples on the full moon day and the first day of
the month also come here to cut flowers themselves.
In terms of scale, the area
of the ancient rose cultivation accounts for about 7,000 m2 with
1,200 ancient rose trees and thousands of trees propagated by transplanting to
serve the needs of customers from all over the country. In terms of economic
value, Ms. Thu says that the revenue from ancient rose garden is about 200-300
million ND every year. The price of the tree also fluctuates from a few hundred
thousand to several million VND. With the old ancient roses, there are
customers who pay tens of millions. The biggest original rose tree she just
sold recently for 65 million VND. The garden house has been creating regular
jobs for 3 workers. At the time of care, the number of employees must be
increased.
Since the setting up the model of the ancient rose garden,
it has created beautiful ecological landscapes, meeting the tastes of many people.
At the same time, it has become one of the highlights and new features for
visitors to visit and experience Lac Thuy land.
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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.