Staff at banknote printing factory relic site check, clean, protect artefacts on display.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the district cancelled spring festivals, unnecessary cultural and sport activities, and shut down crowded tourist areas to fight the pandemic. The Tien pagoda festival in Phu Nghia commune was the only district-level event to be held on January 28, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year festival. Therefore, the number of tourists fell by more than half from the same period last year. Statistics showed that the district welcomed an estimated 45,000 visitors in the first half of this year, earning 8.1 billion VND.

As tourism and services are important sectors in the district’s economic structure, the district completed a master plan on tourism development with a focus on improving business climate and attracting resources to tourism and services. Since 2015, 10 tourism facilities have been built and upgraded at a total cost of nearly 452 billion VND, including important works such as tourism infrastructure in Lac Thuy district, a memorial house dedicated to revolution contributors and staff of the Vietnamese revolutionary government’s first banknote printing factory, the school of southern ethnic cadres, and Tien pagoda’s tourism infrastructure. The district also welcomed tourism development projects such as Dong Tam resort complex, Da Bac village eco-tourism project, and Huong Binh cable cabin line in Phu Nghia commune, among others.

The district devised a tourism stimulus action programme and launched a local tourism development scheme for the 2013-2020 period. It took specific measures to build tours and encourage supporting services for tourism, set up traditional crafts such as ornamental rock making, handicrafts and local signature products to lure tourists. The locality strived to develop Tien pagoda into a national tourist site, linking with relic sites in nearby districts. It also stepped up the construction of Huong Binh cable cabin line linking Huong pagoda in Hanoi’s My Duc district with Tien pagoda, thus offering attractive tours for travellers.

In the spirit of fighting the pandemic and ensuring socio-economic development, especially restoring tourism activities, the district People’s Committee sprayed disinfectants to open relic and tourist sites. It required tourist areas, lodging facilities and restaurants to accelerate landscaping, clean the environment and spray disinfectants, prepare soap and hand sanitisers for tourists and residents. The district also outlined a marketing plan to uphold the value of relic sites for the 2021 festive season./.

Related Topics

Authorities explore tourist attractions in Hoa Binh Lake Tourism Area

Thung waterfall attracts tourists with wild beauty

Da Bac leverages ethnic minority cultures to boost tourism

Go Lao waterfall enchants visitors

---

Hoa Binh province welcomed about 3.6 million tourist views

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. 

Terraced rice fields in Lac Son district lure 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.

Tourism development brings changes to Mong people’s life in Hoa Binh

The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.

Hoa Binh Lake area forms attractive tourist destination

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 Bac district: tourism helps raise living standards of ethnic minority groups

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 9 months, Mai Chau district welcomed over 684 thousand visitors

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.