(HBO) - During the implementation process of the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building, Resolution No.03 of Tan Lac district’s Party Committee on developing tourism in association with the building of new-style rural areas in the 2016-2020 period with a vision to 2030 is one among the resolutions creating a breakthrough in the locality’s socio-economic development.
The rural road system in Thanh
Hoi commune meets standards and meets demand for travel and trade exchanges of
locals.
With specific targets
and solutions, the resolution showed the district’s determination to develop
tourism into a spearhead economic sector. To date, the district has had four
community-based tourism areas with 18 homestays.
Regarding new-style
rural building, over the past years, the district has effectively carried out
the movement "Tan Lac district joining hands in building new-style rural areas”.
Departments, offices and organisations have encouraged locals to participate in
this work with specific deeds such as the Women’s Union with the models of "5
Nos, 3 Clean” and roads self-governed by women; the Veterans’ Association with
the green fence model, and the Youth Union with the volunteer Saturday
movement, and the Farmers’ Association with the movement of developing
economics in association with the market.
After 10 years
implementing the national target programme, the face of rural areas has thrived.
The district has five communes meeting all 19 criteria and 10 others achieving
10-14 criteria, raising the average rate to 14.7 criteria per commune. Tan Lac
has paid special attention to production development; as well as carrying out
production and consumption linkages of red grapefruit, caged fish, vegetables,
and Nam Son mandarin; and encouraging co-operatives to participate in value
chains. The average per capita income is 31.7 million VND per year, and the
poverty rate is reduced to 10.54 percent./.
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.
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