(HBO) - Lac Thuy district in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh boasts advantages and potential for developing diverse types of tourism. Located along the poetic Boi River with beautiful natural landscapes and majestic mountains, Lac Thuy has become attractive to visitors.
A commemorative house for people with meritorious services and
staff and workers of the first money printing
plantof the revolutionary government of Vietnam in Lac Thuy district.
La Thuy is home to six national relic sites, 12 provincial-level relics,
and 29 relic sites listed in the provincial People's Committee's inventory
decision. The district organizes 32 traditional festivals every year, with two district-level
ones.
The
money printing
plant in Lac Thuy, which is the first establishment of this kind in Vietnam, was recognized
as a national relic site in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism. The relic site has contributed to
educating young people about the revolutionary and patriotic tradition and sense
of national self-reliance.
Meanwhile, Niem mountain cave in Phu Thanh commune was recognized as a
national relic site in 2014.
Tourism and services have been identified as the important economic sectors in the district’s economic structure. Besides activities
to promote its potential, the local authority has completed a tourism development planning scheme, which focuses on improving the business and investment environment, and attracting investment resources to develop
tourism and services.
Since 2015, ten tourism infrastructure projects worth nearly 452 billion VND have been built in
the district, including important
works such as tourism infrastructure facilities in Lac Thuy district, a commemorative house for people with meritorious services and staff and workers of the money printing
plant, aschoolofsouthern ethniccadres, and a project to
upgrade Tien pagoda.
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.
Many tourist areas in the district have become attractive destinations
for domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to promoting the province’s tourism
industry.
Statistics show that the total number of travelers
visiting tourist destinations in the district reached over 3.37 million in the last five years,
mainly domestic tourists./.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.