(HBO) - In the afternoon of October 27th, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism cooperated with the Association of Literature and Arts to organize the summary and the award of the 1st Song Composing Competition for promoting the Tourism Area within Hoa Binh lake in 2020. The leaders from the departments and the appropriate authorities, the authors winning the prizes in the competition attended.
The works "The
endless of the lake area” by Bui Dinh Chien and Nguyen Tien Loi, getting the
second prize, is being performed at the closing and awarding ceremony.
The 1st Song Composing Competition
for promoting the Tourism Area within Hoa Binh lake was held to mobilize the
professional and amateur musicians inside and outside the province to
participate in composing songs to propagate, introduce and promote the people,
the cultural identity, the beautiful natural landscapes, the historical and
cultural relics and the typical tourist products about the tourism area within
Hoa Binh lake.
During the period from May to August
of 2020, the Organizing Committee received 33 works of 25 authors from
provinces and cities, of which 31 out ò the 33 were correct and qualified. In
Hoa Binh province alone there were 18 authors with 26 works participating in
the contest. Most of the songs follow the topic, the set criteria, the melodies
and the lyrics expressing the hearts and the feelings of the musicians for the
people, the land with Hoa Binh lake area. Some songs have blended the melodies,
the rhythms, and the folk songs of the ethnic groups within Hoa Binh lake area,
creating new and impressive compositions to listeners. The typical works
include "The immortality of the dream land”, "The endless of the lake area”,
"The endless of the spiritual areas”...
At the end of the contest, the
Organizing Committee awarded 1 first prize, 1 second prize, 2 third prizes and
4 consolation prizes to the authors with excellent works. In which, the first
prize belonged to the author Dang Chi Tuyen (Hanoi) with the work "The
immortality of the dream land”.
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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