(HBO) – As part of the four well-known Muong regions, ethnic people in Cao Phong district take pride in their Muong Thang cultural identity.
A community-based tourism
site in Mo village, Binh Thanh commune (Cao Phong district) attracts visitors
with traditional cultural values.
Ancient Muong stilt houses in Mo
village of Binh Thanh commune hold an appeal to tourists, especially
foreigners. The destination promises enjoyable experience in the life of local
people, traditional customs, festivals and production activities. Ancient
architectural traits remain intact in stilt houses located in Thach Yen, Hop
Phong, Tien and Thung Nai communes.
Muong Thang hosts various annual
traditional festivals, namely a festival to open Bo shrine in Thung Nai commune
and one in Khanh pagoda in Thach Yen commune. Of note, it has revived the Khai
mua (season start) Muong Thang festival in Dung Phong commune since 2018.
At some points in the past,
traditional cultural traits faced the risk of falling into oblivion. Local
officials and people over the years have made efforts in cultural conservation
and development. The district has conserved about 1,600 Muong gongs, including
400 ancient ones.
Via communication activities, all
residents have now engaged in cultural conservation work. The district opened
classes teaching Muong folk songs and gong performance for the youths. The Mo
Muong Thang club was recently launched with the participation of 35 artisans
and people who love of the art.
Pham Ngoc Nhat, head of the
culture-information office of the district, said cultural conservation and
development contribute to tourism development and promoting the image of
friendly Muong Thang people.
The district is actively calling
on people to maintain and uphold cultural characteristics in tandem with
tourism development in a bid to improve local living conditions, and offering
training on tourism and access to capital in building community-based tourism
development./.
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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