(HBO) - Up to now, the households in Mung hamlet, Hop Phong commune (Cao Phong) have basically completed the renovation and planted flowers to be ready to welcome tourists on this year's National Day holiday.
The flower field in Mung hamlet, Hop Phong commune (Cao Phong) is
blooming after renovation.
The head of Mung hamlet in
Hop Phong commune, Mr. Bui Van Hieu says: In order to create the landscape and
beauty for the flower fields, the village management board and the households
are planning, renovating, planting more flowers and repairing the way to serve
tourists. After more than 1.5 months of implementation, the flower field in
Mung hamlet is beautiful again, the flowers begin to bloom. The local people
are currently weeding flowers, there is only about a week before the flowers
bloom, and they can welcome guests to visit and experience the National Day
holiday.
It is known that Mung
hamlet is like the "roof” of Cao Phong district when it is located at an
altitude of 600 m above the sea level. The climate here is fresh, cool, the
landscape is charming with old forests, gentle hills and terraced fields.
Recently, some households
in Mung hamlet have linked to renovate the rice fields to grow flowers for
developing community tourism. The flower field is planted with an area of about
1 ha, including the native flowers, yellow butterfly flowers, roses,
cherries... The flower field in Mung hamlet is an attractive place that
attracts a large number of tourists inside and outside the province to visit
and experience.
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.