During the two days of December 2 - 3, in Van Son commune, the People's Committee of Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province held the Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival in highland communes of Tan Lac district.
Competing stick pushing at the festival.
The display booth introduces agricultural products of highland communes.
With a scale of over 30 booths, the festival introduced agricultural products and OCOP products of cooperatives; display, promote, connect and consume products in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 3 highland communes Quyet Chien, Van Son, Ngo Luong in Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province.
During the festival, a large number of people and tourists participated in a lot of attractive activities such as: watching special musical performances; visiting the cultural space of the Muong ethnic group; enjoy culinary dishes; experiencing folk games; volleyball competitions and folk games; Muong ethnic costume performances, duet singing competitions, ethnic musical instrument performances, culinary competitions and visiting beautiful rattan hunting spots and other exciting activities.
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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