In the early days of December, Hien Luong commune (Da Bac district) is bustling with the atmosphere of one of the most anticipated events of the year - Da Bac district's culture, sports and tourism festival 2023 with a range of activities.
Kayaking competition leaves a deep impression on visitors.
Da Bac is a revolutionary land that is endowed with natural beauty and rich
cultural identities. As a locality located in the Hoa Binh Lake national
tourist site’s planning, the district has promoted tourism promotion activities
with the goal of turning Da Bac into a green, safe and friendly destination,
Taking place on December 2-3, the culture, sports and tourism festival features
many special cultural and sports activities. Visitors can experience the
traditional culture of ethnic minorities in the district such as Muong, Dao and
Tay. Many local items of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme were
displayed at the event such as Da river fish, native black pigs and vegetables.
Trung Thanh is a highland commune of Da Bac district, that is famous with Shan
Tuyet tea products. Locals also cultivate other types of vegetables and fruits
which are adapted to cool climates such as chayote and taro. These agricultural
products offer a variety of choices for tourists.
The commune has many high quality and safe agricultural products but they have
not brought high economic efficiency as expected due to limitations relating to
products' promotion, said Bui Thi Tuyen who resides in Trung Thanh commune’s
Trung Tam hamlet. Thus, the organisation of activities to promote tourism and
agricultural products is very important to local residents.
The highlight of the festival is strolling from the commune centre to Ke
hamlet. This activity attracted over 400 participants with the message of
protecting the environment and landscape around Hoa Binh reservoir area. In
particular, the kayaking competition was exciting with the participation of
over 100 athletes. This is one of the attractive tourism products for travelers
when visiting and staying in Hien Luong commune as well as other communes in
the Hoa Binh reservoir area.
Phung Thi Dien, a tourist from Tan Son district, Phu Tho province said this is
the first time she has visited Da Bac during a tourism promotion event and she
had an interesting experience. She was impressed by the beautiful scenery
around the Hoa Binh Hydropower plant and the hospitality of local residents.
Da Bac district has over 7,000 hectares of water surface and many communes in
the Hoa Binh Lake National Tourist Site’s planning.
Luong Van Thi, Chairman of the Da Bac District People's
Committee, said that in its planning, Da Bac was divided into three areas. They
comprise seven communes surrounding Hoa Binh reservoir area, which will develop
tourism in line with planning approved by the Prime Minister; the town area
that is designated for urban and industrial zones development, and highland
communes which will develop forestry in association with experiential and
cultural tourism.
The district Party Congress’s Resolution also determined
sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and industry associated with
tourism and services to promote the district’s socio-economic development, he
continued. Thus, the district has been implementing solutions to promote
tourism promotion to attract domestic and foreign travellers. Last year, the
district organised a cultural, sports and tourism festival and this year’s
edition was held on a larger scale with more activities. The district
determined that this is a key task and the event will be held annually with the
goal of developing tourism into a key economic sector, he said.
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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