Thanks to a
project of the Centre for Community Health and Development (COHED), Mai Hich
commune (Mai Chau district) now has a new name as "Hai Son community-based
tourism fresco village”
The activity was inspired by the Centre for
Community Health and Development (COHED) as part of a project designed to
develop rural areas via environmentally friendly community-based tourism
sponsored by the Bread for the World (BFW) with the target of improving living conditions
of ethnic people in
Not only painting on the wall, vegetable fences
were also decorated. Children in the hamlet were encouraged to join the
activity with the assistance from voluntary students. Children were
enthusiastic to create lovely pictures highlighting the beauty of their
countryside.
Nowadays, when arriving in Hai Son hamlet,
visitors could put their souls into the nature of the Mai Chau mountainous
region which is poetic through pictures capturing four seasons of the year as
well as the daily life of people such as rice sowing, cultivating and pounding,
along with gong culture, drinking "ruou can” (literally "stem wine"
or "tube wine”), and enjoying "mua sap” (dance of the bamboo)
performances.
Hai Son is a poor hamlet in Mai Hich commune,
mainly cultivating rice and vegetables. Locals enjoy a peaceful life but still
face many difficulties. Endowed with natural advantages, locals hope to
introduce the natural beauty of their land to visitors to develop
community-based tourism and increase their incomes.
Head of Hai Son hamlet Dam Quang Thuong said the
COHED project has empowered local residents to develop community-based tourism.
At present, the hamlet is opening a training course for people to provide homestay
services, focusing on keeping the clean environment. Tourists could experience
local daily activities such as growing rice, weaving brocade and cooking local
special dishes.
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