(HBO) – Developing Mai Chau into a key tourism area and an attractive, hospitable and safe travel destination of Hoa Binh province is part of the targets set at the 26th Party Congress of the district for the 2020 - 2025 tenure. Dinh Duc Lan, member of the provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the district Party Committee, has granted an interview about the issue to the Hoa Binh Newspaper.
The beauty of Mai
Chau township in Mai Chau district.
The official said the district’s Party
organisation made a detailed plan for implementing the resolutions of the 13th
National Party Congress and the 17th provincial Party Congress.
As a result, Mai Chau has managed to tap into
agricultural, tourism, and service development potential. It is currently home
to nearly 20 tourism projects, some of which have high quality such as Avana
Resort, Mai Chau Lodge, Mai Chau Ecolodge, Ba Khan Village Resort, and Mai Chau
Hideaway Resort. Many community-based tourist sites have taken shape in Chieng
Chau, Na Phon, Son Thuy, Hang Kia, and Pa Co communes.
Despite significant achievements, Mai Chau
remains a mountainous district with numerous difficulties, Lan admitted.
In the time ahead, he said, the district will
push ahead with implementing the resolutions on the Party building and the
Politburo’s Directive No. 05 on stepping up the studying and following of late
President’s ideology, moral example and style. It will also improve local Party
organisations’ leadership and combatant capacity so that the Party’s
resolutions will be carried out quickly and fruitfully.
In particular, Mai Chau will boost coordination
with relevant parties to assess potential and advantages, conduct planning, and
attract resources for infrastructure development, especially transport
facilities linking with tourist attractions. It will encourage investors to
build high-end hotels, resorts, entertainment centres, and restaurants to serve
travellers.
Besides, it will facilitate local communities’
engagement in tourism activities; propose mechanisms for supporting
disadvantaged areas, including remote areas and the communes located in the
vicinity of Hoa Binh Lake; develop agriculture in tandem with tourism products;
and effectively carry out social security policies to improve people’s material
and spiritual life.
Authorities will also instruct tourism service
providers to improve service quality; protect landscapes and the environment;
create cultural tourism products linked with local festivals, craft villages,
and communities; and build up Mai Chau as a hospitable destination with which
all visitors are satisfied when setting foot here, according to the
Secretary./.
As the new year begins and festive spirit fills the air, visitors flock to Hoa Binh lake, often dubbed the "Ha Long Bay on land," to enjoy its breathtaking beauty and serene atmosphere. In spring, the lake comes alive with lush greenery and delicate blossoms, while boats carrying eager tourists glide across its tranquil waters.
With effective business operations, significant increases in the number of visitors at weekends and on public holidays, and being listed among the 71 most beautiful places to visit worldwide by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, Hoa Binh’s tourism is "spreading its wings" on its journey towards the targets of welcoming 4.9 million visitors, including 1 million foreigners, and achieving total tourism revenue of 5.4 trillion VND (211.89 million USD) in 2025.
On February 21, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to implement the tourism plan in 2025 and meet with tourism businesses operating in the province. The event was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Tourism Steering Committee.
Tien Pagoda is located in the valley of Lao Noi and Lao Ngoai villages, Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district; it is surrounded by two mountain ranges stretching like two giant dragons reaching for the blue sky. Every year, when spring comes, thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country make a pilgrimage to Tien Pagoda. The relic complex of Tien Pagoda is ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with 21 relic sites of many types: historical and cultural relics, scenic relics, and archaeological relics.
Cao Phong has paid due attention to developing tourism, creating impetus for socio-economic development towards completing the targets set in the resolution of the district’s 28th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
A great number of visitors have flocked to tourist attractions in Hoa Binh province in the first lunar month every year to admire the beautiful scenery, fully enjoy the spring atmosphere, and immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere in many localities.