In the first nine months of 2024, Da Bac district has intensified efforts in preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic groups in tandem with community-based tourism development. Many cultural tourism products have been built on the basis of preserving and maintaining the architecture of ethnic minority houses as well as traditional crafts such as making do (poonah) paper, brocade weaving, embroidery, and indigo dyeing.
Residents of
Sung hamlet in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, preserve traditional crafts
associated with the building of community-based tourism products.
Many traditional festivals, such as the Thac Bo Temple
Festival, have been included in the tourism strategy. The Cau Muong Festival in
Muong Chieng commune and others such as the Muong ethnic group's rice-sowing
festival, lap tinh (naming) ritual of the Dao ethnic people, and the new rice
festival of the Tay ethnic group have been preserved.
The district has paid attention to organising activities to
promote the value of both tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Tay,
Muong, and Dao ethnic groups, while building traditional cultural models of
ethnic minorities under Project 6 of the National Target Programme on
Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority-Inhabited and Mountainous Areas
for 2023 in Sung hamlet, Cao Son commune.
Community-based tourism has been stepped up in Ke hamlet,
Hien Luong commune; Duc Phong and Doan Ket hamlets, Tien Phong commune; Sung
hamlet in Cao Son commune; and Dua (Coconut) Island tourism site in Vay Nua
commune. In the first months of this year, the district welcomed over 145,000
tourists, including nearly 4,600 foreign visitors, and earned 64 billion VND
(about 2.58 million USD) from tourism.
The Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district, is endowed with pristine natural landscape, and Dao Tien ethnic minority community in the village preserves rich cultural heritage, including traditional housing, clothing, language, scripts, customs, and daily life practices. Since the community-based tourism model was introduced in the locality, these traditional cultural values have been further preserved and promoted.
Currently, in the region of Mong ethnic people, Hang Kia commune (Mai Chau) is exploiting the community tourism activities relatively effectively. The tourism economy has been sustainably developing, basing on the potential and advantages of the natural resources and traditional cultural identity. The model is increasingly being replicated, creating changes in awareness, and contributing to the progressive changes in people's lives.
Nestled at the foot of a mountain with the serene Sia stream flowing by, Hich 2 village in Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district, offers a tranquil retreat and an authentic cultural experience of the Thai ethnic community. Known for its unspoiled nature and preserved traditions, it has become a favourite destination for international tourists.
The People’s Committee of Tan Lac district recently hosted a cultural, sports and tourism festival of local highland communes and a ceremony to receive the Heritage Tree designation.
Hien Luong commune in Da Bac district is blessed with beautiful landscapes, thanks to its location besides a vast, picturesque reservoir with clear waters year-round. This natural advantage has allowed the local ethnic minorities to develop sustainable tourism, becoming a community tourism destination.
