(HBO) - Being the center of the provincial politics, administrations, economy, culture and society, located on the Da River, Hoa Binh City has romantic, scenic nature and becomes the gateway to the Hoa Binh hydroelectric lake. Hoa Binh City possesses great potentials and opportunities to develop tourism models, create stable changes for economy and society. This city has many beautiful spots and famous historical relics, such as: Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, Historical Site of the Socialist Youth Workers School - where Uncle Ho visited before, Hoa Binh prison, Tien Phi Cave, Ecotourism Area of Co mountain, Giang Waterfall, Ngoi Temple, Tam Mai Temple, Iron Wood in Dan Chu commune, etc.

In particular, the city has Da River which has become into legend; the very large reservoir of the Hydroelectric Lake is a fascinating destination for near and far tourists. Thai Thinh commune, the first place on the way to Hoa Binh Lake, has charming scenery landscapes. The hamlets still preserves featured traditional culture. Tourism activities have contributed significantly to transforming the economic structures of the city. In 2017, the total number of visitors to Hoa Binh City reached 615,000 people, including 69,000 international tourists and 546,000 national visitors, the total revenue gained 145 billion dongs, the income from tourism activities reached 261 billion dongs.

 

A view of Tru village, Thai Thinh commune, Hoa Binh City.

 The Vice Head of Department of Culture and Sports of Hoa Binh City, Phi Thi Yen informed: Based on the plan of National Tourism Area of Hoa Binh Lake approved by the Prime Minister and oriented by the province, the city already built a Project of developing tourism in Hoa Binh City in the period of 2015- 2020, with a vision to 2030. Tourism development has become the important economic industry, in which focuses on investing in various resources, exploiting effectively all the potentials, strengths, and also focuses on developing tourism products, especially the reservoir of Hoa Binh Lake. For tourism resort, building the tourism areas is being implemented associated with entertainment services following the planning of National Tourism Area of Hoa Binh Lake.

About cultural tourism, it is necessary to build connecting tourism routes among tourist destinations of culture and spirit, such as: the historical relics of Hoa Binh Prison, Historical Site of the Socialist Youth Workers School - where Uncle Ho visited, Thinh Lang Temple relic, Ngoi Temple, Ba Co Tien Temple, Thang Cave, Museum of Muong ethnic culture space, etc. The restoration and conservation of traditional festivals have been done to become tourist destinations with typical features, such as: Festival of Ngoi Temple, gownsman festival of Dao ethnic people in Thong Nhat commune.

About community- based tourism, the selected hamlets will be the ones which still preserve the typical ethnic cultural values, such as Tru village in Thai Thinh commune, Dong Chua village in Thong Nhat commune in order to develop the community tourism, visit traditional handicrafts, understand the local lifestyles and production. Along with that, the city is implementing the plan of developing sport tourism such as cycles, motorcycles, terrain cars, golf courses; as well as developing entertainment models associated with construction investment in shopping centers, tourist night markets, walking streets of tourism culture, yachting on the lake reservoir; investing in infrastructure, developing the tourism models of conferences, seminars, exhibitions, in combination with local food culture.

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