HBO – The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has been an attractive destination to tourists when visiting Hoa Binh Lake.
The plant has a total capacity of 1,920 MW and an annual
electricity output of more than 9.5 billion KWh.
Construction on the project started at a time when the country
just ended the resistance war against the US and was facing a lot of
difficulties and deprivation, with complicated construction conditions and high
pressure on progress. Tens of thousands of youths from rural areas in the
northern region volunteered to work at the construction site – the Communist
Youth Site. More than 500 engineers and technicians, who had freshly graduated
from universities and vocational schools, and 800 experts who were project
managers, engineers, and skilled workers of the Soviet Union were sent to the
site.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant on the
day the river was separated and the dam was built.
Officials, soldiers, engineers, workers and Soviet Union experts
worked hard with the slogan "For the future electric current of the nation”.
Therefore, the construction progress was never interrupted. The high resolve,
energy, creativeness and high consensus created a lot of miracles, and many
records were set at the construction site.
On January 12, 1983, the first phase of the Da River separation
was carried out, while construction on projects to separate the Da River in the
second phase finished on January 9, 1986.
In late 1988, after nine years since the construction started, the
first turbine began generating electricity and the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant
was officially put into operation. Other turbines then started generating
electricity as scheduled.
On December 20, 1994, the plant with eight turbines and a total
capacity of 1,920 MW was inaugurated and connected to the national grid, showing
the breakthrough development of the Vietnamese energy sector and the
electricity sector in particular.
For the nation’s electric current, 168 Vietnamese and Soviet Union
officials, experts and workers laid down their lives during the construction
process, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and devotion for the friendship between
Vietnam and the Soviet Union, and now the Russian Federation. Since its operation,
the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has generated over 200 billion kWh of
electricity, contributing to the country’s economic development./.
Hoa Binh province’s rich natural and cultural resources position it as a prime location for developing community-based tourism (CBT). In recent years, support from central and provincial policies, as well as assistance from non-governmental organisations, have encouraged local ethnic minority and mountainous communities to actively engage in the sector.
Van Son Commune, Tan Lạc district, Hoa Binh province also known as "Cloud Valley," boasts a cool climate, stunning natural landscapes, and majestic scenery. Visitors who have been to this place should make a stop at Chien Hamlet to experience a lot of fascinating things and feel the friendly, warmth of the Muong ethnic people.
Thanks to the effective exploitation of natural landscape and the cultural diversity of ethnic minorities, Hoa Binh province has become an attractive destination for tourists seeking experiences and exploration.
The Department of Cultural Heritage has just coordinated with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hoa Binh province to organize a training on implementing the model of the cultural heritage connected in the cultural tourism journey in Cao Phong and Lac Son districts.
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.
