(HBO) - Mung village sits on the highest place in Xuan Phong commune, Cao Phong district with poetic landscape. Despite rough traffic and difficulties in the economy, Mung remains attractive to tourists thanks to its mild and fresh climate, and stilt houses on vast terraced fields.
Apart
from cool mild climate, the scenery of Mung village is dotted with terraced
The
winding fields and glimpses of roofs of stilt houses have made the land
enchanting. Below the foot of the terraced fields is a years-old banyan tree
spanning dozens of meters, which is considered a spiritual symbol of Muong
ethnic village.
The
climate in Mung is cool all year round thanks to its higher geographic location
than surrounding area. In particular, Mung is considered a green lung with
520ha of natural forest zoned off for protection. We visited the family of Ms.
Bui Thi Om, 73 and were invited to drink a cup of water boiled with medicinal
herbs picked in the forest. She said the forest brings cool mild climate,
bamboo shoots and firewood to local residents so that it must be protected for
later generations. "In the past, the road was enough for only a motorbike, but
now thanks to the Party and State support, local lives have improved a lot with
easier access to bigger roads and electricity”, she said.
Bui Van
Linh, chief of Mung village, said though lives have improved, local residents
still mainly live on bamboo shoots, corn, cassava and rice so that their income
remain low. Mung is still an especially difficult village with an annual
average income per capita of 12 million VND (2017), 6 million VND lower than
that in Xuan Phong commune. In order to sustainably reduce poverty, Linh and
locals have thought a lot to find a new direction, most recently travel idea.
"The
village has cool climate, lush green forests, beautiful terraced fields, and
intact traditional culture of Muong ethnic group. Many groups of tourists
visited the village and expressed their impression on local scenery and people
here so we found out that Mung holds potential of tourism development. In
April, departments, agencies, mass organizations and households in the village
(70 people) held tours of Moc Chau in Son La province and Lac village in Mai
Chau district to learn about their experience in community-based tourism.
Following such visits, we hope that authorities would offer support to us to
develop tourism in the future”, Linh said./.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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