(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./.
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.
In recent times, Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh Province has focused on promoting tourism development, attracting visitors, and contributing to socio-economic growth.
In the early days of the Year of the Snake, visitors flocked to Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district to experience the "Xuong Dong" (going to the field) festival, the largest celebration in the Muong Vang region, which is closely linked with the Mai Da Lang Vanh (the stone roof of Vanh village) archaeological site, which has been recognised as a special national relic site.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, visitors from near and far are eager to come to the mountainous district of Da Bac to have unique cultural experiences such as learning to wrap traditional cakes of ethnic minorities, practicing writing ancient Tay characters or immersing themselves in the Tay melodies.
Tan Lac has great potential for tourism development. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU, dated October 17, 2022, on building the highland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourism areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050. However, according to the assessment, implementing the goals in the spirit of Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU has had limited results.
