(HBO) – Hoa Binh province welcomed some 90,000 visitors during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, including some 4,500 foreign arrivals.
Total
revenue from tourism services is reckoned at around 36 billion VND, or a 62-
percent jump from the same time in 2018.
Visitors ask for calligraphy created by scholars at Heritist Park, Hoa Binh
province.
This year, tourists flocked to many spiritual cultural destinations like Bo
Temple, Tien Pagoda, Bong Lai Temple, and Khanh Pagoda. Meanwhile, Heritist
Park and community-based tourism in Mai Chau, Da Bac and Lac Son districts were
also the star attractions.
The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism directed competent
authorities to join hands with localities to make meticulous preparation for
local festivals, ensure food safety and hygiene as well as provide good quality
tourism services./.
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.
