(HBO) - For a long time, Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) has been considered as a beautiful flower among Northwestern mountains by travelers, and those who have great love for tourism. With many beautiful natural landscapes and many ethnic villages with traditional identities, the town is the destination of many tourists. In December 2017, the People's Committee of the province approved the plan to raise the urban area of Mai Chau town from type V to type IV by 2020.
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The alleys in Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) have been gradually renewed and upgraded to serve the tourism development.
In order to expand the space of the town area to match the urban scale, in May 2016, Mai Chau district announced the decision to approve the Scheme on the adjustment of Mai Chau general construction planning with a scale of 1/5000 up to 2025 and the vision up to 2035.
According to the new plan, the direction of town space development will follow a concentrated urban model, developing together with the road which is parallel to the national highway 15. The district's main external traffic will be the national highway 6 and national highway. The adjusted planning area of the town is 4,640.93 hectares, in which the adjusted planning area is 1,029 hectares and the expanded planning area is 3,611.93. With the new planning, Mai Chau town will have adjacent points with Dong Bang, Mai Ha, Pu Bin, Thung Khe, Noong Luong, Na Phon and Na Meo communes.
With a large land fund (after planning), Mai Chau town will have more conditions to invest resources, developing the space of urban service areas. According to the new plan, the public service works such as cultural houses, exhibitions, children's playing areas, trade centers, supermarkets, administrative agencies and so on are built synchronously. The space of the concentrated residential areas in Mai Chau town will be deployed according to the model of taking green trees and public service works such as cultural houses, children's playing areas and kindergartens as a nucleus.
The polluting production facilities such as slaughterhouses, the facilities making noise and affecting the water and air environment are also expected to move out of the urban areas. The district will convert the land funds into green parks, parking lots and high quality public facilities after relocating. The development of the town's space is carried out in the spirit of respecting and preserving the old urban structure, forming a center with a distinctive identity and versatility.
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.
