(HBO) - As part of a provincial programme to support community tourism destinations in the area around Hoa Binh Lake, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just completed the construction of and handed over a road and the yard of the local community house in Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune (Tan Lac) with a total cost of over 1 billion VND. In addition, musical instruments, sound equipment and national costumes were presented to the commune's artistic team.
A 160m long road and the community house's yard of Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa
commune (Tan Lac) have just been built to serve the needs of people and
tourists.
Bui Van Hien, a local engaged in community tourism,said the new road and
yard have given a facelift for the village, facilitating travelling and
sightseeing.
In addition to support from the province,households engaged in community
tourism in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area receiving attention and help from donors
to upgrade and renovate facilities. An example is a community tourism project
in Da Bac district, which got financial and technical help from AOP, an
Australian NGO. Specifically, participating households were provided with
interest-free loans to renovate their houses and buying necessary equipment.
Local authority also opened training classes for locals who want to know more
about hospitality business model.
Bui Thi Niem, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said
from 2017 to now, tourism infrastructure and facilities in the Hoa Binh Lake
tourist area have received considerable investment. Every year, investment
priority is also given to local amateur artists of traditional arts at tourist
sites to serve tourists.
Hoa Binh also invests in providing free wifi coverage for the area to meet the
information and communication needs of tourism business units and tourists. At
this point, Hoa Binh Lake tourist area has about 300 tourist boats, 107
accommodation establishments, including 14 hotels, 32 motels and 61 community
motels, creating jobs for about 1,200 workers, including more than 720 direct
jobs and 500 indirect jobs./.
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.