Hoa Binh considers SEA Games 31 golden opportunity for culture-tourism promotion

5/25/2022 - 6:31:23 PM

(HBO) – Hoa Binh, which hosted cycling events at the recent SEA Games 31, has spared no efforts to capitalise on such opportunities for promoting the local culture and tourism.

Hoa Binh Tourism JSC prepares a gong troupe to welcome SEA Games 31 delegations to cultural destination of the Muong ethnic community in Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district.

The two cycling events gathered 260 athletes and coaches from eight countries – Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, and Vietnam. The Sakura hotel in Hoa Binh City accommodated them during their stay for the competition.

Right from April, the provincial culture-sport-tourism sector had stepped up its promotion campaign in response to the biennial regional sports tournament.

Accordingly, video clips on Hoa Binh’s culture and landscape were made, and thousands of leaflets in Vietnamese and English printed to hand out to domestic and international contingents and reporters to SEA Games 31.

A trade fair featuring typical goods from and art concerts inspired by local mountainous areas took place from May 13 – 17. The event treated visitors to a festive atmosphere of folk games and traditional cuisine.

Free and charged tours to many local eco-tourism sites, including the Hoa Binh lake, were also built to serve sport delegations during their stay.

Efforts to remove barriers help promote tourism development in Hoa Binh Lake area

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.

Da Bac promotes tourism development

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.

Building trademark for Hoa Binh Lake tourism site

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 district taps into cultural resources to develop tourism

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.