(HBO) - Da Bac district has majestic natural landscapes and is home to five ethnic groups namely Muong, Tay, Dao, Kinh and Thai. Each group has its own unique cultural identities that have created peaceful and beautiful villages which are favourable for developing community-based cultural tourism.
Thac Bo Temple, a famous spiritual tourist destination,
attracts tens of thousands of tourists every year.
The district is home to Pu Canh Nature Reserve with the highest peak of Hoa
Binh (1,373 m), along with many beautiful mountains, caves and waterfalls,
creating charming landscapes such as Lo Lan Cave, Ke Stream and Hien Luong Bay
in Hien Luong commune.
There are three national historical sites in the locality, along with Thac Bo
temple which has been recognised as a provincial cultural and historical relic.
Over the past years, the district has developed four community-based tourism
sites in Hien Luong and Tien Phong communes because these places still preserve
unique cultural identities in terms of customs, housing architecture, costumes,
cuisine, folk songs and dances, traditional musical instruments and festivals.
With a unique way of doing tourism, for a long time, Cao Son commune’s Sung
hamlet, where more than 70 households of Dao Tien ethnic group reside, is a
favourite destination of foreign tourists. Visitors are attracted by the beauty
of Bieu mountain, Sung cave, and hundreds of years old Shan Tuyet tea hill.
It can be said that with the advantage of beautiful natural landscapes, cool
climate, unique cultural identities and cuisine, Da Bac has a lot of potential
to develop high-quality tourism, attracting domestic and international
tourists.
To fully exploit this potential, the district’s Party Committee and People's
Committee have issued many important documents, including Resolution No. 09-NQ/HU,
dated February 6, 2015 on the tourism development of Da Bac district for the
2015-2020 period with orientations to 2030 and a tourism development project to
2020 with a vision to 2030.
The local administration has set the goal of mobilising investment
resources to develop tourism in a synchronous, professional and modern manner,
contributing to economic restructuring, creating more jobs, improving people's
living standards, promoting cultural values as well as protecting the
environment.
The district has implemented many solutions for tourism development,
prioritising capital for key tourism projects and infrastructure systems. It
has also encouraged and created favourable conditions for investors, solving
difficulties for businesses, especially related to site clearance and project
appraisal.
The promotion of tourism has been enhanced to ensure its efficiency. Attention
has been paid to improving the quality of tourism products, raising people’s
awareness of environmental protection as well as preservation of cultural
values with tourism development./.
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 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.
According to the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Planning and Investment, in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area, there are currently 16 licensed or certified service, cultural and tourism investment projects with a land use area of about 1,444 hectares, and a total capital of over 3.3 trillion VND (133.5 million USD). In addition to investment attraction, the province is speeding up the implementation of projects so as to realise a goal of developing Hoa Binh Lake tourist area into a national one.
These days, tourist attractions in Mai Chau district, especially those highlighted by the charming and romantic white Ban (Bauhinia) flower blossoms, are attracting a large number of visitors from across the country. Visiting these sites, tourists can immerse themselves in the pristine and majestic beauty of nature.
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