(HBO) – Located 70 kilometers west of Hanoi, the Hoa Binh reservoir in the northern mountainous province of the same name is dubbled as "Ha Long bay on mountain”. Formed during the construction of Hoa Binh hydropower plant, the lake is Vietnam’s largest man-made lake that boasts majestic primitive mountain landscapes and diverse ecosystems.
With 47 islets scattering the water surface and peaceful
villages of Muong ethnic group stretching along its banks, Hoa Binh reservoir
has become a tourist attraction, providing various interesting experiences of
the land, its people and traditional customs.
The community-based tourist spot in Ngoi hamlet, Suoi
Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, leaves many good impressions on visitors about
the Muong cultural identity).
Ngoi hamlet, Suoi Hoa commune in Tan Lac district is one of
community-based tourism villages of the Muong ethnic group that is praised by
tourists for its charming. Coming to the hamlet, visitors can learn about
cultural life of the local ethnic people through stilt houses, and traditional
customs and practices.
Besides various well-known community-based tourism villages such
as Mo hamlet in Binh Thanh commune, Cao Phong district, many new ones of this kind
have been developed like Ke hamlet in Hien Luong commune, Da Bia village in
Tien Phong commune, Sung hamlet in Cao Son commune, and Tien hamlet in Thung
Nai commune.
Notably, the Da Bia Community Tourist Resort was awarded
the ASEAN Community Tourism Award at the Hong Kong (China) Travel Forum.
Currently, many eco-tourist sites such as Mai Chau Hideaway, Ba Khan Village
Resort, and Coconut Island have become attractive destinations for both
domestic and foreign visitors.
The lake area is also luring a number of investment projects
such as the Robinson Natural Park Project of Hoa Binh Tourism Investment joint
Stock Company, Hoa Binh Lake Ecological and Resort Project of Lac Hong
Investment joint Stock Company, and Ngoi Hoa Ecological Park Project of Hoang
Son Construction Energy Investment joint Stock Company.
In 2022, Hoa Binh Lake tourism area welcomed about 400,000
visitors, and it is forecast to receive about 500,000 visitors a year in the
coming time.
Local
authorities have actively popularised new tourism products, strengthened links
with localities in the province and nationwide to create a diverse tourism
ecosystem, attracting more domestic and international visitors to the land of
"Ha Long Bay on the mountain"./.
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.
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.
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.
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