(HBO) – Tourist attractions across the northern province of Hoa Binh welcomed about 170,000 visitors during the recent National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays which lasted days from April 29 to May 3. Most of the visitors toured local eco-tourism, community-based tourism sites, resorts, and cultural, sport, and entertainment facilities.
The Meddom Pack tourist area in Cao Phong’s sunflower fields attract people to visit and take photos.
From the holiday-makers, including 15,000 foreigners, Hoa Binh raked in 125 billion VND (5.33 million USD), up 31.6% from the same period last year.
Thanks to their diversification of new tourism products and services that offer richer experiences, many local tourist areas such as the Hoa Binh Lake, Mai Chau, Kim Boi, Cao Phong, Tan Lac, and Hoa Binh city recorded a surge in tourist arrivals.
During the holidays, several cultural-sport events and festivals were held, with security and safety for holiday-makers ensured./.
Until now, Sung village in Cao Son commune, Da Bac district remains the only Dao ethnic community in Hoa Binh province to develop a community-based tourism model. Beyond its untouched natural landscapes, cultural identity serves as the cornerstone attraction for visitors.
Alongside the diverse cultural identities of the Kinh, Muong, Tay, Thai, Dao, and Mong ethnic people, Hoa Binh province is also renowned as the "capital" of the northwestern Vietnamese cuisine, offering unique and distinctive dishes. At festivals, during Lunar New Year (Tet), or on significant family or community occasions, special dishes are prepared, leaving a lasting impression on visitors.
A Phong Linh (Yellow Tabebuia) flower garden in Thang village, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district is currently in full bloom, drawing a large number of visitors.
Community-based tourism has been thriving in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau district thanks to advantages in natural landscape and cultural identity.
Doan Ket commune of Yen Thuy district has recently held a ceremony to receive a certificate recognising Ta communal house as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic site.
In Lac Thuy district, the fertile alluvial land along the Boi River is now home to lush green mulberry gardens, marking the emergence of a new agricultural industry - mulberry cultivation and silkworm farming.