(HBO) - Na Phon commune in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has exploited the potential of natural landscapes and cultural features of ethnic groups to attract tourists.


'Keeng loong' dance – a special cultural identity of the Thai group in Mai Chau district. 

F. Martine, a tourist from France, was very excited about joining Thai ethnic people in Nhut hamlet dance and learning about 'keeng loong' culture. She said she was surprised to see local people with bamboo sticks and a big wooden stump create different dances and vibrant sounds.

Previously, stall dancing and 'keeng loong' were only held during holidays and festivals. However, in recent years, when Na Phon strongly develops community-based tourism, hamlets in Na Phon set up a cultural team, organise stall dancing, and play 'keeng loong' for tourists to experience.
 
Moreover, homestays in the commune focus on building green space, creating environmental landscapes to preserve and bring visitors authentic experiences about the culture of the Thai people. The commune is more and more attractive to visitors with the year-round green natural landscape, the friendliness and hospitality of the people, and community activities bearing the identity of the indigenous people.

Na Phon commune is nearly 2 km from the district's centre and still retains the original and rustic architectural and cultural features of the Thai people including cuisine, costumes, and houses on stilts. Moreover, the commune together with Lac village in Chieng Chau commune and Poom Cong village in Mai Chau town forms a tourism triangle to attract tourists. Seizing the opportunity, the authorities and people of Na Phon commune have invested in tourism facilities. The commune currently has 19 homestay establishments and two resorts. The commune still maintains 100 brocade looms and established 22 artistic teams. 

Over the years, the work of preserving and attaching cultural heritages of ethnic groups in the development of community tourism has been exploited.

Traditional costumes, old houses, cuisine, folk songs, dances, and traditional brocade products are among tourism products attracting domestic and international visitors.

Lo Van Hiep, Vice Chairman of the Na Phon Commune People's Committee, said that to develop sustainable tourism without losing the cultural identity of ethnic groups, the commune has a preservation policy. Tourism development help improve local living conditions and prosper socio-economic development of the locality./.


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