(HBO) – The Hoa Binh People’s Committee convened a meeting on October 11 to launch a plan to organise a festival gathering community-based tourism villages from eight northwestern provinces. Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Toan, who is also head of the organising committee, chaired the event.
Nguyen
Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh People’s Committee, concludes the
meeting.
The participating provinces consist of Hoa Binh, Phu Tho, Dien Bien, Ha Giang,
Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Son La and Yen Bai. The festival is set to take place from
November 17 to 19, featuring a wide range of activities, including a
presentation contest showcasing outstanding community-based tourism villages,
musical performances, a fashion show of traditional ethnic costumes, folk
games, a photo exhibition, and a trade fair.
The trade fair is expected to have 22 stalls introducing the villages’ products
as well as Hoa Binh’s tourism and One Commune, One Product (OCOP) goods, among
others.
At the meeting, delegates discussed preparations in terms of finance,
infrastructure conditions, venues, security and order maintenance, traffic
safety, and communications.
In his concluding remarks, Toan emphasised that this will be an important event
aimed at promoting and introducing the tourism and culinary potential as well
as the image of Hoa Binh and other northwestern provinces, attracting domestic
and international tourists. This contributes to the preservation of traditional
cultural values of ethnic groups, honours the tourism villages, and expands
cultural exchanges among ethnic communities, and promote sustainable tourism
development.
He suggested that preparations should be carried out urgently to ensure a
well-organised festival. All relevant agencies must develop and implement plans
in accordance with their assigned tasks.
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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