In recent years, based on the community tourism models of the Dao people in Cao Son commune and the Muong people in Hien Luong and Tien Phong communes, the authority of Da Bac district has built a model of this kind in the Tay ethnic community in Thu Lu hamlet, Giap Dat commune.
Although this model is new, with its potential,
available advantages and the response from the people, it promises to create a
new livelihood for the Tay people here.
A dance performance by Thu Lu hamlet’s
art troupe in Giap Dat commune (Da Bac district).
Thu Lu hamlet is 60km from Da Bac district’s
centre. It is home to 69 households of Tay people.Local residents have
preserved their traditional stilt houses, cultural identity, and typical
customs and practices such as language, writing, costumes, traditional weaving,
and rich cuisine of the Tay ethnic people.
In addition, the local natural forest is
preserved with many old trees along with a stream starting from Da Mac
waterfall. These are suitable for trekking and mountain climbing tours.
There are 49 three-room style stilt houses in
the hamlet which were built on large round wooden pillars and covered with palm
roofs, representing the harmony with nature.
Vi Van Luyen in Thu Lu hamlet said he hopes the
traditional cultural identity of the Tay people would open a new direction for
economic development via community tourism. He added that by doing so,
the culture of the Tay ethnic group, which has been preserved for generations,
will also become more popular.
Xa Huu Thuc, Vice Chairman of the Giap Dat
commune People's Committee, expressed the hope that after becoming operational,
the model will help shift the labour structure from agricultural production to
tourism and trade services, creating opportunities for cultural exchange
between visitors and the community, and contributing to raising awareness of
environmental protection and preservation of cultural identity among locals.
In the coming time, the district's People's
Committee will continue to direct relevant agencies to call on potential
investors to invest in community tourism sites in the locality, aiming to
develop the hamlet into an attractive tourist destination for domestic and
international tourists, thus creating jobs, increasing incomes for locals and shifting
the locality’s economic structure.
It will also pay attention to developing a
project for planning and preserving the traditional cultural space of the Tay
ethnic group in connection with tourism development.
On the occasion of the Lunar New Year, visitors from near and far are eager to come to the mountainous district of Da Bac to have unique cultural experiences such as learning to wrap traditional cakes of ethnic minorities, practicing writing ancient Tay characters or immersing themselves in the Tay melodies.
Tan Lac has great potential for tourism development. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU, dated October 17, 2022, on building the highland communes in Tan Lac district into provincial-level tourism areas by 2030, with a vision to 2050. However, according to the assessment, implementing the goals in the spirit of Resolution No. 13-NQ/TU has had limited results.
Recognising that tourism and agriculture are local strengths, Mai Chau district is committed to building a green economy through an action program with specific pathways, achieving notable results in line with the resolution of the 26th Party Congress of the district.
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