(HBO) – Different from empty streets on the Lunar New Year’s Eve, from the third day of the first lunar month, tourist and spiritual sites in Hoa Binh province have attracted crowds who want to enjoy the Tet holiday and pray for a happy new year. As a result, the roads leading to tourist sites, pagodas and temples are crowded with people and vehicles. Many people have complied with COVID-19 prevention and control regulations such as wearing masks and disinfecting hands with sanitisers. However, due to the large number of people gathered, it is difficult to keep a distance, thus posing a latent risk of infection.
People visiting Dau Rong Mountain tourist area and Bong Lai
temple in Cao Phong town (Cao Phong district) wear masks and disinfect hands
with sanitisers.
People and vehicles at the white stone pass area, Phu Cuong
commune (Tan Lac district).
Many tourists choose Lac hamlet, Chieng Chau commune (Mai
Chau) as their destination in the early spring of the Year of the Tiger.
Boats busy bringing tourists to visit and worship at Bo
temple on Hoa Binh lake area in Thung Nai commune (Cao Phong) and Vay Nua
commune (Da Bac).
Avana Retreat in Bao La commune (Mai Chau), 30 km from Mai
Chau town, have all its 42 rooms fully booked from the 29th day of the last
lunar month of the Year of the Buffalo to the sixth day of the first month of
the Year of the Tiger. Guests are mainly families.
Many families come to the Heritage Park of Vietnamese
Scientists in Bac Phong commune (Cao Phong) and take photo for their children
with a tiger statue - the symbol of the Year of the Tiger.
The management of prize-winning games, the trading of small
change, and food safety at tourist attractions in the province in general and
at Dau Rong Mountain tourist area (Cao Phong) in particular should receive due
attention to ensure safety.
With skillful and meticulous craftsmanship, H’Mong women in Pa Co Commune, Mai Chau district carefully carry out dozens of manual steps to weave skirts, bags, scarves… with vibrant colors. They continue to preserve the traditional brocade weaving, transforming these products into tourism goods while also promoting the H’Mong people's unique cultural beauty.
The image of players wearing "shorts and numbered shirts” is very familiar at the football tournaments. At Khai Ha festival in Khang Vat hamlet, Thuong Coc commune, Lac Son district, the fans, tourists and people witnessed a unique image when the Organizing Committee issued a regulation: the female participants must wear Muong skirts.
Hoa Binh is an attractive choice for Tet tourism with the beautiful scenery, diverse culture, especially the brilliant beauty of spring in the Northwest. The destination has been attracting tens of thousands of domestic and international tourists, experiencing the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year of At Ty and embarking on the 2025 spring travel journey.
Thac Bo Temple is located in the tourism area of Hoa Binh Lake and it is a famous spiritual and cultural tourism destination. The majestic and poetic beauty of the place known as "Ha Long Bay” on land, along with the cultural identity of Muong, Dao, and Tay ethnic groups and the sacredness of the relic site has become an unmissable destination for many people in the province and tourists from all over the country whenever Tet and Spring appear.
The streets of Hoa Binh city have been adorned with banners, slogans, flags, and flowers to mark the 95th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025), celebrating the hometown's progress and renewal. Reporters from Hoa Binh Newspaper captured images of the significant occasion.
With the theme "Hoa Binh- Confidently moving forward", the mascots welcoming the Year of the Snake are displayed at Hoa Binh Square, ensuring aesthetic beauty and imbued with national cultural identity. The works have received a positive welcome from the people, creating an exciting atmosphere for traditional Tet celebration and serving as a cultural and tourism highlight to attract visitors to Hoa Binh city and Hoa Binh province.