(HBO) - The authority of Lac Son district has paid heed to taking measures to exploit the unique Muong culture and untouched natural landscapes for tourism development, aiming to turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector, thus creating jobs and incomes for people and businesses, and increasing state budget revenue for the locality.
The identity
of Muong culture is spotlighted at the Khenh Communal HouseFestival 2023
in Van Son commune.
Boasting
beautiful natural landscapes
The highland communes of Ngoc Son, Ngoc Lau, and
Tu Do boast great potential for tourism development because they possess
attractive destinations.
Notably, Ngoc Son commune is home to Ba Nha
international parachuting site, which was selected by the General Department of
Sports to organise the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Paragliding Open
Championship in 2014 thanks to its ideal location and beautiful scenery. From
the top of Mount Ba Nha, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of Vu Ban town and
centre communes of the district.
Meanwhile, Bai Bui in Ngoc Lau commune is
likened to a "green steppe" located on the Ngoc Son - Ngo Luong - Cuc
Phuong trekking route. It is suitable as a stopover for sightseeing, and
organising camping and campfire activities.
Mu waterfall in Tu Do commune is one of the most
attractive tourist destinations in the locality. Located at over 1,000 metres
above the sea level and at the start of the legendary Truong Son mountain
range, Mu waterfall is impressed by its majestic and untouched beauty, and pure
and cool water, and strong water flows. The waterfall is surrounded by an
untouched and picturesque forest landscape. Mu Waterfall is truly a
"paradise” for foreign tourists and youngsters who love motorbike tours to
explore.
Another impressive destination is Thung Hill in
Quy Hoa commune, which is known for its green forests, peaceful small villages
and amazing terraced fields.
Along Tan Lap and Mien Doi communes, Quy Hoa
boasts an extensive system of terraced fields, becoming one of the addresses
being researched and surveyed by scientists towards building a terraced field
heritage dossier in association with tourism development planning.
Lac Son also has a cool climate, hot springs and
Mountain Cot Ca, which is considered the roof of Muong Vang and covered with
fog all year round.
Canh Tang lake with a water surface area of
about 800 ha in Yen Phu commune is suitable for eco-tourism development.
Home to valuable cultural treasures
In addition to natural resources, Lac Son
district is renowned for the traditional cultural values of the Muong ethnic
people, closely associated with many famous places such as Muong Khu, Muong Vo,
Muong Khoi, Muong Vang. Over 91% of Lac Son’s population are Muong ethnic
people.
In recent years, many community-based tourism
models have been formed in Tu Do commune under the direction of ecotourism
development inassociationwith preserving cultural identity.
Traditional cultural values and customs of the
Muong people are still preserved in many villages in the district such as Muong
Vo and Muong Khoi, from traditional stilt houses, and unique costumes to the
Muong language and lifestyle, traditional crafts and cuisine.
Muong Vang is also one of the cradles of folk
singing, and other unique intangible cultures, including traditional festivals,
folk games, and ancestral worship traditions.
The district is also home to cultural and
historical tourism destinations, which become attractive to vistors.
According to Vice Chairman of the People’s
Committee of Lac Son district Bui Van Duong, Lac Son boasts potential to become
a branded tourism area.
The district needs to make more efforts to fully
tap the potential, towards further promoting tourism development and turning
tourism into a local spearhead economic sector, he said./.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
This year, Hoa Binh province strives to have eight communes recognised as meeting new-style rural area standards and five communes satisfying exemplary new-style rural area standards. Since the beginning of the year, the provincial People's Committee has drastically directed the implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building to fulfil the set target.
Cao Phong district achieved positive socio-economic development results last year as drastic comprehensive measures were implemented with high determination of its whole political system, said the Secretary of the district Party Committee Ha Van Di.
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