(HBO) - Lac Thuy district in the northwestern province of Hoa Binh boasts advantages and potential for developing diverse types of tourism. Located along the poetic Boi River with beautiful natural landscapes and majestic mountains, Lac Thuy has become attractive to visitors.
A commemorative house for people with meritorious services and
staff and workers of the first money printing
plantof the revolutionary government of Vietnam in Lac Thuy district.
La Thuy is home to six national relic sites, 12 provincial-level relics,
and 29 relic sites listed in the provincial People's Committee's inventory
decision. The district organizes 32 traditional festivals every year, with two district-level
ones.
The
money printing
plant in Lac Thuy, which is the first establishment of this kind in Vietnam, was recognized
as a national relic site in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism. The relic site has contributed to
educating young people about the revolutionary and patriotic tradition and sense
of national self-reliance.
Meanwhile, Niem mountain cave in Phu Thanh commune was recognized as a
national relic site in 2014.
Tourism and services have been identified as the important economic sectors in the district’s economic structure. Besides activities
to promote its potential, the local authority has completed a tourism development planning scheme, which focuses on improving the business and investment environment, and attracting investment resources to develop
tourism and services.
Since 2015, ten tourism infrastructure projects worth nearly 452 billion VND have been built in
the district, including important
works such as tourism infrastructure facilities in Lac Thuy district, a commemorative house for people with meritorious services and staff and workers of the money printing
plant, aschoolofsouthern ethniccadres, and a project to
upgrade Tien pagoda.
The district also welcomed tourism
development projects such as Dong Tam resort complex, Da Bac village
eco-tourism project, and Huong Binh cable cabin line in Phu Nghia commune,
among others.
Many tourist areas in the district have become attractive destinations
for domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to promoting the province’s tourism
industry.
Statistics show that the total number of travelers
visiting tourist destinations in the district reached over 3.37 million in the last five years,
mainly domestic tourists./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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