(HBO) - Promoting the potential and advantages of local tourism, Yen Thuy district has set a goal of developing spiritual and religious tourism, becoming a friendly, safe and attractive destination for tourists.
Xam village in Phu Lai commune is upgraded and restored as an attractive spiritual tourist spot of Yen Thuy district.
The district focuses on developing the domestic tourist market
from Hanoi, Red River Delta provinces, gradually expanding to the southern
provinces. It exploits international tourist markets such as mainland China,
Taiwan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Attention will
be paid to promoting the potential of eco-tourism of primitive forests in Lac
Luong and Da Phuc communes; Water Cave - Thien Ton cave in Ngoc Luong commune
and Thien Long cave.
Bui Van Hong, Vice Chairman of the district People's Committee, said in order
to create momentum for tourism development, the district has restored a number
of historical and cultural relics such as Hang Pagoda - Chua Cave at a cost of
1.95 billion VND and Thuong Communal House in Yen Tri commune with a budget of
about 900 million VND from contributions from local people.
A number of traditional festivals are being preserved to create typical tourism
products. In addition, the district also promotes the values of national
cultural identity through the art performance teams at grassroots level.
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected the district’s development of
tourism since 2020. The total number of visitors to the district last year was
5,961, reaching 12.2 percent of the year’s year while the revenue decreased
sharply to only 3.2 billion VND, accounting for 26.67 percent of the plan. The
prolonged pandemic has resulted in a standstill of tourism activities this
year.
To ensure the quality and create professionalism in organisation of tourism
activities, the district sets up an inspection team in the field of culture and
regularly examines the activities of the relics’ management boards, Hong said.
Students are dispatched to participate in training programmes, fostering
professional tourism activities organised by the Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism and were granted certificates in accordance with the Ministry of
Culture, Sports and Tourism’s regulations, he added.
The Vice Chairman of the district People's Committee said to promote and
introduce Yen Thuy tourism, the district’s Centre for Culture, Sports and
Tourism has made short videos about scenic spots, tourist attractions, communal
house architecture and pagodas namely "Yen Thuy - potential and strengths in
tourism development” and "Yen Thuy - hidden beauty”.
Projects and programmes under the district's tourism development plan are
posted on the district's website, thereby attracting investors to the sector in
the locality.
As the COVID-19 pandemic is gradually controlled, Yen Thuy district strives to
revive tourism by focusing on attracting investment, strengthening the
management and product diversification as well as promoting dissemination on
tourism and environmental protection./.
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.
Da Bac district, bestowed with stunning landscapes, is developing ecological and resort tourism offerings. Several tourist sites, put into operation this year, has attracted throngs of high-spending and young domestic visitors.
