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.
The People’s Committee of Tan Lac district recently hosted a cultural, sports and tourism festival of local highland communes and a ceremony to receive the Heritage Tree designation.
Hien Luong commune in Da Bac district is blessed with beautiful landscapes, thanks to its location besides a vast, picturesque reservoir with clear waters year-round. This natural advantage has allowed the local ethnic minorities to develop sustainable tourism, becoming a community tourism destination.
The 2024 Tour Guide Competition was held in the framework of the Hoa Binh Provincial Culture and Tourism Week, bringing together 13 contestants from seven districts and cities to celebrate the vital role of tour guides as cultural ambassadors.
Nature has generously endowed Hien Luong Commune (Da Bac district) with many beautiful landscapes, including the vast and poetic lake area, with clear blue water all year round. These conditions are favorable for the ethnic minority communities here to develop a sustainable economy and establish community tourism destinations.
