Blessed with a stunning natural landscape, fresh air, and a unique cultural identity, Mai Chau district, where the Thai people make up over 60% of its population, has located itself on the Vietnamese tourism map with community tourism.
The Thai ethnic
group in Mai Hich commune, Mai Chau district, optimise their unique culture in
community tourism.
Over-700-year-old Lac hamlet in Chieng Chau
commune began to provide tourism services in the 1960s, welcoming the first
international diplomatic delegations.
Today, traditional customs are still preserved
by local residents, which, together with the natural landscape, has helped the
hamlet attract crowds of tourists and make its name in the bucket list of many
foreign visitors.
Apart from Lac, other Thai hamlets like Pom
Coong in Mai Chau town, and Nhot in Na Phon commune are also well-known
community tourism destinations thanks to their unique cultural traits, simple
yet rustic architectural styles, and natural landscapes.
Apart from community tourism, some homestay
service providers have also built resorts to cater to the diverse demands of
tourists.
Over the past three years, Mai Chau has
maintained the market fair model on every Sunday in its centre, helping promote
community tourism there.
Ngan Van Tuan, head of the district Bureau of
Culture and Information, said Mai Chau has seen tourism as a spearhead economic
sector driven by community and resort tourism.
With eight community tourism sites, including
six run by the Thai people, the district welcomed over 600,000 holidaymakers in
the first eight months of this year, of them 20% foreign.
Community tourism not only contributes to
economic restructuring, job creation, raising income, and improving living
standards, but also plays a role in cultural preservation, the official said.
Boasting stunning landscapes, and standout cultural traits, many localities across Hoa Binh province have developed unique offerings to bolster rural tourism.
The People's Committee of Hoa Binh province hosted a conference on August 22 to evaluate the implementation of a project to develop Hoa Binh Lake tourist area into a national tourist area by 2025. Nguyen Van Toan, Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and head of the steering committee for implementing the project, presided over the conference.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has rolled out a rural tourism development programme to tap into the potential of its rural areas. This policy has played a crucial role in boosting the local economy, enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of new rural area building efforts.
Kim Boi district, identified as a key zone of tourism, urban, and service development, has been coordinating with relevant sectors and units to carry out various measures on planning, investment attraction, tourism product development, and brand building to maximise its distinctive tourism potential and advantages.
Since the beginning of the year, Mai Chau district has focused on organizing the numerous major events of culture, sport, and tourism, highlighting the local ethnic cultural identity to attract visitors and stimulate the local tourism.
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.
