In the early days of December, Hien Luong commune (Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province) is bustling with the atmosphere of one of the most anticipated events of the year – Da Bac district’s culture, sports and tourism festival 2023 with a range of activities.
Kayaking competition leaves a deep impression on visitors
Da Bac is a revolutionary land that is endowed with natural beauty and rich cultural identities. As a locality located in the Hoa Binh Lake national tourist site’s planning, the district has promoted tourism promotion activities with the goal of turning Da Bac into a green, safe and friendly destination,
Taking place on December 2-3, the culture, sports and tourism festival features many special cultural and sports activities. Visitors can experience the traditional culture of ethnic minorities in the district such as Muong, Dao and Tay. Many local items of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme were displayed at the event such as Da river fish, native black pigs and vegetables.
Trung Thanh is a highland commune of Da Bac district, that is famous with Shan Tuyet tea products. Locals also cultivate other types of vegetables and fruits which are adapted to cool climates such as chayote and taro. These agricultural products offer a variety of choices for tourists.
The commune has many high quality and safe agricultural products but they have not brought high economic efficiency as expected due to limitations relating to products’ promotion, said Bui Thi Tuyen who resides in Trung Thanh commune’s Trung Tam hamlet. Thus, the organisation of activities to promote tourism and agricultural products is very important to local residents.
The highlight of the festival is strolling from the commune centre to Ke hamlet. This activity attracted over 400 participants with the message of protecting the environment and landscape around Hoa Binh reservoir area. In particular, the kayaking competition was exciting with the participation of over 100 athletes. This is one of the attractive tourism products for travelers when visiting and staying in Hien Luong commune as well as other communes in the Hoa Binh reservoir area.
Phung Thi Dien, a tourist from Tan Son district, Phu Tho province said this is the first time she has visited Da Bac during a tourism promotion event and she had an interesting experience. She was impressed by the beautiful scenery around the Hoa Binh Hydropower plant and the hospitality of local residents.
Da Bac district has over 7,000 hectares of water surface and many communes in the Hoa Binh Lake National Tourist Site’s planning.
Luong Van Thi, Chairman of the Da Bac District People’s Committee, said that in its planning, Da Bac was divided into three areas. They comprise seven communes surrounding Hoa Binh reservoir area, which will develop tourism in line with planning approved by the Prime Minister; the town area that is designated for urban and industrial zones development, and highland communes which will develop forestry in association with experiential and cultural tourism.
The district Party Congress’s Resolution also determined sustainable development of agriculture, forestry and industry associated with tourism and services to promote the district’s socio-economic development, he continued. Thus, the district has been implementing solutions to promote tourism promotion to attract domestic and foreign travellers. Last year, the district organised a cultural, sports and tourism festival and this year’s edition was held on a larger scale with more activities. The district determined that this is a key task and the event will be held annually with the goal of developing tourism into a key economic sector, he said.
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