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 (Hoa Binh province) 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.
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