Visitors at the buckwheat field of Ha Giang. (Photo: VNA)HaGiang (VNA) – Dong Van district in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang looks to become themost attractive tourism destination in the north by 2020.
DongVan has huge potential for tourism development thanks to its splendidlandscapes and a diversity of historical and cultural relic sites, said NguyenTrung Ngoc, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee.
According to Ngoc, the district, located in thecore zone of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, is home to over 40 percent ofthe total geological relic sites in the park. It also boasts four nationalhistorical and cultural relic sites, namely the Vuong family Palace, Dong Vanancient town, Lung Cu national flag pole, and the Tay Cuon fossil relic site in Ma Le commune.
Ethnic minority groups in the region stillpractice their time-honoured traditions, many of which have been recognised as partof the national intangible cultural heritage such as the ancestor worshipritual of the Lo Lo, the Forest God worship ritual of the Pu Peo, and the GauTao spring festival of the Mong.
Following the recognition of the Dong Van KarstPlateau Geopark in 2010, the number of visitors to Dong Van has increased rapidly,rising more than 10 fold from 20,000 to more than 260,000 in 2016.
To meet the demand of visitors, the district hascalled for investment in facilities serving tourism, with focus on restaurantand hotel network, Vice Chairman Ngoc said, stressing that at the same time,the district strengthens the protection of the environment and culturalheritage.
In order to become the most popular destinationsin the northern region, Dong Van plans to build on its current touristproducts, with more attention paid to the local buckwheat fields because in thepast two years, the annual Buckwheat Flower Festival alone lures 50 percent ofthe year’s total number of tourists to Ha Giang province.
The festival is also among local tourismhighlights in the National Tourism Year 2017.
The locality will invest around 10 billion VND(438,000 USD) in planting more buckwheat in every tourism sites and buildingparking zones and toilets to serve tourists.
Trieu Thi Tinh, Vice Deputy Director of theprovincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Dong Van KarstPlateau is one of the must-see destination in the journey to the northernmountainous region.
The province has submitted to the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism a proposal to make the Dong Van Karst Plateau anational tourism site.
Dong Van has received 4,000 arrivals so far thisyear, up 30 percent from the same period last year. The figure is expected toreach 300,000 by the end of this year.-VNA
DongVan has huge potential for tourism development thanks to its splendidlandscapes and a diversity of historical and cultural relic sites, said NguyenTrung Ngoc, Vice Chairman of the district People’s Committee.
According to Ngoc, the district, located in thecore zone of the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, is home to over 40 percent ofthe total geological relic sites in the park. It also boasts four nationalhistorical and cultural relic sites, namely the Vuong family Palace, Dong Vanancient town, Lung Cu national flag pole, and the Tay Cuon fossil relic site in Ma Le commune.
Ethnic minority groups in the region stillpractice their time-honoured traditions, many of which have been recognised as partof the national intangible cultural heritage such as the ancestor worshipritual of the Lo Lo, the Forest God worship ritual of the Pu Peo, and the GauTao spring festival of the Mong.
Following the recognition of the Dong Van KarstPlateau Geopark in 2010, the number of visitors to Dong Van has increased rapidly,rising more than 10 fold from 20,000 to more than 260,000 in 2016.
To meet the demand of visitors, the district hascalled for investment in facilities serving tourism, with focus on restaurantand hotel network, Vice Chairman Ngoc said, stressing that at the same time,the district strengthens the protection of the environment and culturalheritage.
In order to become the most popular destinationsin the northern region, Dong Van plans to build on its current touristproducts, with more attention paid to the local buckwheat fields because in thepast two years, the annual Buckwheat Flower Festival alone lures 50 percent ofthe year’s total number of tourists to Ha Giang province.
The festival is also among local tourismhighlights in the National Tourism Year 2017.
The locality will invest around 10 billion VND(438,000 USD) in planting more buckwheat in every tourism sites and buildingparking zones and toilets to serve tourists.
Trieu Thi Tinh, Vice Deputy Director of theprovincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Dong Van KarstPlateau is one of the must-see destination in the journey to the northernmountainous region.
The province has submitted to the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism a proposal to make the Dong Van Karst Plateau anational tourism site.
Dong Van has received 4,000 arrivals so far thisyear, up 30 percent from the same period last year. The figure is expected toreach 300,000 by the end of this year.-VNA
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