A view of the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort in Vinh Phuc province (Photo: vinhphuc.gov.vn)VinhPhuc (VNA) – The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc aims towelcome 6 million tourists in 2019, including 43,500 foreigners, and rake in1.91 trillion VND (82.13 million USD) from the tourism sector.
Thenumber of visitors to Vinh Phuc has increased rapidly over the past yearsthanks to the locality’s investment in infrastructure and its efforts toimprove service quality.
Thefigure rose from 3.8 million in 2016, including 28,000 foreigners, to 5.2million last year, with 40,200 foreign holiday makers. The province earnedabout 1.67 trillion (71.81 million USD) from the tourism sector in 2018.
Accordingto the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in the first ninemonths of this year, the province served about 4.6 million tourists, up 17percent year-on-year, including about 39,000 foreign vacationers.
Duringthe reviewed period, the sector bagged 1.38 trillion VND (59.34 million USD),representing a year-on-year increase of 15 percent.
Withthe increasing numbers and the diversification of tourism services, the targetset for 2019 is reachable, the department said.
Toensure safety for tourists, Vinh Phuc has instructed competent agencies andlocalities to intensify inspection, and asked restaurants, entertainment sitesand accommodation establishments to maintain their service prices even in thepeak season, while paying attention to environmental protection and foodhygiene.
Awide range of tourism products have been developed to lure more visitors,comprising eco-tourism, homestay, culture-spiritual tourism, resort tourism,and MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Event) tourism.
Notably,several newly-launched tours have attracted a slew of travellers such as the one-daytour to conquer Tam Dao Mountain Range, “Spiritual Path” tour, and Hai Luustork eco-tourism, among others.
VinhPhuc province is now home to 67 hotels and 299 lodging facilities with a totalof 6,389 standard rooms. There are 10 travel businesses operating in thelocality, including four international firms.
Theprovince is home to several popular tourist destinations. Tam Dao Resort is anideal summer resort in the north, standing 900m above sea-level.
TheTam Dao National Park is just nearby where the vegetation coverage isrepresentative of five types of tropical forest. The flora consists of 904species and the rich fauna includes 307 species.
Atthe foot of Tam Dao Mountain, Dai Lai Lake is an artificially created lake. DaiLai is blessed with a favourable climate, cool summer and warm winter. Over thelake lies a 3-hectare island which is home to difference kinds of birds.Tourists also have a chance to enjoy panoramic view of the lake from top ofThan Lan Mountain.
Located90km from Tam Dao, Tay Thien Site is well-known with the beauty of forests,streams, waterfalls, and grottoes.
Theprovince also has bountiful tangible and intangible cultural values throughnearly 1,000 relics such as Ha Tien Pagoda, Binh Son Tower, Huong Canh Temple,Hai Ba Trung Temple and Dong Dau archeological site. Visitors will also befascinated with local traditional feasts, peculiar crafts, melodious folksongs, traditional popular games as well as tasteful local dishes.
Trongquan Duc Bac singing - response folk singing between male and female groups –has been practised by locals in Vinh Phuc for centuries and has become acultural “speciality” of the locality.
Theart form involves spontaneous back and forth repartee singing accompanied bydrums. The witty response of singers on various topics and in different voicesis a unique feature of this folk art.
Eachspring, young men in Duc Bac village of Vinh Phuc province and young women fromthe neighbouring province of Phu Tho gather on the bank of a river in Duc Bacto engage in Trong quan singing, through which they express their love. Thesinging then gradually moved to the yard of the communal house.
Toturn the folk art into a unique tourism product for Vinh Phuc, it is necessaryto organise performances at cultural-historic sites and popular touristattractions, and include Trong Quan shows in programmes of community-basedtours./.
VNA
