Vinh Phuc province is home to several popular tourist destinations. Notably, Tam Dao is an ideal summer resort in the north, standing 900m above sea level. (Photo: VNA)Vinh Phuc (VNA) – The northern midland province of Vinh Phuc welcomed over15.5 million tourists between 2017 and 2019, according to the provincialDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The department said over the past three years, the number of holiday-makers toVinh Phuc grew 15 percent on average, helping to increase the local budget andimprove living standards.
In 2017, the locality served 4.45 million visitors, including 33,500foreigners. The numbers are expected to reach 5.9 million and 43,100,respectively, this year. Each vacationer spends about one and a half days inthe province.
Revenue generated by the tourism sector increased from 1.42 trillion VND (61.5million USD) in 2017 to around 1.8 trillion VND in 2019.
Vinh Phuc has 409 accommodation establishments with more than 7,500 rooms,including 41 hotels rated from two to five starts. Among the 10 travelbusinesses operating in the locality, there are four international companies.
Located 80km to the north of Hanoi, Vinh Phuc has optimised its geographical advantageand natural resources, as well as historical and cultural relic sites, tobecome a safe and friendly tourist destination.
To ensure safety for tourists, Vinh Phuc has instructed competent agencies andlocalities to intensify inspections, and asked restaurants, entertainment sitesand accommodation establishments to maintain service prices even in the peakseason, while paying attention to environmental protection and food hygiene.
A wide range ofproducts have been developed to lure more visitors, including eco-tourism,homestays, cultural-spiritual tourism, resort tourism, and MICE (Meeting,Incentive, Conference and Event) tourism.
Notably, severalnewly-launched tours have attracted a slew of travellers such as the one-daytour to conquer Tam Dao Mountain Range, the “Spiritual Path” tour, and the HaiLuu stork reserve, among others.
The province is home to several popular tourist destinations. Notably, Tam Daois an ideal summer resort in the north, standing 900m above sea level.
Tam Dao NationalPark is nearby where the vegetation coverage is representative of five types oftropical forest. The flora consists of 904 species and the rich fauna includes307 species.
At the foot ofTam Dao Mountain, Dai Lai Lake is an artificial reservoir. Dai Lai is blessedwith a favourable climate, cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Over thelake lies a 3-hectare island which is home to different kinds of birds.Tourists also have a chance to enjoy panoramic views of the lake from the topof Than Lan Mountain.
Located 90kmfrom Tam Dao, Tay Thien is well-known for its beautiful forests, streams,waterfalls and grottoes.
The provincealso has bountiful tangible and intangible cultural sites with nearly 1,000relics that include Ha Tien Pagoda, Binh Son Tower, Huong Canh Temple, Hai BaTrung Temple and Dong Dau archeological site. Visitors will also be fascinated bytraditional feasts, peculiar crafts, melodious folk songs, traditional games andtasty local dishes.
Trong Quan DucBac singing - folk singing between male and female groups – has been practisedby locals in Vinh Phuc for centuries and become a cultural “speciality” of thelocality.
The art forminvolves a spontaneous back and forth repartee accompanied by drums. The wittyresponse of singers on various topics and in different voices is a uniquefeature of this folk art.
Each spring,young men from Duc Bac village and young women from the neighbouring provinceof Phu Tho gather on the banks of a river in Duc Bac to engage in Trong Quansinging, through which they express their love. The singing then gradually movesto the yard of the communal house.
To turn the folk art into a unique tourismproduct for Vinh Phuc, it is necessary to organise performances atcultural-historic sites and popular tourist attractions, and include Trong Quanshows in community-based tours./.
VNA
