(HBO) – The People’s Committee of Mai Chau district in Hoa Binh province held a highland market festival and a cultural-art exchange in Mai Chau town on April 4, as part of activities marking the southern liberation and national reunification day (April 30) and May Day (May 1). The festival will be held every Sunday to stimulate local tourism.
Visitors play folk games during the festival in Mai
Chau.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, local tourism is developing.
In March alone, tourist destinations welcomed thousands of visitors.
During the festival, visitors enjoyed unique and attractive
tourist products, music performances imbued with national cultural identity,
played popular folk games such as tu lu, to le, rope swing, contributing to
introducing and popularising local tourism images, beauty of local customs and
cultural identity of ethnic minorities./.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
According to the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Planning and Investment, in Hoa Binh Lake tourist area, there are currently 16 licensed or certified service, cultural and tourism investment projects with a land use area of about 1,444 hectares, and a total capital of over 3.3 trillion VND (133.5 million USD). In addition to investment attraction, the province is speeding up the implementation of projects so as to realise a goal of developing Hoa Binh Lake tourist area into a national one.
These days, tourist attractions in Mai Chau district, especially those highlighted by the charming and romantic white Ban (Bauhinia) flower blossoms, are attracting a large number of visitors from across the country. Visiting these sites, tourists can immerse themselves in the pristine and majestic beauty of nature.
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