(HBO) – Different from empty streets on the Lunar New Year’s Eve, from the third day of the first lunar month, tourist and spiritual sites in Hoa Binh province have attracted crowds who want to enjoy the Tet holiday and pray for a happy new year. As a result, the roads leading to tourist sites, pagodas and temples are crowded with people and vehicles. Many people have complied with COVID-19 prevention and control regulations such as wearing masks and disinfecting hands with sanitisers. However, due to the large number of people gathered, it is difficult to keep a distance, thus posing a latent risk of infection.
People visiting Dau Rong Mountain tourist area and Bong Lai
temple in Cao Phong town (Cao Phong district) wear masks and disinfect hands
with sanitisers.
People and vehicles at the white stone pass area, Phu Cuong
commune (Tan Lac district).
Many tourists choose Lac hamlet, Chieng Chau commune (Mai
Chau) as their destination in the early spring of the Year of the Tiger.
Boats busy bringing tourists to visit and worship at Bo
temple on Hoa Binh lake area in Thung Nai commune (Cao Phong) and Vay Nua
commune (Da Bac).
Avana Retreat in Bao La commune (Mai Chau), 30 km from Mai
Chau town, have all its 42 rooms fully booked from the 29th day of the last
lunar month of the Year of the Buffalo to the sixth day of the first month of
the Year of the Tiger. Guests are mainly families.
Many families come to the Heritage Park of Vietnamese
Scientists in Bac Phong commune (Cao Phong) and take photo for their children
with a tiger statue - the symbol of the Year of the Tiger.
The management of prize-winning games, the trading of small
change, and food safety at tourist attractions in the province in general and
at Dau Rong Mountain tourist area (Cao Phong) in particular should receive due
attention to ensure safety.
Every year, on the 26th day of the 10th lunar month, people in the Muong Trac and Muong Ram areas, Lac Thinh commune, Yen Thuy district, celebrate the "De” rice (fermented rice) festival.
Grapefruit is the main crop in Tan Lac district. From mid-November until now, Tan Lac red grapefruit has entered the autumn period.
Starting from the end of October, Cao Phong orange region entered a new target. With confirmed quality, Cao Phong oranges have a special appeal for consumers inside and outside Hoa Binh province as well as tourists to Hoa Binh.
(HBO) - Within the framework of activities of the first Fish and Shrimp Festival of Da river in Hoa Binh province; OCOP Agricultural Fair and product exhibition in the Northern midlands and mountainous areas in 2023, in the evening of October 26, the Provincial People's Committee held the festival praying for fish and releasing flower lanterns on Da River.
(HBO) - Mai Chau district is not only known for its fresh climate, poetic landscape and hospitable ethnic people but also for its native folk culture, festivals, and traditional crafts. These are the "golden advantages" for developing community-based tourism, making Mai Chau an attractive tourist destination.
(HBO) - A night festival with flower-shaped lanterns was held on the Da river in Hoa Binh city on October 26 as part of the activities in the framework of the first Da River Fish-Shrimp Festival, and the Agricultural Fair and Exhibition of OCOP products in the northern midland and mountainous region in 2023. The event attracted crowds of visitors and local residents. Thousands of colourful lanterns were floated, creating a shimmering scene on the river. Each lantern carried messages of peace, good fortune, and good weather.