Covering a total area of nearly 2,400 sq.m., the Dong Van Stone Plateau housed 34 percent of the province’s population.
The recognition of Dong Van as the first geopark in Vietnam and thesecond in Southeast Asia by the Global Network of National Geoparks(GGN) in October last year had created an impetus for local tourismdevelopment.
Ha Giang province developed communitycultural villages and tourism infrastructure in an effort to lure morethan 350,000 tourists in 2011, bringing in around 300 billion VND inrevenue.
Also, since 2007, Ha Giang provinceinvested over 989 billion VND to build 91 water reservoirs on the DongVan Stone Plateau, of which 37 have been completed and put into use.
The operation of the reservoirs helps solve long-lasting watershortages and improve the lives of ethnic minority people in theprovince’s four poor mountainous districts, namely Quan Ba, Yen Minh,Dong Van and Meo Vac.
They also help boost economic development and maintain political stability in the border area of the nation./.