
According to the provincial Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism, Ha Giang takes cultural heritage as a resource for tourismgrowth with special values that can create attractive products and drawtourists.
Right in 2022 when Vietnam reopened the tourism market, HaGiang welcomed more than 2.2 million visitors and earned 4.53 billion VND (185.99million USD) from them. The figures rose to 3 million and 7.09 trillion VND,respectively, in 2023.
The higher number of tourists has made an importantcontribution to the province's GDP growth, contributing to poverty reductionand improving the living conditions of locals, especially in ethnic minority-inhabitedareas.
In order to preserve and promote the values of cultural heritage sites inassociation with tourism development, Ha Giang plans to boost the communication work on the meaning and significance of cultural heritageconservation, while focusing on restoring cultural relics, traditionalfestivals, and cultural practices, and promoting community-based tourism,according to the department.
Ha Giang is home to more than 20 ethnic groups such as Mong, Tay, Dao, Nung, and Giay who have their own traditional culture,lifestyle and customs, plus exciting festivals for visitors and researchers.
The region boasts many historical relics and majesticlandscapes, such as the Heaven Gate, the Quan Ba double mountains in Quan Badistrict; the Mong King’s Vuong Palace, the Lung Cu National Flag Pole in DongVan district; the Ma Pi Leng Pass in Meo Vac district; and picturesque terracedfields in Hoang Su Phi. They attract many visitors to come for fun orfor research.
In 2010, the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Dong Van district wasofficially recognised by the UNESCO as a global karst geo-park, the first of itskind in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia (after the Langkawi Park inMalaysia)./.