Ha Giang optimises cultural resource for tourism development

The northernmost province of Ha Giang, honoured as the “Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination” by World Travel Awards 2023 and among the 52 best places to travel in 2023 by New York Times, is rolling out measures to optimise its cultural values for tourism development and taking tourism expansion as a way to preserve and promote the local culture.
Ha Giang optimises cultural resource for tourism development ảnh 1Ha Giang is honoured as the “Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination” by World Travel Awards in 2023. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The northernmost province of HaGiang, honoured as the “Asia's Leading Emerging Tourism Destination” by WorldTravel Awards 2023 and among the 52 best places to travel in 2023 by NewYork Times, is rolling out measures to optimise its cultural values for tourismdevelopment and taking tourism expansion as a way to preserve and promote the localculture.

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)./.
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