Master plan to develop Tan Trao national tourism site unveiled

The People’s Committee of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has recently held a ceremony to announce the Prime Minister’s decision to approve a master plan for the development of Tan Trao national tourism site through 2030.
Master plan to develop Tan Trao national tourism site unveiled ảnh 1Culture - tourism village in Tan Trao commune (Photo VNA)

Tuyen Quang (VNA)
– The People’sCommittee of the northern province of Tuyen Quang has recently held a ceremonyto announce the Prime Minister’s decision to approve a master plan for thedevelopment of Tan Trao national tourism site through 2030.

The February 24 event saw the presence ofPolitburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, permanent member of the Secretariat of theCommunist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and head of the CPVCC’sInspection Commission.

According to the plan, the site will cover fivecommunes in Son Duong district and one in Yen Son district with a core area of2,500 hectares.

Investment will be mobilised from all possibleresources, including the State budget, tourism development support fund,organisations, businesses and other economic sectors to develop tourisminfrastructure, restaurants, hotels and homestay services, especially in TanTrao, Minh Thanh, Trung Yen communes of Son Duong district.

The site is expected to welcome 1.5 millionvisitors, including 2,000 foreigners, by 2025, and 2 million holidaymakers,including 35,000 international tourists, by 2030. Revenue from tourism at thesite is hoped to exceed 600 billion VND (26.3 million USD) in 2025 and 1.65trillion VND (72.4 million USD) five years later.

Speaking at the function, Vuong described TanTrao as one of the most important revolutionary bases in the nation’s historyin the 20th century.

The master plan aims to develop Tan Trao into aleading revolutionary, historical and cultural tourism centre in the northernmountainous region and the country as well, Vuong said.

He urged local authorities to build specificplans to implement the plan effectively and encourage investors to carry outprojects at the site, ensuring the preservation of cultural and historicalvalues.

On the occasion, the province launched apatriotic emulation campaign and a New Year tree planting festival.

Earlier, Vuong offered incense at Lan Na Nua,where late President Ho Chi Minh lived and worked from late May 1945 to Augustthe same year. The official also presented gifts to families who contributed tothe revolution in Tan Trao commune and planted a commemorative tree at Tan Traocommunal house.

Tan Trao, known as Vietnam’s revolutionarycradle, was once the home of President Ho Chi Minh and Party central agenciesin the period before the success of the August Revolution and in the resistancewar against French colonialists.

It was the venue for many historic events leading up to the August Revolutionvictory, including the Congress of People’s Representatives chaired byPresident Ho Chi Minh on August 16, 1945 to decide the destiny of thenation.-VNA
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