Visitors at the My Khanh Tourism Village (Photo: VNA) Le Van Sang, Director of My Khanh Tourism Village, said the recognition will contribute to preserving andpromoting unique cultural and artistic values of the Southwest region, andserve as a premise for the village to upgrade its tourism products, thus promotingrural economic development in the direction of rural and community-basedtourism model.
The recognition is expected tofurther promote tourism potential of Can Tho and the Mekong Delta region ingeneral to domestic and international visitors, he said.
Established in 1996, My Khanhtourist village is seen as an attractive and typical tourist destination of CanTho. Covering an area of 30ha, the village provides numerous entertainment, leisureand relaxation activities.
The destination serves thousands oftourists every year, earning great revenues for the municipal tourism sector,he said.
Not only attracting tourists, MyKhanh Tourist Village in particular and tourist destinations in Phong Dien ingeneral have focused on promoting local OCOP products and specialties totourists, contributing to preserving and promoting cultural values andtraditional cuisine of the Mekong Delta region, Sang added.
A site for introducing and selling OCOP products is launched in the village. (Photo: VNA) On the occasion, a site for introducingand selling OCOP products was launched in thevillage.
Meanwhile, a trade fair featuring 50pavilions which kicked off in the village on the same day is introducing specialtiesand OCOP products of the Mekong Delta region. The event will last until January1, 2024.
According to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Ngoc He, CanTho has so far had 148 products recognised as three-and four-star OCOP products.
The “One Commune, One Product” programmehas importantly contributed to implementing the nationaltarget programme on new-style rural area building in the locality, and improvingthe material and spiritual life of residents in rural areas./.
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