Northern mountainous district rolls out measures to develop tourism

Mu Cang Chai district of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has launched various measures to enhance tourism development.
Northern mountainous district rolls out measures to develop tourism ảnh 1Terraced paddy fields in Mu Cang Chai district of Yen Bai province (Photo: VNA)
Yen Bai (VNA) – Mu Cang Chaidistrict of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai has launched variousmeasures to enhance tourism development.

In recent year, the district enjoyed an increasingnumber of tourists, as it welcomed 90,000 visitors last year, compared to justabout 20,000 recorded in 2015.

More than 40,000 holidaymakers travelled tothe district in this year’s first half.

Local authorities have instructed relevantagencies to implement the province’s resolutions on Mong ethnic group’s cultureconservation and tourism services development in line with national sites ofterraced rice fields and historical relics, said Secretary of the district’sParty Committee Nong Viet Yen.

The district will also work to conserve andpromote traditional costumes of ethnic groups in the locality to bolstertourism.

It has stepped up communications to raisepublic awareness of environmental protection and development in eco-tourism,community-based tourism, resort tourism and adventure sport tourism.

Afforestation is also a priority in Mu CangChai. In late July, trees were planted on more than 100ha of naturalpreventive forests in an effort to raise income for local residents and createtourist landscapes. The acreage of trees and local flower plants is set toexpand in the coming time.

Mu Cang Chai has 500ha of terraced rice fieldscultivated for centuries by the Mong ethnic minority people in La Pan Tan, CheCu Nha, and De Xu Phinh communes. This is among the 2,500ha recognised as anational heritage site in 2007 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

Terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai arebeautiful year-round. Visitors in March can see glittering ponds before localsplant rice seedlings from April to May. After May, the hills are covered ingreen until the fields start to turn yellow with ripe rice in early September.During the harvest in October, the golden rice fields stand out amidst green forests.–VNA 
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