The Mong ethnic community-based cultural and tourism village in Pa Vi Ha hamlet of Pa Vi commune, Ha Giang province's Meo Vac district (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dunghas assigned the People’s Committee of northernmost Ha Giang province to make ageneral plan for developing four urban areas into tourism centres of the DongVan Karst Plateau Geopark.
The UNESCO global geopark covers 232,606hectares in Dong Van, Meo Vac, Yen Minh and Quan Ba districts.
Its population is forecast to reach 320,000 –325,000 by 2020 and 370,000 – 375,000 by 2030. Meanwhile, the number ofvisitors there is expected to increase to 700,000 – 800,000 by 2020 and 1 – 1.1million by 2030.
In 2017, a plan for developing the geopark up to2030 was approved.
Under this plan, four urban areas are set tobecome tourism centres, namely Dong Van town – centre for cultural andhistorical tourism; Meo Vac town – centre for science and adventure tourism andborder gate trade; Yen Minh town – centre for eco-tourism and green growth; andTam Son town – centre for tourism and entertainment services.
Additionally, Ha Giang will develop functionalareas to meet demand for tourism and trading service development, conserveheritage values of local urban areas and improve infrastructure and services attraditional villages to serve community-based tourism. It will also work toensure construction activities do not harm natural landscapes and theenvironment in urban areas.
Dong Van plateau was recognised as a member ofthe Global Network of National Geoparks in 2010, becoming the first geologicalpark in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia.-VNA
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