Quang Nam promotes tourism in mountainous areas

A spring festival kicked off at the Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) tourist site in the mountainous district of Dong Giang, central Quang Nam province, on March 10.
Quang Nam promotes tourism in mountainous areas ảnh 1The Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) tourist site has won a Vietnamese record for the ecotourism area with the most natural waterfalls. (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) – A spring festival kickedoff at the Cong Troi (Heaven Gate) tourist site in the mountainous district of DongGiang, central Quang Nam province, on March 10.

The festival opens up a series of activitiespromoting tourism in mountainous areas and forms part of the province’s high-qualitytourism products.

It offers an opportunity to visitors to learn aboutlocal culture through folk games and traditional dances, with the participationof tens of artisans, while exploring the site which has won a Vietnamese recordfor the ecotourism area with the most natural waterfalls.

As from April 2022, the site has welcomed more than42,000 holidaymakers. The event alone is expected to attract more than 5,000.

According to Vo Ngoc Anh, General Director of FVGTravel that represents the management and operation unit of the site, therewill be more festivals and events associated with local culture in the timeahead.

Quang Nam province, home to UNESCO-recognised Hoi Anancient city and My Son sanctuary, served nearly 4.8 million visitors in 2022when it hosted the National Tourism Year, 13 times higher than the previousyear.

The locality earned 3.8 trillion VND (160.43 millionUSD) from the sector, representing an eight-fold rise year-on-year./.
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