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Quang Nam province develops sustainable marine tourism

The central province of Quang Nam has been paid due attention to the development of tourism infrastructure as the locality is looking to develop sustainable sea and island tourism products.
Quang Nam province develops sustainable marine tourism ảnh 1A corner of Cu Lao Cham (Photo: VNA)
Quang Nam (VNA) – The central province of Quang Nam has been paid dueattention to the development of tourism infrastructure as the locality islooking to develop sustainable sea and island tourism products.

According to Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism Nguyen Thanh Hong, Quang Nam is working to create strong “brand” namesfor its sea and island eco-tourism models.

Quang Nam is home to renowned Hoi An ancient city, a UNESCO cultural heritagesite.  Over the years, Hoi An has been a top global travel destination andconsidered as a living museum of history and architecture.

Besides, it houses Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island) which was recognised as a World BiosphereReserve by UNESCO in May 2009 thanks to its diverse eco-system and ancientcultural and historical sites.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Hoi An city Tran Anh said sustainable seaand island tourism development has been an inevitable choice of the ancientcity.

The city successfully restore local coral reefs to serve scuba diving ofvisitors, particularly foreigners, he said, adding with support of advancedtechnologies, locals in Tan Hiep commune assisted marine reserves to recover morethan 6,000 coral reefs./.
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