Bac Ninh: Sweet fruit season attracts visitors from all over

Land of incense

At this time, orange and grapefruit gardens in wards and communes: Phuong Son, Chu, Luc Ngan, Nam Duong, Luc Son, ... are bustling with traders coming to buy products and tourists coming to visit. Farmers are happy because oranges and grapefruits have a good harvest and high prices; tourists are happy because they can immerse themselves in the space of sweet fruits. Surprised by the charm of the orchard, Ms. Nguyen Thi Bien, residential group 4, Yen Dung ward shared: "I have heard a lot about the orange and grapefruit area of Luc Ngan, but because I am busy, I only have the opportunity to visit this year. It is a pity for those who have not come here even once to immerse themselves in nature and enjoy the sweetness of the fruits in the garden." Saying that, Ms. Bien chattered with a group of friends dressed as village girls, taking the opportunity to record beautiful moments.

Tourists visit orange and grapefruit gardens in Chu ward.

On this occasion, gardens and eco-tourism spots such as: Hoa Qua Son, Xe Cu Street Yard (Chu Ward); Mr. Trinh Su Hoa's garden, Cong Village (Kien Lao Commune); Bau Tien, Dong Dao Residential Group (Phuong Son Ward), etc. attract many visitors. In addition to Ms. Bien's group, on weekends there are also dozens of groups of visitors from other provinces coming to experience and buy products.

Since the beginning of the year, the total number of tourists to Bac Ninh is estimated to be over 6 million people. Total revenue from tourism business activities in the province has reached over 5.2 trillion VND. The tourism industry estimates that this year's citrus harvest season (especially during the province's Fruit Festival) will be an occasion when the province will welcome a large number of tourists, estimated at about 350 thousand people.

This year, the province organized the "Bac Ninh Fruit Festival 2025" (taking place from December 5-11 in Chu ward). To welcome the increasing number of tourists according to each fruit ripening season and the occasion of the Festival, travel businesses, cooperatives, gardeners and local authorities here have continuously invested in traffic infrastructure, completed accommodation facilities, restaurants, purchased means of transport (electric cars, motorbikes, bicycles, etc.) to serve tourists. In the wards and communes of Luc Ngan district (formerly), there are currently 35 cooperatives registered for tourism business. The cooperatives have arranged funds, linked to invest in buying land, building new ones, renovating landscapes, planting organic fruit trees, clean food; building new, rich and attractive tourism products to attract visitors. A typical example is the Garden Viet Experiential Tourism Cooperative (Bong 2 residential group, Chu ward). Mr. Dinh Phuong Nam, a member of the Cooperative, said that his family alone has invested more than 7 billion VND to build a wooden stilt house, a swimming pool, a check-in point, a restaurant, etc. to serve tourists. Since the beginning of the orange and grapefruit season, his tourist establishment has cooperated with many travel agencies to welcome more than 1,000 tourists from provinces and cities such as Bac Ninh, Hanoi , Can Tho, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City and countries such as Japan, Korea, China to visit and relax.

In addition to the number of guests eating and staying at the facility, the Cooperative and Mr. Nam's family also cooperate with citrus, grape, and melon gardeners, Thu Duong craft village (Nam Duong commune), spiritual tourism spots; hotels and motels around the area to bring guests to have fun and relax. "In addition to arranging sightseeing and accommodation for guests, we also prepare many local specialties such as: Chu rice noodles, Phong Van horse sausage, khau nhuc, wild vegetables, stream fish, etc. Especially, we cannot miss the long-standing specialty of the Nung people, which is Kien Thanh leaf wine for visitors to enjoy" - Mr. Nam said.

Double benefit

Not only in the Luc Ngan fruit growing areas, many communes in Luc Nam district (old), including Luc Son, are also busy entering the season. Lifting a large, juicy red grapefruit that has just had its protective layer removed to prevent pests and keep the fruit evenly red, Ms. Dong Thi Chin, Binh Giang village (Luc Son commune) could not hide her joy. This year's crop, thanks to good care, the quality and appearance of her family's grapefruit are more beautiful than last year. Therefore, after a survey, at the end of October, the entire grapefruit garden of more than 2 hectares of the family was ordered by traders from Hanoi. Of which, red grapefruit (used for worship during the Lunar New Year), about 3,000 fruits were ordered by customers at a price of 130,000-140,000 VND/fruit; The remaining grapefruit varieties are: Peach, Sugar Peach, Dien grapefruit, about 170,000 fruits, customers deposit with prices ranging from 15-16 thousand VND/fruit (depending on quality). With this selling price, this year her family earns about 650 million VND.

Ms. Dong Thi Chin, Binh Giang village (Luc Son commune) checks the red grapefruit garden.

Ms. Chin shared: “My family’s grapefruit garden is cared for according to VietGAP standards, and is located in a beautiful location, so many cooperatives in Chu and Phuong Son wards have come to cooperate with us to bring tourists to visit. In addition to selling grapefruit, my family has a significant additional source of income. According to the commitment of the tourism cooperatives, each visitor will have to pay 30,000 VND to experience it.”

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, since the beginning of the year, the total number of tourists to Bac Ninh is estimated at more than 6 million people. Total revenue from tourism business activities has reached more than 5.2 trillion VND. The tourism industry assesses that this year's citrus harvest season (especially during the Fruit Festival) is an occasion when the province will welcome a large number of tourists, estimated at about 350 thousand people. Therefore, in addition to coordinating with local authorities to direct and guide communes and wards to participate in displaying and decorating booths, the tourism industry encourages localities, travel agencies, and tourism cooperatives to promote and build tours and tourist routes in the area, combining visits to the province's orange and grapefruit production areas to attract domestic and international tourists. At the same time, it directs tourist areas and tourist service businesses to prepare well for welcoming guests during the Fruit Festival. Products on display include oranges, grapefruits and typical agricultural products, OCOP products; typical rural industrial products at provincial and national levels; processed agricultural and forestry products, regional specialties, handicrafts, traditional craft village products, organic and environmentally friendly products and deeply processed products from agricultural and forestry products...

At the Festival, the Provincial Center for Culture and Tourism Promotion will survey and introduce community tourism spots, fruit growing areas and organize the "Conference to promote Bac Ninh tourism destinations in 2025". At the same time, strengthen propaganda and promote the potential and strengths of the province's tourism resources to attract tourists; propose practical solutions to improve the quality of services for tourists and local human resources in being ready to welcome guests, especially in response to the Bac Ninh Fruit Festival in 2025. Thereby contributing to effectively introducing and exploiting experiential tourism and agricultural tourism to tourists, travel agencies, and tourism development investors inside and outside the province.

Article and photos: Dai La

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