Bac Yen promotes tourism attraction

(sonla.gov.vn) Bac Yen is blessed by nature with many high, majestic mountain ranges and a cool climate, creating a difference that attracts tourists from all over the world. Tours to Bac Yen always give visitors interesting experiences of natural scenery, enjoy local specialties and customs, and cultural features imbued with national identity. Along with investing in infrastructure and improving the quality of tourism services, Bac Yen district always pays attention to building and promoting the image of Bac Yen tourism, an attractive destination for tourists from near and far.

The U Bo - Samu trekking route, Xim Vang and Hang Dong communes is a new type of tourism that is being surveyed and developed by the district.

Bac Yen district has many eco-tourism and community areas known to many tourists such as: Ta Xua, dinosaur spine, lotus lake, Pu Nhi hill, A Phu couple cave... Coming to Ta Xua, visitors will visit famous check-in spots in Ta Xua tourist area, including: Ta Xua cloud paradise, dinosaur spine, windy peak, lonely tree, camel cape, dolphin cape, Xuan Thien hydroelectric lake... At these destinations, visitors will immerse themselves in the natural scenery of rolling hills and mountains; visit hundreds of years old tea forests, experience tea picking, tea drying by hand and enjoy special tea from tea trees covered in clouds all year round.

Coming to Ta Xua, tourists can visit ancient tea gardens hundreds of years old, recognized as Vietnam heritage trees, experience tea picking, tea drying by hand and enjoy special tea from tea trees that are almost covered by clouds all year round... Ta Xua tea is famous for its white buds, yellow petals and unique flavor that cannot be found anywhere else. Tourists can also immerse themselves in the simple, rustic, unique life of the Mong people, and be captivated by the sound of the flute...

A special feature that cannot be missed when exploring the highlands of Bac Yen is the beauty of terraced fields. Terraced fields are everywhere in the 5 highland communes of Ta Xua, Lang Cheu, Xim Vang, Hang Chu and Hang Dong with an area of over 1,000 hectares. The terraced fields are most beautiful in September every year when the rice is ripe. During the harvest season, the terraced fields are like a golden carpet spread across the hillsides, in harmony with the enthusiastic working spirit of the Mong people, making this land truly beautiful and poetic. The terraced fields of the highlands of Bac Yen are a wonderful work of labor between humans and nature, helping people gradually eliminate the state of famine.

Bac Yen district has 7 ethnic groups living together, including: Mong, Thai, Muong, Kinh, Dao, Kho Mu, Tay (of which, Mong people account for nearly 43%). From there, it creates a rich cultural and spiritual life, imbued with the cultural identity of the community. Mong people have a unique and sustainable cultural tradition, customs and practices associated with traditional beliefs, with a strong sense of ethnicity, expressed very uniquely in family relationships, clan relationships and ethnic relationships with noble humanistic values, respect for people, diligence, creativity in creating life, preserving the cultural identity of their people. Thai people have cultural activities, traditional beliefs, singing, singing, xoe dancing. Muong people have many festivals throughout the year and have a rich folk cultural treasure, many genres such as stories, poems, Mo songs, folk songs, antiphonal singing (Dang Muong); There are many types of musical instruments such as: flutes, two-stringed fiddles, panpipes, and reed pipes; Gongs and cymbals are special instruments of the Muong people used in festivals. The cultural activities of the Muong people are also diverse with unique dances, songs, and folk games, rich spiritual life, many folk songs, proverbs, and folk culture, with a sense of preserving traditional cultural values...

In recent times, the district has focused on promoting the image of tourism through central and local television, newspapers, radio and social networks. Participating in conferences, seminars and tourism fairs inside and outside the province. Carrying out well the work of linking and mobilizing organizations and individuals doing tourism business to participate in socialization; At the same time, promoting and promoting the image of tourism; organizing festivals to attract tourists... with the goal of increasingly attracting tourists to visit and experience the area. As a result, in the first quarter of 2024, Bac Yen district welcomed about 41,319 tourists, with total revenue from tourism reaching over 22.2 billion VND.

Currently, the district is surveying and developing new tourism products, such as: U Bo - Samu trekking route, Xim Vang and Hang Dong communes; mountain climbing and experience tourism in Hang Chu commune... At the same time, coordinating with the Department of Construction to develop a general planning for provincial-level tourist areas for Ta Xua commune and neighboring areas, contributing to building an effective and sustainable tourism development orientation.

Le Hong

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