Tam Duong - a land with a long history, home to 12 ethnic groups, mainly Mong, Dao, Thai, Lu... Each ethnic group has its own unique customs, practices, beliefs, costumes, languages, cuisine and folk knowledge - forming a rich cultural treasure, imbued with national identity. In recent years, Tam Duong district has had many practical policies and guidelines to preserve traditional cultural values.
In the past 5 years, the district has maintained and developed 4 traditional crafts: Lu ethnic weaving, bamboo and rattan weaving in Ban Giang, Ho Thau, hat making of the Dao ethnic group, and blacksmithing of the Mong ethnic group. Directed the restoration, preservation, development, and maintenance of 7 festivals: Tu cai, Fire dancing of the Dao ethnic group, Bun Voc Nam of the Lao ethnic group, Xoe Chieng of the Thai ethnic group; Su Khon Khoi festival of the Lu ethnic group, Tien Son Cave cultural festival. Currently, there are 10/10 tourist attractions, 100% of tourist villages have a mass art troupe to serve tourists; maintain Mong panpipe clubs. Implement the establishment of 6 traditional folk art clubs of 6 ethnic groups (Mong, Thai, Dao, Lao, Lu, Giay) to become unique tourism resources to promote the cultural identity and people of Tam Duong. The festivals have not only become attractive destinations for tourists inside and outside the district. In addition, folk songs, folk dances, traditional crafts such as brocade weaving, knitting, musical instrument making, blacksmithing, etc. are maintained and encouraged to be taught to the younger generation.
Tourists check in at the rammed earth house - a traditional house of the Dao ethnic group in Si Thau Chai village, Ho Thau commune.
Mr. Lu A Nghi - Head of Si Thau Chai village, Ho Thau commune shared: “8km from the district center, Si Thau Chai village is home to more than 60 households of the Dao ethnic group. Standing from the high point, visitors can look down to admire the whole view of Tam Duong town with the majestic beauty of the high mountains, the dreamy beauty of the terraced fields in the ripe rice season in the bright yellow sunlight, tourists tell each other to call this place "million dollar view". Currently, the whole village has 16 households doing homestay. With the attention of Lai Chau province according to Resolution 59/2001/NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council, 10 households of Si Thau Chai village were supported with 160 million VND/household to renovate and decorate the homestay and 10 households were supported with 50 million VND/household to build toilets associated with homestay services. Thanks to that, up to now, the village has 16 spacious and modern homestays, with capacity of 500 guests. With efforts to innovate tourism methods, the village annually welcomes an average of 10,000 - 12,000 visitors to visit and experience, with an average income per capita of 50 million VND/person/year.
Tien Son Cave Cultural Festival 2025 (Binh Lu Commune, Tam Duong District) attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit and experience.
Along with famous tourist attractions such as: Rong May Glass Bridge Tourist Area, O Quy Ho, Tam Duong is also a locality with many attractive destinations such as: Tham village (Ban Hon commune), Na Luong village (Na Tam commune), Tac Tinh waterfall, Pu Ta Leng peak, Tien Son cave (Binh Lu commune) ... The ethnic villages here still preserve almost intact the traditional cultural space with stilt houses, terraced fields, the sound of panpipes, the sound of musical instruments, colorful brocade dresses, and typical lifestyle. Not only attracting domestic and foreign tourists, but also bringing revenue to the local budget and contributing to improving the lives of ethnic people in the district.
In 2023, the number of tourists coming to Tam Duong district will reach over 380,000, an increase of 220% compared to 2019, with total tourism revenue reaching 142 billion VND, an increase of 224% compared to 2019. Thanks to promoting tourism development associated with preserving the cultural values of ethnic groups, the number of tourists visiting and experiencing is increasing day by day, with the total number of tourists in 2024 reaching 500,000 domestic and international visitors (100% of the plan, up 17% compared to 2023). Tourism revenue will reach 186.4 billion VND (100% of the plan, up 18% compared to 2023). Grasping the trend of experiential tourism and exploring indigenous culture, Tam Duong has focused on developing community tourism. Many homestay models of the Dao and Lu people have been established, creating livelihoods for the people and bringing authentic and unique experiences to tourists. Xoe dances, Mong flutes, Dao gongs and drums, traditional dishes such as thang co, colored sticky rice, sausages... have gradually become "special" tourism products attracting domestic and foreign visitors. The activities of experiencing "a day as a local" and mountain climbing tours combined with resort stays in the village have all received positive feedback.
To promote the tourism potential from ethnic culture, Tam Duong district continues to promote planning, training tourism human resources, supporting people to renovate their houses according to the environmentally friendly homestay model, preserving traditional architecture. At the same time, the district strengthens tourism promotion through digital platforms, social networks, and links with travel companies to build tours - routes specializing in indigenous culture. At the same time, encourage the community to actively preserve their language, writing, traditional crafts, and build a healthy cultural environment.
Mr. Do Trong Thi - Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Tam Duong district said: “Developing tourism on the basis of cultural preservation is a direction suitable for local characteristics. We always determine that heritage protection cannot be separated from community life - we must let people be the masters, live by their own culture and benefit from it. Thereby, not only contributing to strengthening the great national unity but also creating unique potential and strengths for the district to promote local tourism development in a unique, green and sustainable direction”.
Preserving and promoting traditional cultural values not only helps preserve the origin, strengthen the identity and community cohesion, but also opens up a new, sustainable and different development space for Tam Duong. From the stilt houses, the colors of brocade to Then singing, Mong flute, traditional festivals... all are gradually becoming valuable tourism assets - where "each village is a destination", "each person is a cultural tour guide". With the determination to preserve the national cultural identity and the aspiration to rise from indigenous values, Tam Duong is writing a new development story - where culture is the fulcrum, the bridge to bring the image of a highland district rich in tradition, imbued with identity closer to tourists and friends from all over the world.
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