Keep a good image for tourism

- Tourism in the province is increasingly developing, with attention paid to improving infrastructure conditions, services and behavioral culture. In addition to communication, advertising and tourism promotion, it is also necessary to raise awareness of each individual and responsibility of the locality to purify and eliminate bad behaviors and awareness.

In early February 2025, a local tourist visited Kim Tien Pagoda (Tinh Bien Town) and was approached by a group of people wearing masks, staging a conflict to rob his property. Mr. N.D.S. (a resident of An Phu Ward) said that from the above incident, many social media accounts pushed it to a hot issue, claiming that the security work here was not good and lax. However, as a person who has settled down here for a few years, he affirmed that the situation is very stable. “No one wants this to happen. But to be fair, despite being warned on the media and on the radio, many people still subjectively go out and wear gold at the pagoda in a superficial way, making it difficult to avoid the attention of bad guys. The festival season is the same everywhere, everyone has to protect themselves, because there are too many people, how can we control everyone?” - Mr. S. expressed.

An Giang is in the festival season, pilgrims from inside and outside the province are increasingly crowded at tourist and worship sites. In particular, in Chau Doc City, Ba Chua Xu Temple on Sam Mountain is a place that attracts a significant number of pilgrims. “Many visitors here told me that they only come to worship, but never buy anything or eat, and bring their own offerings. Being vigilant is necessary, but on the other hand, it reflects the trust of some tourists in the affected locality. If everyone sticks to the mentality of coming and then leaving, the locality will only welcome visitors but will not gain from consumption, accommodation, and service use. There are many positive improvements that come with the development of tourism, but few people mention them,” said Mr. Nguyen Quoc Huy (a trader in Nui Sam Ward).

Garbage spoils the inherent beauty of tourist attractions.

Over the years, the province has made efforts to build its image, strengthen propaganda to keep people vigilant, avoid being taken advantage of to buy items, overcharge, scam, etc. These contents need to be widely shared, together building the image of a safe and civilized tourist destination, joining hands to prevent profiteering, scams, and disorder. However, instead of sharing positive things, on social networks, some people only go on pilgrimages when coming to An Giang, so they "avoid" this temple, go to that temple, causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

Another aspect of tourism comes from a group of tourists and visitors who have bad actions. In the province, there are "check-in" spots that have not yet become famous or invested in, and have quickly turned into spontaneous garbage dumps from visitors from all over. To have beautiful pictures, "virtual life" enthusiasts do not hesitate to invest in costumes, sit for hours posing, and editing photos. Supporting that journey are food, drinks, accessories... that soon turn into garbage littered on the spot.

This is not a new problem, but it has existed for a long time, especially in lakes, streams, mountains... that are still wild, not known to many people, and have few residents. Not to mention people who go in groups or families, taking advantage of turning these places into places for festivals and parties, the amount of garbage left behind is increasing, with no one to clean up, the wild landscape becomes polluted and loses its beauty.

Ms. LH (Thoai Son district) shared that thanks to social networks, some places that were once normal suddenly became famous. Near her house, at the foot of Sap mountain, there is only a small lake, a few mossy rocks, and an impressive red phoenix tree in the summer, making it an attractive and strangely beautiful corner in the photo. Places like this do not have trash cans because they are far from people's houses, so keeping clean depends on each person's awareness. Unfortunately, behind the beautiful pictures are countless trashes from plastic cups, paper boxes, nylon bags, even many flower pots are stuffed with trash, leaves and flowers are stripped to make accessories for photographers. On top of Sap mountain is also a beautiful and peaceful "check-in" corner. In recent years, the number of visitors has increased, accompanied by increasing trash, making people upset.

In my opinion, in addition to the responsibility of the functional sector and local authorities, it is necessary for each individual to raise awareness and responsibility. Local people contribute to building a beautiful and friendly image, and tourists also need to be informed and reminded to behave in a standard and civilized manner towards the places they visit.

HOAI ANH

Source: https://baoangiang.com.vn/an-giang-24-gio/ban-doc/giu-hinh-anh-dep-cho-du-lich-a415752.html