Besides its stunning roads and magnificent terraced rice fields, Ha Giang also captivates international tourists with the unique culture of its ethnic groups – the love songs of the Dong Van Stone Plateau.
Ha Giang - a love song on the rocky plateau - Photo: NAM TRAN
"Using culture to develop tourism , and using tourism to preserve and develop culture," based on this principle, Ha Giang has become an attractive destination for international tourists in recent years.
In 2023, Ha Giang was honored as "Asia's Leading Emerging Tourist Destination". In 2024, it was further nominated in the category of "Asia's Leading Regional Cultural Destination", which is a great opportunity for the Ha Giang tourism brand to position itself on the world tourism map.
The simple life of the people in Lao Xa village makes visitors feel healed - Photo: NAM TRAN
A love song on the rocky plateau
Still retaining the pristine and majestic beauty of the northernmost region of Vietnam, with its jagged mountain ranges, villages shrouded in early morning mist, and the diverse and unique culture of people born and raised on rocks… Ha Giang is like a love song inviting tourists to explore .
Ha Giang is beautiful in every season. Spring is vibrant with peach blossoms, March with rice flowers and pear blossoms. Summer is cool and green with ancient trees. Autumn in Ha Giang is beautiful with golden terraced rice fields heavy with rice. And when winter comes, visitors can immerse themselves in the cold of the highlands, by the crackling fire, and experience the local culture.
This land is home to 19 ethnic groups. Each ethnic group possesses its own unique traditional culture, with many heritages inscribed on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity and the nation, including festivals, folk songs and dances...
A tranquil evening in the eyes of international tourists at the Lao Xa ancient house - Photo: NAM TRAN
The kapok flowers "light up" the mountain range surrounding Tu San Gorge - Photo: NAM TRAN
Turning simple, natural beauty into tourism products.
According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Giang province, Nguyen Van Son, Ha Giang aims to promote tourism growth in a green and sustainable direction, creating a strong transformation in service quality; building and positioning the Ha Giang tourism brand associated with a unique and distinctive image, deeply rooted in ethnic cultural identity.
More and more people born and raised in the rocky landscape are going away to learn and then returning to Ha Giang to transform the simple things of their villages into tourism products.
Ms. Trieu Thi Tinh, deputy director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Giang province, said that many young people have started businesses in tourism in the locality, choosing to use tourism to preserve culture and use culture to develop tourism.
The unique moss-covered roofs of Xa Phin village have also become an attractive tourist product - Photo: NAM TRAN
With a clear development direction and the return of young talent to their homeland, tourism in Ha Giang is increasingly taking off. In the first six months of 2024 alone, Ha Giang welcomed nearly 1.7 million tourists, including nearly 223,000 international visitors and over 1.4 million domestic visitors. Total tourism revenue is estimated at 4,200 billion VND.
Ha Giang has consistently been included in lists and rankings of the world's most attractive tourist destinations. The New York Times ranked Ha Giang among the top 25 out of 52 most attractive destinations in the world in 2023. The Nam Dam Cultural Village received the 3rd ASEAN Award for Community Tourism (2023). In September 2023, Ha Giang received the "Leading Emerging Tourist Destination in Asia" award.
This year, Ha Giang continues to be nominated in the "Leading Regional Cultural Destination in Asia" category. The recognition from international tourists for Ha Giang further affirms the position of this rocky plateau region on the world tourism map.
Nguyen Hien
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ha-giang-co-gi-de-duoc-de-cu-diem-den-du-lich-hang-dau-chau-a-20240728203115628.htm
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