Best tourist village in 2025 in Lang Son

Quynh Son community tourism village in Bac Son commune, Lang Son province was honored by the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) as "The best tourist village in 2025".

Typical tourism model

On October 17, in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, the United Nations Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) officially announced the results of the "Best Tourism Villages 2025" award. In this year's list of honorees, Quynh Son Community Tourism Village, Bac Son Commune, Lang Son Province was honored to be recognized as one of the most typical community tourism villages in the world , after surpassing more than 270 applications from 65 countries.

Quynh Son community tourism village, Bac Son commune, Lang Son province

The recognition of Quynh Son Community Tourism Village as “The Best Tourist Village in 2025” is a testament to the dynamic, comprehensive and sustainable development of Lang Son tourism; demonstrating the community’s efforts in preserving culture, conserving resources and developing sustainable livelihoods, while also spreading Vietnam’s successful community tourism model to the world, opening up opportunities for cooperation, promotion and attracting new investment for the province’s tourism industry.

Deputy Director of the Lang Son Province Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center Tran Thi Bich Hanh said that to win this award, the Community Tourism Village must carry core values ​​of natural resources and indigenous culture, and at the same time have innovative actions and commit to developing tourism in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In particular, the Community Tourism Village must meet 9 criteria set out by the United Nations Tourism Organization such as: cultural and natural resources; promoting the conservation of cultural resources; sustainable economic and social development; connecting infrastructure...

Festival of Quynh Son Community Tourism Village, Bac Son Commune, Lang Son Province

Attractive tourist destination

Chairman of Bac Son Commune People's Committee Trinh Minh Tuan shared that in recent years, Quynh Son has become a bright spot in community tourism development, with a model of harmoniously combining conservation and development. People are always aware that each stilt house, each Then singing tune, each traditional festival is a "living heritage", a precious asset that needs to be preserved and spread. Preserving the Tay stilt house architecture is not only to preserve a cultural symbol, but also a way to preserve memories, identity and community solidarity. That is what has created a special attraction for Quynh Son - a friendly, authentic destination with a strong national identity.

Quynh Son is not only beautiful in the majestic landscape of Bac Son valley, but also in the harmony between nature and culture, between the soul of the Tay people and the identity of the Vietnamese in the northern mountainous region. Here, each stilt house, each Then melody, each festival, each ethnic cuisine tells the story of the simple, gentle, hospitable people.
 
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Son commune said that in the coming time, the commune will closely coordinate with the Provincial Center for Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion to launch an international communication campaign, promote this noble title, and spread the image of Bac Son - Lang Son as friendly, safe, and hospitable. The commune focuses on maintaining and improving the quality of tourism services in Quynh Son, paying attention to planning, landscape improvement, waste management, ensuring food safety and tourism security.

Then singing and Tinh lute are preserved and developed at Quynh Son Community Tourism Village, Bac Son commune, Lang Son province.

Typical tourism products continue to be developed such as: harvest experience tourism, indigenous cuisine, making yin-yang tiles, wrapping black banh chung, visiting ancient stilt houses, ancient nghien forests, historical relics associated with Lang Son UNESCO Global Geopark.

Bac Son commune aims to expand the community tourism model, forming a chain of intra-commune and inter-regional tourism links, connecting with neighboring tourist destinations, creating a spread and diversity of tourism products. The commune continues to organize the Bac Son Golden Season Festival, considering it a special highlight, contributing to creating a unique cultural space, attracting tourists to experience.

From July 1, 2025 to now, Quynh Son village has welcomed 15,688 tourists, including 896 overnight guests and 357 international visitors, showing the increasing attractiveness of community tourism...

Mr. Duong Cong Co, owner of Bac Son Homestay - Director of Quynh Son Tourism Cooperative, said that his family started running Homestay in 2010. From a traditional Tay stilt house, the family renovated, renovated and upgraded it to be able to welcome tourists to stay. In 2021, the family built another stilt house to be able to welcome more guests to stay.

On average, each month, Bac Son Homestay welcomes about 150 guests staying, and 200 day-trip guests (visitors, lunch break guests), of which foreign guests account for 25%, domestic guests come from regions such as: Guests in the province, Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh...

“To preserve the core values ​​of Quynh Son Community Tourism Village, villagers continue to preserve the cultural identity of the Tay ethnic group; maintain traditional stilt houses; preserve the language, costumes, customs, and festivals such as Long Tong, Then, sli singing, and luon singing. Each household participating in tourism will be a “cultural ambassador”, telling the village story with their own voice and culture, attracting tourists to explore the landscape, life, and typical activities of the ethnic groups in Lang Son”, Mr. Duong Cong Co happily said.

Mr. Tuan

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/dia-phuong/lang-du-lich-tot-nhat-nam-2025-tai-lang-son-20251107094833505.htm