>> Nghia Lo promotes Thai cultural values to build a cultural and tourist town
>> Nghia Lo organizes many cultural and tourism activities at the end of the year
In 2003, the town was one of 7 districts and towns nationwide selected by the Ministry of Culture and Information (now the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a site for building district-level cultural units in mountainous areas with ethnic minorities. In 2013, the Provincial People's Council issued a thematic resolution and the Provincial People's Committee decided to approve the Project "Building Nghia Lo cultural and tourist town, period 2013 - 2020".
In 2021, the Provincial People's Committee continued to issue Decision No. 1859/QD-UBND approving the Project "Building Nghia Lo town into a cultural and tourist town in the period of 2021 - 2025". Over the past 20 years, being continuously selected to implement major projects of the province and the Central Government has affirmed that Nghia Lo is truly a land of potential.
Recognizing the value of culture in tourism development, in recent years, the town has promoted the preservation and promotion of the cultural values of ethnic groups. Nghia Lo has built traditional cultural villages associated with the construction and improvement of the quality of community tourism models, restoring traditional occupations such as Thai and Muong ethnic brocade weaving, hand-woven basketry, cushion making, and crafting traditional musical instruments, etc.; developed a conservation plan and proposed to include in the list of national intangible cultural heritages such as Han Khuong Festival, Xen Dong Festival, and Thai Xoe Art.
At the same time, establish ethnic musical instrument teams to serve tourists; compile, print and publish books on traditional culture of ethnic groups in Nghia Lo town; open classes to teach traditional cultural values; restore Tham Han Cave Festival in Son A commune, Land God Worship Festival in Thanh Luong commune; collect and compile documents on Thai and panpipe musical instruments; establish folk cultural activity clubs in communes and wards; organize "Countryside Market" space within the framework of the annual Muong Lo Cultural - Tourism Festival to promote Muong Lo culinary culture.
Up to now, the results have partly built the brand for Nghia Lo with unique marks, especially the "Thai Xoe Art" being recognized by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Along with that, the town pays special attention to investing and improving traffic infrastructure and tourism infrastructure.
Currently, 100% of inner-city and commune roads are paved with asphalt or concrete. Many key projects have been completed, contributing positively to promoting socio-economic development, changing the appearance of the town such as: National Highway 32 bypass, Thia stream belt road, Thia stream adjustment project, construction projects of new urban areas such as Golden Field, Dragonfly Pu Lo eco-resort...
In particular, the route connecting to IC14 intersection of Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway through the town will be a very favorable condition to promote local tourism development. The town's information, telecommunications and Internet infrastructure is also increasingly developing, contributing significantly to promoting tourism promotion activities in the area.
The town has completely eliminated the 3G and 4G signal depressions and is deploying 5G transmission stations. Nghia Lo also focuses on management, improving the quality of services and tourism products and developing new products to create differences and high experiences such as: organizing the "Sparkling Xoe Circle" Contest on the occasion of April 30 and May 1 every year; building and putting into operation a 1.2 km long "Walking Street" every Saturday evening.
In addition, the town also pays great attention to improving the quality of human resources working in the tourism sector; strengthening propaganda, promoting the image and educating the community, raising awareness and thinking about developing tourism services.
Standing Vice Chairman of the town Luong Manh Ha said: "In 2025, the town strives to be a tourist destination, welcoming and serving 470,000 visitors and at the same time resolutely implementing to complete the goals and tasks set out in the Project "Building Nghia Lo town into a cultural - tourist town in the period of 2021 - 2025".
Building Nghia Lo into a cultural tourism destination is not only a task but also a great opportunity to promote national cultural identity, develop the local economy, and improve people's lives. Nghia Lo has been and continues to make efforts to make the goal of becoming a cultural tourism destination soon a reality.
Currently, Nghia Lo town has over 80 accommodation establishments with more than 1,000 rooms, with an average exploitation efficiency of 48%/year; there are 34 homestay establishments that meet the standards for serving tourists, many households doing tourism have an income of 400 - 500 million VND/household/year. In 2024, the town will welcome and serve 352,888 visitors, with revenue from tourism services reaching 317.6 billion VND. |
Thu Hanh
Source: https://baoyenbai.com.vn/226/349658/Nghia-Lo---diem-den-du-lich-van-hoa.aspx
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