Developing Sa Pa National Tourist Area and Sa Pa town with national and international stature

Sapa is a tourist destination that is always loved by tourists because of the harmonious combination of majestic natural beauty and unique culture of this Northwestern land. Coming to Sapa, you will have the opportunity to participate in and experience many attractive events and festivals in Sapa. With the strategic vision of the Sa Pa National Tourism Area - Sa Pa town, rebuilding the core area of ​​Sapa, developing mixed urban functions of tourism services. Renovating and embellishing existing residential areas, supplementing synchronous technical infrastructure and social infrastructure systems.

Expanding urban space to the Northeast, Ho stream, the North of the 4D bypass, Hau Thao, Trung Chai to form new urban, service and tourism centers. Developing urban functional areas, high-quality tourism services associated with the Sa Pa cultural theme along Muong Hoa valley, Ho stream. Preserving, renovating and expanding traditional villages in the urban area combined with developing community tourism. Preserving and promoting the values of natural landscapes, architectural works such as Sa Pa terraced fields, Ham Rong mountain, stone church, etc.

Sa Pa National Tourist Area is planned to have national and international stature (Photo: Internet)

Including building satellite tourism centers to support and share functions for the National Tourism Center in the communes of Ngu Chi Son, Ta Phin, Ta Van and Thanh Binh. Exploiting the advantages of landscape, culture and nature of each development area associated with eco-tourism activities, resorts, health care, adventure sports , high-quality sports... Preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic groups in the region.

Protect and exploit the unique strengths of cultural identity and traditional architecture of diverse ethnic groups to develop sustainable tourism, suitable for the economic production conditions of agriculture, forestry and fishery of each commune. Improve and enhance the quality of rural environmental sanitation. Protect and preserve the agricultural, forestry and fishery production space of each commune, especially the protection of the agricultural terraced field system; apply high-tech techniques, promote agricultural products combined with experiential tourism. Encourage, support and train skills for the community, create opportunities and conditions for people to participate in eco-tourism development activities and protect the environment, landscapes and traditional cultural spaces. Complete the National Target Program on New Rural Areas for communes in the whole town.

For commune centers, renovate, upgrade, embellish, supplement and synchronously build technical infrastructure, social infrastructure and environmental sanitation systems to meet the development needs of the whole commune. Renovate and supplement the construction of cultural and sports playgrounds, flower gardens and green trees in the commune center. Develop land funds to build communal markets combined with cultural spaces, display and promote local products, attract tourism development, and organize parking lots in the commune center.

For traditional village and hamlet residential areas, renovate, upgrade, and synchronously arrange the technical and social infrastructure system and environmental sanitation, plan land funds for construction and development reserves to expand, meeting the needs of people in each village and hamlet for accommodation and activities. Develop community-based tourism with homestays, experience traditional indigenous culture, exploit traditional cultural values, natural landscapes, agricultural ecology, and forest ecology in communes and hamlets for ecotourism development. Organize activities to preserve and promote cultural values, civilized customs, and traditional architecture of ethnic groups in villages and hamlets.

Preserve and promote landscape values associated with terraced fields, Ham Rong Mountain, Muong Hoa Valley, and Fansipan Peak to create a unique image of Sa Pa. Protect and promote terrain, trees, water, agriculture, forestry, and rural areas to develop an ecological park system combined with tourism and entertainment activities to serve people and tourists. Reconstruct the space around Sa Pa's central lake into public, service, tourism, urban, and residential functions, linked with the Ham Rong Mountain National Scenic Area to develop into a center for cultural exchange in the Northwest.

Renovate, embellish, expand the architectural space, landscape of the existing urban area, develop the "Love Market" space. Build new ecological urban areas in the Northwest area, Doi Thong, Con Gai hillside... in the form of mountainous urban identity and develop resort tourism, entertainment, event organization, cultural exchange, services, shopping. Develop the Ham Rong National Scenic Area as a botanical park unique to Sa Pa, combining tourism services, ecological resorts and connecting with the Y Linh Ho area.

Construct new urban areas, mixed-use tourism, commercial services, financial centers, entertainment, high-quality sports and physical training centers... associated with the typical landscape of Suoi Ho valley. Construct a park along Suoi Ho combined with creating a new central lake for resting, playing, sightseeing and enhancing the aesthetic value and landscape environment. Construct a passenger transport service center, a new market at the northern gateway connecting with the existing Sa Pa central area.

Develop and protect existing natural landscapes, protect forests, terraced agricultural landscapes, suitable crops, flowers, and stream basin trees. Build specialized parks for nature and culture. Renovate, embellish and expand existing villages, preserve and promote the value of traditional settlement spaces of ethnic groups along Muong Hoa valley, combined with community tourism development. Build urban areas, high-quality eco-tourism services associated with Sa Pa cultural identity. Develop high-end tourism, entertainment services combined with urban areas in the area of Phan Si Pang cable car station.

Sa Pa focuses on developing community tourism (Photo: Internet)

Protect and preserve the ecological space of mountains and forests, streams, and endemic landscapes associated with the development of medicinal plant production, high-quality agriculture and forestry combined with ecotourism, entertainment, and high-quality sports... Renovate, embellish, and expand existing residential areas and villages. Build high-end urban and tourism areas for health care. Build a national-level high-performance sports training center and build Sau Chua Zen Monastery and thematic parks.

Exploiting and promoting the value of natural terrain, protecting the mountain landscape, beautiful views towards Suoi Ho valley, Hoang Lien range and Phan Si Pang peak to organize unique and attractive landscape architecture space, developing high-class eco-resorts combined with building low-density urban areas. Developing green coverage area, protecting water resources, minimizing factors affecting the landscape environment associated with developing medicinal herb production space, agriculture and forestry.

Preserve and develop the landscape space of mountains, forests, streams associated with high-quality agricultural, forestry and fishery production activities, combined with organizing the development of eco-tourism models and homestay accommodation. Renovate and synchronously arrange the infrastructure of existing villages, combine the preservation and promotion of cultural identity, handicrafts, traditional settlement spaces, and develop community tourism. Build low-density resorts, diverse tourism services, ensuring harmony with the natural landscape and traditional culture. Develop adventure sports services based on exploitation suitable to the terrain and landscape of Ngu Chi Son mountain range.

Protecting natural landscapes, terraced fields, streams, maintaining and developing medicinal plant growing areas combined with agricultural field trips and experiences. Improving and embellishing the living environment and living spaces in villages. Preserving and promoting festivals and traditional occupations with the cultural identity of the Dao ethnic group in conjunction with developing community tourism models, experiencing life and cultural practices in villages. Building resorts combined with health care services, diverse tourism services, and displaying souvenirs to support tourism development.

Sapa terraced fields, majestic beauty. Illustration photo source: Internet

Preserving the ecological space of mountains, forests, streams, Seo My Ty lake, terraced fields associated with agricultural and forestry production activities. Upgrading and renovating the synchronous infrastructure system, landscape and environment of Seo My Ty village combined with promoting the traditional cultural values of the Mong, Day, etc. ethnic groups associated with developing community tourism models. Exploiting the mountainside and lakeside areas to develop low-density ecological resort services in harmony with the landscape and traditional architecture; developing entertainment and camping spots combined with sightseeing activities by boat around Seo My Ty lake. Organizing activities to experience, learn about biodiversity, and environmental education associated with Hoang Lien National Park.

Developing tourism, resort and eco-tourism services at the southeastern gateway of the Sa Pa urban tourism center connecting to Sa Pa airport in association with preserving the landscape space of hills, streams and terraced fields. Upgrading and renovating existing villages, preserving and promoting cultural values and traditional settlement spaces associated with developing community tourism. Developing low-density eco-resorts combined with high-quality sports and entertainment activities, in harmony with the natural landscape, agriculture and existing villages. Building a space for festival exchanges to preserve and promote the traditional culture of the Xa Pho and Tay ethnic groups.

Develop Sa Pa into a unique, high-quality national and international tourism center associated with diverse types of tourism such as high-end resort tourism, entertainment, health care tourism, sports tourism, urban tourism, cultural tourism, shopping event tourism. Arrange a land fund of about 345 hectares to build accommodation facilities for tourism. Build eco-tourism centers in Ngu Chi Son, Ta Phin, Ta Van, Thanh Binh to support the Sa Pa tourism center, develop community cultural tourism, agro-forestry experience tourism, sports tourism on the basis of exploiting the cultural characteristics, terrain, and landscape of each region.

The system of supporting tourist destinations includes: Ethnic cultural villages, historical and cultural relics, spiritual sites, scenic spots, lake and stream systems throughout the town. Closely connecting Sa Pa tourist center, tourist areas with attractive landscapes of Ngu Chi Son, Hoang Lien National Park including Phan Si Pang peak and high peaks, Violet slopes, Ham Rong mountain, Muong Hoa valley, Ta Van ancient stone beach, Seo My Ty lake in Ta Van commune... Connecting international tourist routes from international airports to Sa Pa International Airport and connecting with Sa Pa National Tourist Area; Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lao Cai city - Ha Khau - Thach Lam - Kunming - Dali - Lijiang; Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lai Chau - Dien Bien - Luang Prabang (Laos) - Chiang Mai (Thailand)...

Inter-provincial tourist routes: Connecting tourist routes from domestic airports to Sa Pa International Airport and connecting with Sa Pa National Tourist Area; Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lao Cai City - Lai Chau - Dien Bien; Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lao Cai City - Yen Bai - Phu Tho; Tourism along the Northeast arc: Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lao Cai City - Ha Giang - Bac Kan - Thai Nguyen... and intra-provincial tourist routes in Lao Cai: Lao Cai City - Sa Pa National Tourist Area - Lao Cai City, resort and weekend tourism routes for domestic tourists; Sa Pa National Tourist Area with districts and cities of Lao Cai, cultural and ecological tourism routes for foreign tourists.

Organize routes connecting key tourist centers to satellite tourist areas and spots; Tour routes to visit ethnic villages and learn about ethnic culture; Cable car route to the top of Phan Si Pang; Sa Pa center - Ham Rong park - Y Linh Ho area; Ham Rong park - Sau Chua; Sau Chua - North of the National Highway 4D bypass - Silver Waterfall - Love Waterfall; Silver Waterfall - Love Waterfall - Muong Hoa Valley - Ancient stone beach; Sa Pa center - Hoang Lien National Park; Sa Pa center - Ta Phin route... Develop and restore the typical commercial cultural space "Love Market" in the inner city and traditional markets in rural communes to attract tourists to experience the traditional culture of ethnic groups.

Maintain and develop urban agriculture along Muong Hoa valley, Hang Da area, Sau Chua. Develop endemic plants, ecological agriculture combined with promoting tourism development (vegetable, flower, fruit, medicinal herb farms...) in rural areas. Develop high-tech agriculture in Ta Phin and Ngu Chi Son communes. Protect special-use forests, ecological forests, nature conservation forests combined with developing eco-tourism, sightseeing, and experience.

Constructing new industrial clusters in Trung Chai and Thanh Binh communes... Exploiting construction material mines including: Stone quarry for tiling materials in O Quy Ho ward, Thanh Binh commune; stone quarry for construction materials in Trung Chai, Ta Phin, Ngu Chi Son, Muong Bo communes... to serve the construction needs of projects in Sa Pa town and neighboring areas. Exploiting industrial and handicraft products for tourism, ensuring environmental sanitation and landscape in the exploitation and production areas.

Preserve and renovate cultural and architectural works of historical value. Build new functional areas that are synchronous, unique and modern in accordance with the traditional culture of ethnic groups and natural conditions. Build and develop a system of cultural works associated with key tourist centers and urban centers. Restore and protect spiritual works, scenic spots, etc. associated with economic and tourism development. Build stone museums, stone parks, biodiversity museums, cultural centers at provincial and national levels, etc.

Protect and preserve the environment, natural landscapes, hills, terraced fields, valleys, stream systems, waterfalls combined with diverse vegetation. Construction does not affect the natural structure of the terrain. Develop open spaces, green spaces and public utilities, creating a harmonious connection between urban, rural and tourist functional areas with natural landscapes. Promote the value of traditional architectural identity of villages, settlement characteristics of ethnic groups to create attractiveness and characteristics for each area. Do not negatively affect traditional culture and the structure of natural landscape space.

Preserve key works with cultural and architectural values, combined with improving the quality of landscape architecture space. Renovate and embellish existing urban landscape and architecture, prioritize the construction of public spaces, works, open spaces, "Sa Pa Love Market", serving entertainment activities, cultural festivals, etc. Protect and promote the value of the view and landscape image towards Hoang Lien mountain range (Phan Si Pang peak), Muong Hoa valley, Ho stream, Ham Rong mountain, etc., combining terrain factors, natural landscape, developing urban and tourist areas with unique characteristics, ensuring harmony with the natural landscape. Encourage the use of environmentally friendly natural materials and traditional architecture.

Invest in the construction and completion of Sa Pa International Airport to serve tourism development, passenger transport and ensure national defense and security. Build helipads in the center of Sa Pa town and in the subdivisions of Ngu Chi Son, Ta Van, Thanh Binh, etc. to serve tourism, search and rescue activities. Maintain, develop and protect the natural ecological environment, agricultural and forestry areas, and water systems; encourage the development of green architecture models, and the use of environmentally friendly technology in production and daily life.

Protect biodiversity, build buffer zones to minimize damage from natural disasters; apply solutions to improve the environment of existing areas and control the environment of newly developed areas; encourage the development and use of environmentally friendly means of transport, limit noise, dust, and emissions from motor vehicles. Strictly control construction and exploitation activities, ensure rational and economical use of resources, and minimize impacts on the environment and landscape.

In particular, protecting and promoting traditional civilized living habits and natural landscapes; managing waste collection and treatment, minimizing negative environmental impacts from livestock and poultry farming; training and propagating the community's awareness and skills to improve and enhance the quality of environmental sanitation in villages, attracting tourists' stay.

Vuong Thanh Tu