Phu Tho province planning effectively promotes the potential and strengths of cultural tourism in the homeland

Developing Phu Tho with a vision to 2050 with the strategy of building and developing Viet Tri urban area to become a Festival city returning to the roots of the Vietnamese people, a central urban area of the midland and mountainous region of the North, meeting the standards of a type I urban area. Effectively promoting the potential and strengths of the Ancestral Land, the roots of the nation in accordance with the orientation and strategy of socio -economic development, focusing on forming industrial parks, industrial clusters, ecological urban areas, large-scale tourism and service areas, creating a breakthrough for the development of Phu Tho province in the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, mobilizing all resources for investment and development, focusing on investing and completing key infrastructure: industrial clusters, urban areas and tourism.

International tourists immerse themselves in the unique Xoan tune “Mo ca”. (Photo: Nguyen Viet Thang)

Promoting comparative advantages to rapidly develop processing, manufacturing, service and tourism industries; innovating models and organizing production in agriculture and forestry towards modernization; Preserving and promoting historical and cultural values of the ancestral land, building Phu Tho into the center of the Northwest sub-region in the fields of: Tourism, healthcare,education and training, trade and logistics. Promoting the structural shift of the service industry towards increasing the proportion of high-quality and high-value-added services and products such as high-quality resort tourism and entertainment, education and training, and high-quality healthcare.

Focus on developing tourism to become an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists; form a number of key tourist areas connecting with the provinces in the midland and mountainous regions of the North and the Hanoi capital region; focus on developing tourism products: Cultural and historical tourism associated with the festival city of Viet Tri and two representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity; resort tourism, golf courses and entertainment. Develop Viet Tri city to become a tourist center, a gateway to welcome tourists of the whole region.

Van Lang Park at night.

Building a culture imbued with the identity of the Ancestral Land, focusing on preserving the cultural values of ethnic groups. Building and developing Phu Tho province into a cultural center of the country. Preserving and effectively promoting the values of two representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity associated with tourism development.

Gradually narrow the gap in cultural enjoyment between urban and rural areas. Invest in building a system of standard cultural and sports institutions to organize cultural and sports activities in the area, meeting the needs of creativity and enjoyment of cultural and sports values of all classes of people. By 2030, 100% of districts, cities and towns will have cultural and sports institutions with synchronous facilities and equipment, effectively preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of ethnic communities, with priority given to key investments, focusing on the Hung Kings Temple National Historical Site, national historical and cultural relics; two representative intangible cultural heritages of humanity and other cultural heritages.

Develop a suitable roadmap to expand urban space, upgrade urban areas, and improve the quality of urban infrastructure in suburban residential areas. Build a civilized urban area, promote the strengths of Viet Tri as a festival city returning to the roots of the Vietnamese people, a dynamic urban center of the province and region. Develop types and architecture of rural housing associated with small-scale industrial production, craft villages, eco-tourism associated with agricultural production areas... Preserve and promote the traditional cultural and historical values of villages and communes associated with the cultural characteristics of the homeland.

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