Tourism Year 2007 aims to promote northern mountainous region

03:02, 27/02/2007

Imbued with cultural identities of ethnic minority groups living in six northern mountainous provinces, the Thai Nguyen Tourism Year 2007 is expected to make a breakthrough in developing tourism in Thai Nguyen province and neighbouring areas, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

Imbued with cultural identities of ethnic minority groups living in six northern mountainous provinces, the Thai Nguyen Tourism Year 2007 is expected to make a breakthrough in developing tourism in Thai Nguyen province and neighbouring areas, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism.

 

Themed "Returning to the capital of mountains and forest winds - the Northernmost Vietnam Base 2007", the tourism year will comprise activities to honour Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, Bac Can, Cao Bang, Lao Cai and Yen Bai provinces which were chosen by late President Ho Chi Minh as a revolutionary base during nine years against the French colonialists (1946-1954).

 

A fair to promote trade and tourism investment will be held in addition to many cultural and sports activities in Thai Nguyen province.

 

Thai Nguyen has been collaborating with Hanoi and other northern mountainous provinces to disseminate information on the tourism year, organise personnel training courses and conduct surveys to develop new unique and attractive tours.

 

With mountains making up two-thirds of its total acreage, Thai Nguyen is home to primeval forests, caves and wonderful waterfalls such as the Phuong Hoang cave and Mo Ga stream (Vo Nay district), Chua cave (Dong Hy district) and Hang Cave (Dinh Hoa district). In addition, the province has 780 cultural and historical relic sites, many of which have been recognised as of national significance.

 

Thai Nguyen is well known for the Nui Coc Lake ecological tourism site and tea brands such as Tan Cuong, Trai Ca and La Bang.

 

Coming to Thai Nguyen province, tourists will be encouraged to get involved in ecological tours to the Thai Nguyen city, the Nui Coc lake, the Dinh Hoa and Dong Hy cave tourism zones. (Source: VNA)