The northernmost province of Ha Giang, honoured as the ‘Asia’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination’ by World Travel Awards 2023 and among the 52 best places to travel in 2023 by New York Times, is rolling out measures to optimise its cultural values for tourism development and taking tourism expansion as a way to preserve and promote the local culture. Ha Giang is home to more than 20 ethnic groups such as Mong, Tay, Dao, Nung, and Giay who have their own traditional culture, lifestyle and customs, plus exciting festivals for visitors and researchers. The region boasts many historical relics and majestic landscapes, such as the Heaven Gate, the Quan Ba double mountains in Quan Ba district; the Mong King’s Vuong Palace, the Ma Pi Leng Pass in Meo Vac district; and picturesque terraced fields in Hoang Su Phi. In 2010, the Dong Van Karst Plateau in Dong Van district was officially recognised by the UNESCO as a global karst geo-park, the first of its kind in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia (after the L
angkawi Park in Malaysia).
Source: Vietnam News Agency