Bac Giang (VNA) - The northern province of Bac Giang is launching arange of tourism stimulus packages to draw in more than 2 million visitors in2020.

Local authorities will focus from now to the end of the year on directingrelevant agencies to speed up investment projects in tourism, especiallyspiritual tourism, eco-tourism, cultural and historical tourism, entertainmenttourism, and agriculture-linked tourism.

It is also working to increase links with neighbouring cities and provincessuch as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, and Lang Son.

The province has already developed community-based tourism this year, in SonDong, Yen The, and Luc Ngan districts, while promoting tours to populardestinations such as the Truc Lam Zen Buddhist area in the Tay Yen Tu region.

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of tourists to Bac Giang in thefirst half was estimated at 502,000, a year-on-year decline of 67.7 percent.

The sector earned some 179 billion VND (7.7 million USD) in revenue, down 32percent against the same period last year.

To overcome the difficulties, Bac Giang launched a programme stimulatingdomestic travel, completed a tourism connectivity map between itself and BacNinh and Hai Duong, and allowed 70 businesses to open tours exploring thesacred land of Tay Yen Tu.

The provincial People’s Committee approved an investment policy last Februaryfor six tourism development projects worth over 2.54 trillion VND (109.8million USD), including the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and eco-tourism project.

Located in the LangSon-Hanoi-Hai Phong-Quang Ninh economic corridor and bestowed with stunningnatural landscapes like Tay Yen Tu Natural Reserve, Khe Ro primeval forest,Dong Cao plateau, and Khuon Than lake, Bac Giang province poses huge potentialto build various kinds of tourism products. 

Endowed with favourable climate, stable geology and rich soil, this land is ahome for Kinh Bac culture development, essence of Vietnamese culture.

Bac Giang is preserving a number of special cultural heritages, four of whichwere recognised by UNESCO including Quan Ho folk songs, Ca Tru (ceremonialsinging), Then singing and Vinh Nghiem pagoda’s woodblocks.

Besides, the province is home to nearly 2,300 historical and cultural relicsand a large number of beautiful landscapes, which are good conditions todevelop numerous tourism models such as eco-tourism, resorts, spiritual tourismand craft village tourism.

Coming to Bac Giang,tourists can enjoy the scenic beauty of Dong Cao plateau and Khe Ro primitiveforest, seek for peace in Tay Yen Tu spiritual-ecological tourism complex andSuoi Mo eco-tourism site or discover Cam Son and Khuon Than Lakes whileenjoying local specialties.

The diligent andcreative people of Bac Giang are owners of many special products such aslychee, pineapple, custard apple, yellowish orange, sweet orange, dried ricecake, rice noodle and honey.

Experiencing a realnorthern village with traditional handicrafts and sweet melodies of Quan hofolk songs or discovering living of ethnic people with Soong Hao, Sli or Thensongs will be unforgettable memories for every tourist.

Bac Giang is not onlya land of culture, it is also a dynamic economic hub. In recent years, theprovince has effectively exploited its potentials for agricultural developmentwith more than 50 key and signature farm products. Most recently in 2020,“thieu” lychee, a specialty of Luc Ngan district, has been exported to one ofthe world’s most choosy markets – Japan.

Located in the keyeconomic zone in the north, adjacent to the metropolises such as Ha Noi, HaiPhong and Quang Ninh with favorable traffic system including roadways,waterways and railways connected to the economic centers, airport, border gateand international seaport, Bac Giang has become an attractive destination fordomestic and foreign investors./.