Nghe An, charming destinations in Winter - Spring
(Baonghean.vn) - After nearly a year of struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic and natural disasters, now is the right time to travel and relieve stress and fatigue in everyday life. With the gifts of nature and the diligence and creativity of the people in labor, Nghe An has brought interesting destinations in the Winter - Spring season.
Invitation from the field of flowers and fruits
If at the beginning of the year, people go to sacred places to enjoy the scenery and pray for peace and fortune; in the middle of the year, they go to the beach or to the forest with streams and waterfalls to "cool off", then at the end of the year, it is an opportunity to return to the countryside. The scenery and peaceful life in the countryside and villages will ease the worries and troubles in making a living, bringing relaxation and warmth in the busy days at the end of the year.
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| Back toThe countryside is home to fruit-laden gardens. Photo: Cong Kien |
Back tocountryside, meaning coming home to orchards laden with fruit, oranges, persimmons, guavas that are ripe and fragrant. After a year of busy care and cultivation, through months of scorching sun and pouring rain, this is the time for farmers to reap the sweet fruits.
Specialized areasfruit treeLarge, especially orange trees are becoming attractive tourist destinations such as Xa Doai (Nghi Loc), Yen Thanh, Con Cuong, Nghia Dan and Quy Hop... Many tourists have come to these places to taste the sweetness of oranges, enjoy the delicious flavor of guava, and walk among the vast gardens and farms. While enjoying, they also experience the life and work of farmers and the scenery and rhythm of life in the countryside.
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| Returning to the countryside also brings about vast fields of flowers competing to show off their colors, bringing immense excitement in a space filled with fragrance and color. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
Back to the countryside and back to the peopleflower fieldThe vast flower valley of Phu Quy, Truong Gia Trang in Nghia Long commune (Nghia Dan) welcomes thousands of tourists to enjoy and check in every day.
“I am from Nghe An, currently working in Hanoi. Through newspapers and social networks, I saw that my hometown has a beautiful valley and flower garden, the scenery is no different from Da Lat, so I invited my friends to Phu Quy to explore and experience. This place is really attractive, the vast flower gardens bring a warm and interesting feeling, like being lost in a paradise, a fairyland”.
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| Thai Hoa Spring Flower Hill has opened and attracted many tourists. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
In particular, Thai Hoa spring flower hill opened, welcoming guests at the end of November and the sunflower field in Nghia Dan is about to bloom, creating an attraction for tens of thousands of tourists, especially young people. Located next to Ho Chi Minh road, convenient for travel, the spring flower hill and sunflower hill have attracted thousands of tourists every day for the past few years.
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| The charming beauty of Truong Gia Trang (Nghia Dan). Photo: Sach Nguyen |
This has really become an important highlight intourism development, attracting domestic and foreign tourists, contributing to promoting the scenic spots and unique cultural values of Nghe An.
Village warmth
After enjoying and discovering the brilliant beauty of the flower fields and the sweetness of the fruit, visitors can continue their journey up to the highlands to experience the mountain scenery and life in the villages. Because Western Nghe An has majestic and poetic mountains and rivers, prosperous and peaceful villages.
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| This season, tourists can go to the highlands to experience the mountain scenery and life in the villages in Muong Qua (Con Cuong). Photo: Sach Nguyen |
Winter - Spring is really suitable for this type ofcommunity tourismIn the Western Nghe An region, ideal destinations have been built such as Khe Ran village (Bong Khe), Nua village (Yen Khe), Xieng village (Mon Son) in Con Cuong district; Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district; Quang Thinh village, Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district...
Coming to these community tourism spots, visitors will be immersed in the Thai cultural space with customs, habits and spiritual life clearly reproduced. Listen to the melodies of Xap, Lam, Nhuon, Xuoi to grasp the spiritual life of the Thai community, immerse yourself in the charming Xoe and Lam Vong melodies to feel the gracefulness and sophistication of the girls from the mountainous regions.
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| Coming to community tourism spots in Nghe An, visitors will be immersed in Thai cultural space. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
If you have more time, you can experience the brocade weaving process, from spinning, dyeing, to reeling, weaving, embroidering and finishing a product. Through this, you will see the patience, skill and talent of Thai women, and understand more about the life messages conveyed through each product.
Coming to the village, you cannot help but enjoy the typical dishes of the highland people. These include bamboo rice, five-color sticky rice, black chicken and black pig, stream fish, mooc sausage, can soup and wine, leaf-fermented wine... These are made from products of the mountains and forests, ensuring quality, safety and more importantly, feeling the joy and warmth of the highland village.
This season, coming to Nghe An, visitors can also return to the coastal area to enjoy the salty taste and experience life in the craft village.seafood processing. The quiet coastal town of Cua Lo, tourists often go to some places in Nghi Hai and Nghi Thuy wards to try grilled mackerel. Fresh, delicious batches of mackerel grilled over hot coals give off a fragrant aroma; the hot pieces of fish, eaten while exclaiming in the cold of the sea, create a truly unique and interesting feeling!
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| Considered the "Sa Pa of Nghe An", Muong Long commune of the remote Ky Son district is an ideal destination in winter and spring. Photo: Sach Nguyen |
Coming to Cua Lo coastal town, visitors should take the time to explore the life of the craft village, experience the seafood processing stages. Here, there is the famous Hai Giang 1 fish sauce craft village (Nghi Hai ward) with a history of more than 300 years, the products are popular in all regions of the province. Recently, many groups of tourists have come to visit, learn and experience the traditional fish sauce processing stages, the Hai Giang 1 fish sauce brand is spreading more and more...
Promote stimulus and cooperation
To attract tourists to Nghe An in the winter and spring, the tourism industry has made efforts to strengthen connections, boost demand and improve service quality. Most accommodation and food service establishments serving tourists have reduced prices, and community tourism sites are also operating more professionally and ensuring safety.
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| Representatives of tourism businesses in Hai Phong city and Binh Dinh province learn about tourism products in Nghe An. Photo: Cong Kien |
Tourism industryalso organized for travel agencies to survey and evaluate some agricultural tourism spots in Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan and Thai Hoa town. On that basis, travel agencies will connect the spots to build tours and routes, bringing domestic tourists to experience and explore.
In addition, the resumption of flights between Vinh and Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Cam Ranh, Buon Ma Thuot, Da Lat, Phu Quoc, Quy Nhon and Da Nang opens up prospects for attracting out-of-province visitors. At the same time, the tourism industry has strengthened its links with provinces and cities through signing cooperation agreements and promoting and publicizing potential.
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| Members of the General Department of Tourism delegation experience the production process of Nam Dan specialty soy sauce. Photo: Tuong Anh |
Recently, Nghe An successfully organized the Conference.Stimulating tourismdomestic and linking tourism development in Binh Dinh - Nghe An. Here, Nghe An enterprises also introduced domestic tourism stimulus packages ensuring attractiveness, commitment to quality and price.
At the same time, the General Department of Tourism sent a working group to survey and evaluate the resources and current status of rural tourism resource exploitation in Nam Dan district and neighboring areas to pilot the construction ofNam Dan districtbecome a model new rural district in the direction of cultural development associated with tourism, making Nam Dan an attractive and unique tourist destination and contributing to attracting tourists to Nghe An.
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| Representatives of Nghe An Department of Tourism introduced the overview and local tourism stimulus program at the conference on tourism stimulus and tourism development linkage of Binh Dinh - Nghe An - Hai Phong. Photo: Cong Kien |
Previously, the Unesco Travel Club caravan also surveyed some locations in Nghia Dan district and highly appreciated the potential and advantages of agricultural tourism in Phu Quy land. Nghe An Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center has just signed a cooperation agreement, connecting with the Central Highlands provinces to restart tourism activities at the end of 2020 and remove difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is an opportunity to introduce, seek opportunities, and strengthen connections for Nghe An tourism areas and tours with the Central Highlands provinces...
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| Leaders of the tourism departments of Binh Dinh, Hai Phong and Nghe An signed a cooperation agreement for the period 2020 - 2025. Photo: Cong Kien |
Efforts to promote tourism stimulus and cooperation in tourism development have initially shown their effectiveness with positive results. In the second phase of the tourism stimulus program, the total number of domestic tourists reached 505,950, equal to 51.12% compared to July and August 2020. Total revenue fromtouristreached 750 billion VND, equal to 47.71% compared to July and August 2020.
“With new destinations and tourism products that are unique and different, and the synchronous implementation of solutions to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, ensuring the safety of tourists by Nghe An Tourism Industry and attractive tourism stimulus programs in the Winter - Spring 2020 - 2021, Nghe An wishes to welcome people and tourists from all over the country to visit and explore interesting and new things”.
Tourists who need to learn more information about destinations and tours, Winter - Spring tourist routes in Nghe An can contact the Travel Management Department, Nghe An Department of Tourism at phone number 0931.363768 (MR Chung) for support and advice.
