Tan Ky effectively exploits tourism potential

Quang An• November 6, 2020 06:59

(Baonghean.vn) - As a land with Km 0 of the legendary Ho Chi Minh road, with many scenic spots, historical relics, combined with the friendly and sociable personality of the people, preserving many traditional cultural features - Tan Ky district is a destination with great attraction for tourists every time they come to Nghe An.

Attractive destination

These days, Ms. Vi Thi Thuy, Chieng village, Tien Ky commune, and her family are busy preparing food sources and rehearsing new art performances to perform for tourists. The number of tourists has increased in recent times, especially after the Covid-19 epidemic was controlled, making the work of Ms. Thuy and the members of the community tourism group more difficult.homestayare also much busier, however everyone is happy to be able to bring the typical local culture and cuisine to introduce to tourists from near and far every time they have the opportunity to visit Tan Ky.

Lễ hội Bươn Xao xã Tiên Kỳ thu hút hàng ngàn du khách mỗi năm. Ảnh: PV

Buon Xao Festival in Tien Ky commune attracts thousands of tourists every year. Photo: PV

Ms. Thuy shared: “My family is one of three households chosen as a homestay to serve tourists. When it was first established and put into operation at the end of 2019, due to the impact of the epidemic, we encountered many difficulties. However, when the State controlled the epidemic, the number of visitors increased significantly. Our community tourism spot is becoming more and more known, up to now, it has welcomed about 500 visitors to visit the brocade weaving village, enjoy the cuisine, and cultural programs...”.

Tien Ky commune is one of the localities with the most tourist attractions in Tan Ky district. This place is blessed with wild and majestic beauty. Coming here, tourists can visit Mo cave, experience brocade weaving and homestay services of Thai people, and participate in festivals.Bustlingor visit the Le Loi Insurgent Army Temple...

Mr. Truong Cong Thach - Chairman of Tien Ky Commune People's Committee said: In 2020 alone, thousands of tourists came to the locality to visit and experience traditional cultural and artistic forms. Currently, the locality also identifies tourism as one of the key industries and will focus on developing it to create a brand for the locality in particular and Tan Ky district in general.

Huyện Tân Kỳ hấp dẫn du khách với những nét đẹp văn hóa truyền thống, những món ẩm thực độc đáo. Ảnh: P.V

Tan Ky district attracts tourists with its traditional cultural beauty and unique cuisine. Photo: PV

In fact, Tan Ky district has many advantages to develop tourism types such as: Historical relic tourism, eco-tourism and community-based tourism. For historical relic tourism, the highlight is the special national relic Km 0 - Ho Chi Minh road; Le Loi citadel historical relic site, Dung village communal house, Sen village communal house, Song Dong Ngoc Nu temple... For eco-tourism, the district has extremely diverse, rich and attractive natural landscapes such as: Mo cave system in Tien Ky, Bon waterfall in Tan Hop, Thung Khien cave cluster, Khe Xanh in Nghia Phuc, Tan An; rich system of dams and lakes and the poetic Con river...

Tan KyIt is also an attractive destination for tourists with village communities associated with extremely unique cultural identity values of ethnic minorities, such as the Buon Xao festival associated with the traditional brocade weaving village of the Thai people in Tien Ky; the hammock weaving village of the Tho people in Giai Xuan commune; the Dung communal house festival associated with the worship of the gods Cao Son and Cao Cac; folk songs, folk music, folk dances (gong dance, da oi singing, du du dieng melodies, tap tinh tap tang)...

Nhảy sạp tạo lễ hội Bươn Xao trên địa bàn xã Tiên Kỳ, huyện Tân Kỳ thu hút nhiều khách du lịch đến tham quan. Ảnh Huy Thư

Bamboo dancing at the Buon Xao Festival in Tien Ky commune. Photo: Huy Thu

According to statistics of Tan Ky District People's Committee, in the period of 2017 - 2019, the district welcomed about 12,000 - 15,000 visitors/year. Of which, the number of staying guests accounted for about 10-12% of the annual number of visitors. Tourism-related income is mainly from food and beverage business, local products and accommodation.

Currently, the district has 18 accommodation establishments, including 4 hotels, 12 motels, guesthouses and 2 guest houses with a total of 236 rooms, 388 beds, with a system of stilt houses that can be renovated to receive guests (currently there are 3 homestay models/ a total of 135 stilt houses in Tien Ky commune).

Tourists participate in traditional art programs in Tan Ky district. Photo: PV

Pay attention to infrastructure conditions

However,tourism industryIn Tan Ky district in the past time, there are still some limitations. The planning, management and implementation of planning for tourist destinations are still slow; infrastructure, especially traffic infrastructure, is still limited. In fact, the traffic routes to key tourist destinations such as Tien Ky, Tan Hop... are still seriously degraded and need to be invested soon to ensure the welfare of the people as well as develop tourism in the future.

Đốt lửa trại tại Lễ Hội Bươn Xao của tân kỳ. Ảnh Huy Thư

Campfire at the Buon Xao Festival of Tan Ky district. Photo: Huy Thu

Currently, Tan Ky district has set specific goals to develop the tourism industry commensurate with its potential. In the period of 2020 - 2025, the district strives to welcome a total of 75,000 - 80,000 visitors, an average of 15,000 - 16,000 visitors/year, with at least 3-5 homestays providing standard accommodation, creating 100 - 150 jobs, generating revenue of 5 - 7 billion VND/year.