Tan Ky builds a community tourism village with homestay model

(Baonghean.vn) - Tan Ky is a locality with tourism potential, so one of the orientations is to build a community tourism village, the first of which will be Thai Minh village, Tien Ky commune.

Thai Minh village, Tien Ky commune has 167 households with 683 people, 100% of whom are Thai ethnic people. The strongest point of the Thai people in Thai Minh village is that they still preserve many traditional stilt houses and in 2015, Thai Minh village was recognized by the province as a brocade weaving village.

On holidays, Thai Minh village festival is always bustling with cultural and artistic activities. Photo: HC

Currently, there are 100 households involved in brocade weaving, but the products are not produced fast enough to supply the market. In addition to income from agricultural production, each household earns an average of 3 million VND/month from brocade weaving.

“On average, each brocade piece takes 5-6 days to weave and sells for 600,000 VND/piece. Each beautiful dress with a complete belt accessory alone sells for more than 1 million VND. The income from this job is very attractive to us,” said Ms. Luong Thi Thuan, a member of the Thai Minh brocade weaving group.

Not only rich in unique cultural identity, but here also has a unique cave system that can develop sustainable tourism. From that potential, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 718 dated February 27, 2017 approving the planning task of Mo cave eco-tourism area associated with community tourism of Thai Minh brocade craft village, Tien Ky commune.

This is a good condition to improve the material and spiritual life of the people, while preserving and promoting the national cultural identity. Therefore, in recent times, while maintaining the activities of the brocade weaving village, households in the village have also actively participated in cultural and artistic activities; restored some traditional festivals... to create a premise for building a community tourism village.

“We want to build Thai Minh village into an attractive tourist destination, and hope that the State will invest more in infrastructure, human resources, tourism products... There is a plan for people in the village to participate in training courses, go on field trips to some places to gain more skills in welcoming tourists. This will attract more tourists, create conditions for people to communicate, and promote a beautiful image of this land that still retains its wild beauty” - Mr. Vi Van Ngoc - Secretary of Thai Minh village Party cell proposed.

Mo Cave in Tien Ky is planned to have an area of ​​45 hectares. Photo: Hien Chuong

According to the approval decision, the Mo cave eco-tourism area associated with Thai Minh brocade village tourism is planned to have an area of ​​45 hectares, with functions such as: accommodation, commercial services, resorts, serving the needs of entertainment, recreation, exploration, and learning about cultural history of tourists.

Regarding the architectural space, it will be planned into 2 main areas. In which, the Mo cave eco-tourism space will be developed to the east of Thai Minh village, combined with camping service areas, sports and entertainment areas, creating a vibrant tourist complex. The brocade craft village tourism space will be organized on the basis of the existing Thai Minh village, combined with the functional area of ​​garden houses and village accommodation, forming a space for exchanging and experiencing indigenous culture.

“Building the Mo cave eco-tourism area associated with Thai Minh brocade village tourism is one of the tasks to implement the plan and orientation for tourism development in Tan Ky district in the period of 2016-2020, with a vision to 2025. Therefore, the district is promoting the shift of socio-economic structure in this area, building a community tourism village associated with the homestay model" - Mr. Pham Van Hoa - Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee said.

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