Investment potential for tourism development in Nam Dan

(Baonghean) - Comrade Dinh Xuan Que - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan district, answered an interview with Nghe An newspaper.

Hoang Tru Village (Kim Lien, Nam Dan) Photo: Nguyen Book

PV:Nam Dan is identified as an attractive destination, a cultural tourism center of the whole province. Could you please tell us about the master plan for tourism development in Nam Dan in the period of 2015 - 2020?

Comrade Dinh Xuan Que:To exploit tourism potential, the district focuses on planning, completing the master plan for Nam Dan tourism development until 2020, with a vision to 2025 in a synchronous manner, consistent with the characteristics of the district's tourism resources in the new period. Thus, Nam Dan tourism will have 3 key areas:

Kim Lien - Dai Hue area: The tourism activities of this area are mainly to welcome visitors to visit Uncle Ho's paternal and maternal hometowns, the tomb of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan, visit Chung Son temple, General Nguyen Dac Dai temple, Dat pagoda, Dai Tue pagoda, farms, fruit gardens, enjoy cuisine... In this area, the focus is on planning parking lots, services such as restaurants, souvenirs, display areas of typical products of the district at historical sites and rest stops.

Nam Dan town area and neighboring communes: Including sightseeing tours of Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site, Mai Hac De Temple and His Mother, Truong Bon Relic Site, Nhan Tower and Nhan Thap Temple, Vien Quang Pagoda, Trang Den Lake eco-tourism, Da Han Dam, enjoying cuisine... In this area, the focus is on planning high-quality motels and hotels, culinary culture area, entertainment, display and introduction of craft village products, eco-resort area...

Nam Nam area: Concentrated at places such as Ho Thanh dam, La Son Phu Tu Nguyen Thiep tomb, Luc Nien citadel, Giap Dong communal house historical relic, temple, Ba Chua Lang mausoleum in Nam Kim commune; Hoanh Son communal house in Khanh Son commune; Trung Can communal house, Tran Quoc Hoan and Nguyen Tiem memorial area, some ancient houses of people in Nam Trung commune, enjoy cuisine... In this area, focus on planning an area to display and introduce typical products of Thien Nhan mountain and Lam river, some restaurants to serve tourists. In addition, the district focuses on planning to build a specialized production area for goods and products to serve tourists.

Dai Tue Pagoda in Nam Anh Commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Thanh Cuong

PV:To exploit the potential and strengths of tourism, what mechanisms and policies has Nam Dan had to attract investment in the past?

Comrade Dinh Xuan Que:In order to turn Nam Dan into a tourist center of the province and the North Central region, welcoming 2 - 2.5 million visitors annually, by 2020, 10 - 15% of visitors will stay in the area, in the past, Nam Dan has had a priority policy, attracting businesses to invest in tourism fields, promoting to connect with travel businesses inside and outside the province to bring visitors to visit and travel in Nam Dan district. Mobilizing resources and capital from various sources to restore and embellish relics, including many projects invested by the Central and the province that have been completed and put into operation to serve tourists such as: Phan Boi Chau Memorial Site, La Son Phu Tu Nguyen Thiep Tomb, Kim Lien Historical and Cultural Relic Site Conservation and Restoration Project associated with tourism development... The district also mobilized socialized capital to preserve and embellish relics such as Dai Tue Pagoda, Vien Quang Pagoda, King Mai Temple, and General Nguyen Dac Dai Temple. In addition, there are a number of major projects that have been and are being implemented such as the temple to worship the two parents, brothers and sisters of President Ho Chi Minh.

In order to create the best conditions for investors, Nam Dan district promotes administrative procedure reform under the one-stop mechanism. In addition to the province's preferential policies, the district also has additional support policies for investors such as supporting site clearance for investment projects in industrial, commercial, service, and tourism clusters, as well as supporting labor training, supporting technological innovation... and many other attractive policies.

Mausoleum of Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - Uncle Ho's beloved. Photo: Nguyen Book

PV:With the advantages in potential, along with the active participation of the province and district in "rolling out the red carpet" in terms of policies and mechanisms for investors, could you please tell us about Nam Dan's orientation in the coming time in attracting investment for tourism development?

Comrade Dinh Xuan Que:In the period of 2015 - 2020, the district continues to mobilize and effectively exploit investment resources to develop tourism infrastructure. Take advantage of the investment attention of the Central and the province, mobilize socialization to embellish, repair and restore historical and cultural relics, focusing on ranked relics, relics of great influence such as: Vua Mai Temple, Nhan Tower and Nhan Thap Temple, Hoanh Son Communal House, Trung Can Communal House and some temples and pagodas in the area... Take advantage of the support of the Japanese organization JICA in developing livelihood-based tourism to form and develop community tourism routes. Build a clean water supply system for tourist areas, especially key tourist areas and culinary areas. Call for investment in building high-quality hotels to serve the needs of tourists, striving to have 35-40 accommodation establishments in the district by 2020, of which 3-5 will meet the standards of 2 stars or higher. Have a special mechanism to encourage investors to build the Nghe An Ethnic Culinary Cultural Area in Kim Lien according to the planning of the Provincial People's Committee, the Culinary Area in the Lam River area of ​​Van Dien, Nam Hung, Nam Nghia communes. Direct the town and units with traditional craft villages to build booths to introduce products; call for the construction of a number of commercial centers, small and medium supermarkets to serve the shopping needs of tourists... All aim to create the brand "Friendly and hospitable Nam Dan Tourism", worthy of being a key tourist center of Nghe An province.

PV:Thank you very much, comrade!

Thanh Thuy

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