(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of September 12, the People's Committee of Hoang Mai Town organized a scientific seminar "Preserving and promoting the cultural values of Con Temple with tourism development in the context of open integration".
Attending the discussion were comrade Tran Quoc Khanh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; leaders of Hoang Mai Town, Quynh Luu District, Thang Long Cultural Research Institute, and travel businesses in Hanoi and Nghe An.
Nearly 800 years old, Con Temple is a famous historical, cultural and spiritual site in Nghe An with legendary stories passed down through folklore because of its beauty and sacredness, attracting more and more tourists from near and far. However, the annual festival has not yet fully exploited the potential of folk cultural elements among the people. Business activities serving the festival have made great efforts but are still chaotic...
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| Overview of the Seminar |
In the spirit of preserving and promoting the value of the relics to Con and to make the Con Temple festival increasingly complete, meeting the needs of spiritual and cultural activities and tourism of visitors from near and far. The discussion had many opinions on this issue such as: preserving and promoting the heritage value of Con Temple with promoting the socio-economic development of Hoang Mai Town; Con Temple in the past, present and future; Con Temple through festivals; Traditional boat racing, organizing competitions and promoting to attract tourists; Viewpoints on building works to preserve and honor the landscape of Con Temple...
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| Ms. Vu Thi Thao - Vice Chairman of Hoang Mai Town People's Committee delivered the opening speech, hoping that delegates from the province and the country would give their heartfelt opinions for the preservation, maintenance and promotion of Con Temple relic in the future. |
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| Mr. Doan Hong Vu - Provincial Party Committee member, Secretary of Hoang Mai Town gave a speech directing the discussion. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Viet Chuc - Director of Thang Long Cultural Research Institute emphasized: The scientific discussion in Hoang Mai is the beginning of a useful program for those who love and are responsible for a famous cultural heritage: Con Temple. |
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| Ms. Hoang Thi Quynh Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: In the coming time, Hoang Mai Town needs to promote propaganda about the historical value as well as the tourism potential of Con Temple in particular and Hoang Mai Town in general. |
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| Mr. Ho Ngoc Ha - Chairman of Quynh Phuong Ward People's Committee is concerned about restoring traditional boat racing associated with promoting and attracting tourists. |
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| Ms. Cao Thi Lan - Vice President of the Hanoi Association of Travel Agencies said: To spread, Hoang Mai Town needs to connect with other destinations in the Northern provinces to exploit the historical and cultural value of Con Temple. |
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| Leaders of Hoang Mai Town exchanged with delegates on the sidelines of the workshop. |
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| Delegates viewed a photo exhibition about Con Temple and the tourism development potential of Hoang Mai Town. |
At the seminar, Hoang Mai Town also determined that in the coming time, the Con temple relic must be actively used and exploited, serving the spiritual and cultural needs and being a tourist attraction for visitors from all over; Diversifying the forms of exploitation to promote the relic's effects; Proceeding to compile a dossier to rank the Con Ngoai temple relic to create a scientific and legal basis for preserving and promoting the value of the relic; Restoring and embellishing ancient relics in Phuong Can... From there, build a tourist route including communes with attractive tourist destinations such as Quynh Phuong, Quynh Lap, Quynh Nghia... with religious tourism products, resorts, sea bathing, visiting traditional craft villages...
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