Dak Nong will create a unique tourism product, based on the cultural identity to develop the tourist community and scenic tourism after receiving the title of Dak Nong UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK
The leader of Dak Nong Province informed about the second Vietnam brocade culture festival and activities to attract visitors.
On the morning of Nov 10, in Ha Noi, Dak Nong Province, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism help a press conference on the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival, Tourism promotion and calling conference in 2020 and received the honor of Dak Nong UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK.
According to Ms Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh, Vice chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's committee, Dak Nong is long- Standing land of ethnic minorities in M'nong, Ma, Ede… stretching over a large area. At the same time, this is also a gathering land of people from many regions to settle, making the culture of ethnic minorities in the province more colorful. The villages of M'Nong, Ma, Ede Ethic minorities… are the land, which is containing many precious tangible and intangible cultural heritages, with special features of festivals, community activities, folk dances, epic Ot N'Drong, The folk songs of the M'nong people have been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Culture, Sports and Tourism) as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2020 and the Central Highlands Gong Culture space has been accredited as the oral and intangible cultural masterpiece of humanity by UNESSCO
In order to honor the cultural values of traditional craft villages that are still handed down to this day, contribute to preserving, promoting and honoring the cultural identity of the ethnic groups of Vietnam; The People's Committee of Dak Nong province in coordination with the ministries and central agencies to organize the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival in 2020. This is a diversified and rich cultural - tourist activity, occasion to promote, introduce and boldly depict the cultural - tourist imprint in the hearts of domestic and foreign tourists; create favorable conditions for artists, artists, actors of ethnic minorities in the province in particular and the whole country in general to have the opportunity to exchange, learn and exchange experiences to improve and the effectiveness of the brocade weaving profession. The festival is also an opportunity to search for a stable output for brocade products, to orient brocade into a craft village, increase income for people and towards creating branded tourism products for Dak Nong brocade.
"With the event that Dak Nong Geopark is recognized by UNESCO as a Global Geopark, the province will exploit the unique geological and geomorphological values, combined with the typical traditional cultures of 40 ethnic groups, living in the area of creating typical tourism products. Currently, Dak Nong province has identified 44 destinations, forming 3 tourist routes with the theme "The Land of Tones". This is considered as a tourism product with particularly, unique key role to attract tourists to explore, and research the unique values of Dak Nong land. Especially, the unique values of geology Geomorphology, associated with the formation of the cave system (over 100 caves), sapphire quarries, alumina, wolfram ore mines ... have their own nuances, formed from volcanic eruptions 3.5 million ago are the distinctive features of the system of Geopark. This is a type of geological tourism that contains a high concentration of scientific knowledge and is quite picky to visitors, at the same time, it's quite strange with the majority of Vietnamese people, "said Ms. Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh.
Dak Nong province is reviewing typical spots, is in the area of Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark to invest and develop it into a tourist destination, attracting tourists to visit, learn and adjust the inappropriate points, as well as adding new sites to serve tourists.
According to the Organizing Committee, the 2nd Vietnam Brocade Cultural Festival will be held on a national scale from November 24 to 29, 2020. The event includes a series of main activities: Opening ceremony of the 2nd Vietnam Handicraft Culture Festival-2020 and ceremony to receive the title of UNESCO Global Geopark in Dak Nong; brocade cultural space exhibition; experiment with Vietnamese brocade cultural space; performing "Fashion Show - Brocade"; opening and closing the space of Vietnamese Brocade Culture; conference to promote and call for investment in tourism in 2020. In the chain of activities, there are also typical events such as: Semi-final and final contest of Vietnam Tourism Beauty Contest 2020 in Dak Nong province; festival lights and hot air balloons; Charity activities in some districts in the province ...
The 2nd Vietnam Brocade Culture Festival in 2020 in Dak Nong province will be held nationwide, with the participation of artisans and actors from countries: Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore. Malaysia, Japan and Korea are living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, together with 15 provinces and cities such as Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Bac Ninh, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai, Kom Tum, Dak Lak ... This is an opportunity for ethnic minorities in Dak Nong to exchange with ethnic minorities in other regions, especially exchange, learn and exchange experience of Brocade to shorten production time, apply to light and bring economic efficiency to people.
"Tourism in Dak Nong Province is still modest. So, through promotional events, combined with connection from tourism businesses, outside Hanoi, hopefully in the coming time, the number of visitors from Hanoi Market will come to Dak Nong province more, Nguyen Minh Quang, Deputy Director of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department of Dak Nong Province said.
Đ.H translated (truyenhinhdaknong.vn)