Dong Van Stone Plateau welcomes New Year visitors
(VOV) - The Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang welcomed the first international visitors from France, the US and European countries on the first day of the Ha Giang Tourism Year 2013.
The welcome ceremony was living proof of local efforts to develop tourism, reduce poverty, and introduce the image of the Dong Van Stone Plateau to both domestic and foreign visitors.
To lure more visitors to the province, the provincial People’s Committee has directed local authorities to promote tourism activities, build tourism infrastructure, develop community-based tourism cultural villages while preserving traditional crafts and other cultural values of ethnic minority groups.
Last year, the province welcomed more than 380,000 visitors including more than 90,000 foreigners, up 15 percent compared to the previous year, and earned nearly VND400 billion in revenue.
Especially, the number of domestic and foreign visitors to the four districts of Quan Ba, Yen Minh, Dong Van and Meo Vac increased considerably by more than 70 percent respectively since they were recognized by UNESCO as Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN).