A festival opened in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on May 24 tomark the fifth anniversary of Lang Co recognised as a beautiful bay inthe world.
The two-day event features a variety of activities toentertain visitors, including sport games, camping, a culinary contest, aunique display of handicrafts, kite flying, photo exhibition, and folkgames.
The festival is a good opportunity to promote economic,cultural values, the beauty and ecological environment of Lang Co Bay,said local authorities, adding that it also affirms the position anddevelopment potential of the Chan May-Lang Co economic zone with the aimof building a trademark for Lang Co tourism resort to attract bothlocal and foreign investors.
Lang Co lies between two majorcentral cities, Hue and Da Nang, and on the Central Vietnam HeritageRoad, which includes Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Hue ancient city,Hoi An ancient town and My Son relic site, and on the East-West economiccorridor.
Over the past five years, Lang Co haswitnessed a fast economic and social development with revenue fromtourism increasing by 25 percent-30 percent, welcoming around 95,000visitors per year.
Presently, Lang Co town has 53resorts, hotels and guest houses. Spanning an area of 280ha, LagunaLang Co is the first resort complex in the Vietnam constructed bySingapore’s Banyan Tree group at an investment of 875 million USD.-VNA
The two-day event features a variety of activities toentertain visitors, including sport games, camping, a culinary contest, aunique display of handicrafts, kite flying, photo exhibition, and folkgames.
The festival is a good opportunity to promote economic,cultural values, the beauty and ecological environment of Lang Co Bay,said local authorities, adding that it also affirms the position anddevelopment potential of the Chan May-Lang Co economic zone with the aimof building a trademark for Lang Co tourism resort to attract bothlocal and foreign investors.
Lang Co lies between two majorcentral cities, Hue and Da Nang, and on the Central Vietnam HeritageRoad, which includes Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Hue ancient city,Hoi An ancient town and My Son relic site, and on the East-West economiccorridor.
Over the past five years, Lang Co haswitnessed a fast economic and social development with revenue fromtourism increasing by 25 percent-30 percent, welcoming around 95,000visitors per year.
Presently, Lang Co town has 53resorts, hotels and guest houses. Spanning an area of 280ha, LagunaLang Co is the first resort complex in the Vietnam constructed bySingapore’s Banyan Tree group at an investment of 875 million USD.-VNA
