Ban Gioc waterfall in Cao Bang (Source: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – 2018 was considered asuccessful year for Cao Bang’s tourism sector, as the northern mountainousprovince welcomed a record 1.2 million tourists, a year-on-year rise of 30percent.
The local tourism industry grossed 360 billionVND (15.5 million USD) in revenue, up 90 percent against the previous year.
In 2018, Non Nuoc Cao Bang received the globalgeopark status from UNESCO, while Ban Gioc waterfall tourism site was approvedby Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to become a national key tourist attraction.
The historical relic of Dong Khe victory wasalso recognised as a national special relic site.
Located in the northeastern region of thecountry, Cao Bang is endowed with breathtaking natural scenery, includingmajestic mountain ranges and beautiful terraced fields.
It is also home to the unique cultures of eightethnic minority groups, namely Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao, San Chi, Lo lo, Kinh andHoa.
Cao Bang is home to 214 cultural and historicalrelic sites, encompassing three national special ones, namely Pac Bo, Tran HungDao and Dong Khe.
It has a special geological structure with NonNuoc Cao Bang recognised as a global geopark.
Non Nuoc Park was established in 2015. It is now the second UNESCO-recognisedGlobal Geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which was accredited in2010. The park is also the eighth of its kind in Southeast Asia to receive thestatus.
Located about 300km from Hanoi, Non Nuoc CaoBang covers more than 3,000 square kilometres in the districts of Ha Quang, TraLinh, Quang Uyen, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang and Phuc Hoa and part of Hoa An, NguyenBinh and Thach An districts.
It is home to fossils, ocean sediment, volcanicrocks, minerals and karst landscapes, which can give researchers an insightinto an over-500-million-year history of the Earth. It is also known for richbiodiversity and many indigenous fauna and flora species.
According to Director of the provincial Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism Sam Viet An, Cao Bang has the opportunity todevelop various kinds of tourism such as cultural tourism, spiritual tourism,adventure tourism, ecological tourism and geological tourism.
The province is exerting efforts to reformadministrative procedures and to help businesses to invest in tourisminfrastructure development.
Local authorities proposed the Government enacta special mechanism for the province to promote tourism cooperation withforeign businesses and enable more international tourists to visit bordertourism areas, he added.-VNA
The local tourism industry grossed 360 billionVND (15.5 million USD) in revenue, up 90 percent against the previous year.
In 2018, Non Nuoc Cao Bang received the globalgeopark status from UNESCO, while Ban Gioc waterfall tourism site was approvedby Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to become a national key tourist attraction.
The historical relic of Dong Khe victory wasalso recognised as a national special relic site.
Located in the northeastern region of thecountry, Cao Bang is endowed with breathtaking natural scenery, includingmajestic mountain ranges and beautiful terraced fields.
It is also home to the unique cultures of eightethnic minority groups, namely Tay, Nung, Mong, Dao, San Chi, Lo lo, Kinh andHoa.
Cao Bang is home to 214 cultural and historicalrelic sites, encompassing three national special ones, namely Pac Bo, Tran HungDao and Dong Khe.
It has a special geological structure with NonNuoc Cao Bang recognised as a global geopark.
Non Nuoc Park was established in 2015. It is now the second UNESCO-recognisedGlobal Geopark in Vietnam after Dong Van Karst Plateau, which was accredited in2010. The park is also the eighth of its kind in Southeast Asia to receive thestatus.
Located about 300km from Hanoi, Non Nuoc CaoBang covers more than 3,000 square kilometres in the districts of Ha Quang, TraLinh, Quang Uyen, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang and Phuc Hoa and part of Hoa An, NguyenBinh and Thach An districts.
It is home to fossils, ocean sediment, volcanicrocks, minerals and karst landscapes, which can give researchers an insightinto an over-500-million-year history of the Earth. It is also known for richbiodiversity and many indigenous fauna and flora species.
According to Director of the provincial Departmentof Culture, Sports and Tourism Sam Viet An, Cao Bang has the opportunity todevelop various kinds of tourism such as cultural tourism, spiritual tourism,adventure tourism, ecological tourism and geological tourism.
The province is exerting efforts to reformadministrative procedures and to help businesses to invest in tourisminfrastructure development.
Local authorities proposed the Government enacta special mechanism for the province to promote tourism cooperation withforeign businesses and enable more international tourists to visit bordertourism areas, he added.-VNA
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