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Binh Lieu is now in late autumn and early winter. The season of reeds and golden rice terraces is to come in the next few weeks.

As a borderline mountainous district in the northeast of Quang Ninh, just 120km away from Ha Long City, Binh Lieu shares 43km borders with China and greatly endowned by nature with moderate climate and cool weather and fresh air all year around. This district is home to 5 ethnic groups, including Tay, Dao, San Chi, Chinese and Kinh.

The immense “heaven” of white reed grass and vast acacia and Ceylon cinnamon forests Binh Lieu have currently regarded as the most mesmerizing views in this district.

The grass field is on the side of the western border guard path which stretches to Lang Son and has the height of 700m from the sea level. And cinnamon forests are located at Dong Tam commune, beyond these woods is a scenic picture of frolicking children, kitchen smoke emitting from stilt houses, and cinnamon quills hung out to dry.

At weekend, tourists have a chance to visit a special market of indigenous people with various conventional products and customs. As more than 90 per cent of locals are ethnic minorities such as the Tay, San Chi and Dao, the market burst with ethnic women in bright-colored traditional attire. 

Noticeably, visiting some orange gardens at the hamlets of Na Sa and Hoanh Mo, about 2 kilometers away from Hoanh Mo border gate and the big flower garden on Cao Son mountain should be new experience that tourists should try once.

Binh Lieu district has recently paid much attention to the development of  tourism services and infrastructure in harmony with local cultural characteristics,  satisfying  the increasing needs of tourists.

Various types of accomodation are now availabale to tourists. Hotels, guest houses and homestays have alrealy been legally allowed to operate. Nature-lovers are also able to make other choices, renting camping gear for example.

A rehearsal for the opening ceremony of Hokkaido Festival was held on November 15 at the 30/10 Square. Acting Chairman of the provincial People”s Committee, Cao Tuong Huy, and Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, Nguyen Thi Hanh, attended and supervised the program.

Under the theme “Quang Ninh – Hokkaido: Rich Cutural Integration”, the Hokkaido Festival will take place in Ha Long city from November 17 to 19 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Japan diplomatic relations and the 60th founding anniversary of Quang Ninh (October 30, 1963 – 2023).

The festival aims to help introduce the cultural traditions of Quang Ninh and Hokkaido, as well as the two countries in general, and attract foreign visitors to the Vietnamese province.

It will feature activities such as a Quang Ninh – Japan investment promotion conference, an exhibition of Vietnamese and Japanese cuisine, street art performances, a workshop on cultural – tourism ties and human resources development, and a friendly golf tournament, among others.

As planned, the opening ceremony will draw about 4,000-5,000 people, including Japanese artisans and artists.

Hokkaido is Japan’s northernmost prefecture with the nation’s largest land area. It accounts for 22 percent of the nation’s total area, and has numerous areas with untapped natural beauty and magnificent scenery thanks to its low population density. Hokkaido abounds in national parks and popular hot spring resorts, allowing visitors to enjoy and relax in its splendid natural environment. The number of tourists visiting Hokkaido has been noticeably increasing every year because it is an appealing tourist destination visited multiple times even by Japanese tourists.

The 15th Vietnam – China International Trade and Tourism Fair is scheduled to take place in Mong Cai city between November 30 and December 4, according to the Mong Cai People’s Committee.

The annual event, themed “Cooperation, Friendship, Integration and Development”, will be jointly held by the Mong Cai city People’s Committee and China’s Guangxi province.

There will be about 400 booths displaying and introducing Vietnamese and Chinese goods.

The event will also include an exhibition of the two countries’ socioeconomic achievements, a forum on cross-border tourism via the international border gate pair of Mong Cai and Dongxing (China), and a forum on the export of agro-forestry-fisheries products to China.

Tourism and business cooperation deals between the countries’ enterprises are expected to be signed on this occasion.

In addition, cultural and sport activities will also be held, including singing on the border river, a cultural exchange between the youth of Mong Cai and Dongxing, an international golf tourism tournament, and a friendship running race, according to the municipal administration.

Quang Ninh province attracted 14 million tourist arrivals in ten months, representing 10% increase year on year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

The total tourism revenue in ten months hit over 29 trillion VND, 60% higher than the corresponding period in 2022.

In 2023, Quang Ninh strives to become a “can”t-miss” destination in Vietnam. It aims to attract 15 million visitors, 500,000 visitors higher than the figure in 2019 before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Provincial People’s Committee requested the Provincial Tourism Department to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and local authorities, to organise events to attract more tourists to the locality, especially during the autumn-winter and at the end of the year.

The province has focused on promoting its cultural values, advantages of sea and island tourism, and eco-tourism to lure more visitors, especially the world natural wonders of Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay.

In addition, investments in highly developed transport infrastructure have greatly benefited Quang Ninh in advancing regional connectivity and promoting socio-economic development, especially in the tourism sector.

On October 24, the Prime Minister issued a decision accrediting the special national status of the historical and cultural complex of the Van Don port in Van Don district and the architectural and artistic relic of the Tra Co communal house in Mong Cai City.

The Van Don port was once a major trading port of Dai Viet (ancient Vietnam). Existing from the mid-12th century to the late 18th century in the coastal region that now belongs to Quang Ninh, the port served as a significant and vital trading centre for Vietnam at that time. Myriad merchants and ships came here from across Asia and Europe to engage in the trade and exchange of goods.

Built in 1461 with unique architectural style of the later Le Dynasty, the structure of Tra Co Communal House was dedicated to tutelary genies of the village. The historical relic is typical for village culture of Vietnam in feudal period.