Thanks to advantages of geographical position adjacent to the key tourism centers of Quang Ninh province and Hai Phong city, with attractive natural landscapes, unique traditional festivals and historical relic sites, Quang Yen town owns favorable potential for tourism development.
The diversity of unique tourism products
Quang Yen’s natural tourism resources are evaluated by experts as diversified with charming natural landscapes, such as: ancient Gieng Rung iron-wood trees, Mo Waterfall – Yen Lap Lake, Hoang Tan Island with limestone mountains, ancient caves and pristine beaches. Furthermore, Quang Yen is also adjacent to famous tourism sites such as Ha Long Bay, Tuan Chau tourist area, Cat Ba island, Yen Tu relic site etc.
Currently, Quang Yen has more than 200 cultural historical relics and landscapes, including 41 national -level relics, 15 provincial-level relics and Bach Dang historical relic area have been recognized as the special national relics. These are great potential for the locality to develop tourism efficiently.
Moreover, Quang Yen town is known for its traditional fishing equipment making handicraft villages, typically in Hung Hoc village, Nam Hoa ward. Along with that, many special festivals such as Bach Dang Festival, Tien Cong Festival and “Going to the field” Festival have become highlights of Quang Yen town.
Connecting tourism routes to attract visitors
In 2014, Quang Ninh Province announced three tourism routes and 11 tourism sites in Quang Yen Town. To effectively exploit these tourism sites, over the past 5 years, Quang Yen Town has actively coordinated with Quang Ninh Department of Tourism, enterprises and travel agencies to select typical sightseeing spots to be invested in facilities and human resources to serve tourists. Up to now, Quang Yen Town has built and put two new tourism products entitled “Quang Yen Village” and “Bach Dang Giang Mark” into operation. Besides, in April 2018, the cuisine street named “Chanh River – Ngu Station” has been exploited, creating a new address appealling to food lovers inside and outside the province.
Thanks to effective tourism promotion, the number of tourist arrivals to Quang Yen has increased. In 2018, Quang Yen welcomed 500,000 tourist arrivals, creating a revenue of 340 bil.VND. In the first 6 months of 2019, the total tourist arrivals to Quang Yen reached 320,000, achieving 64% of its plan, gaining a revenue of 290 bil.VND.
For the sustainable tourism development goal, Quang Yen has focused on diversifying tourism products, mainly cultural – historical – spiritual tourism, ecotourism and resort. Besides, the locality has called on big groups to invest in tourism development projects such as Hoang Tan International Tourist Area, Mango Lagoon, Mac Dynasty Lagoon, Ha Long Green apartment complex.
These above mentioned tourism projects will create impressive breakthroughs for Quang Yen‘s tourism. Quang Yen town sets its target of receiving 800,000 – 900,000 tourist arrivals by 2020, bringing tourism revenue of 340 bil.VND and creating jobs for about 5,000 laborers.
Translated by Thu Giang
