paradise
A wisp of smoke from the Tay Vien hot spring creates a thin mist that covers the hillsides.
For a long time, Tay Vien - "the garden in the west" has been known as a paradise at the foot of Chua Mountain. The ecosystem of this area contains many interesting things.
If you leisurely walk along Suoi Mat on the other side of Deo Le, then go down the slope on this side and you will see a hot spring that boils day and night.
Tay Vien hot spring is only about 200m from DT611. Whether winter or summer, the water here boils at 60 - 70 degrees Celsius.
Research and surveys from management agencies and scientists have long confirmed that Tay Vien water contains many micronutrients that are beneficial to human health.
There are many legends surrounding the formation of this hot spring. But generations of villagers still tell each other about the spring's origin from two sacred buffaloes and their journey from "descending to earth" until death.
From the two sacred buffalo graves, the villagers believe, they have turned into water fountains from underground, rising to the surface, creating two clear, steaming pools of water.
The legend was widely spread so that later, when two hot water tanks were built, the villagers also attached the names Vung Ong and Vung Ba. Interestingly, the Ong tank was built in a hexagonal shape while the Ba tank had a soft oval shape.
Although it is only a simulation of the later generations, this image reminds us of the vestiges of the ancient Champa civilization. It is possible because on the other side of Phuong Ranh Pass, Linga and Yoni are an important sign in the My Son temple complex (Duy Phu commune, Duy Xuyen) - showing the fertility beliefs of the Cham people, to pray for all things to grow and flourish.
Patience... wait
Mr. Nguyen Hai (70 years old, living in Tay Vien village) said: “Before the two hot springs, there were two buffalo pools right there, with boiling water all year round. Not just the two pools, but wherever you drill down around here, you will find hot water bubbling up. The two hot springs were previously built by a company to get mineral water, but they have been abandoned for a long time. For a long time now, only people have been using them to get water.”
Another man joked that because Tay Vien is a paradise, not many people have the opportunity to pass by here. Actually, about 20 years ago, Tay Vien's reputation caught the attention of investors.
Unfortunately, after being granted an investment license and land use rights by the Provincial People's Committee in 2007, through several extensions, the shape of the promising "million dollar" tourist area project remained vague. Like a layer of smoke rising from a jacuzzi and then disappearing into thin air. In 2020, this project was officially revoked.
The unfinished projects of this type are quite common. If in the coastal areas of the province, some suspended projects were compared by the leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to be about to last for 4 periods of the Land Law, then the development of the Tay Vien hot spring destination is not much different.
About to go through two periods of "separation - merger" of the administrative boundary between Que Son - Nong Son districts, but this area has not yet been "given a new coat"...
In the past decade, health tourism has begun to flourish according to the needs of life. Hot springs are one of the special gifts of nature to open this type of tourism.
Quang Nam is also planning to develop this type of tourism. Because looking at other provinces, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Ngai or Da Nang have all "awakened" with branded hot mineral spring destinations, crowded with visitors all year round.
Awakening the "western garden"
Back to Tay Vien, after many years of returning, the road to this “paradise” no longer requires rolling up your pants and wading through fields. Instead, there is a more neat dirt road, although it is still muddy when it rains. Son Vien commune has cleared the area, installed lights, wifi… to make Tay Vien a temporary rest stop, even if only for locals.
The government's plans for Tay Vien will cover a much larger area than the current one, with plans for eco-tourism, exploration, and healing.
There have been proposals to develop golf tourism here but they were rejected because of the impact on the ecosystem. The Tay Vien - Nui Chua area will be planned into many sub-zones, calling for investment promotion, not fixed on one or many investment units but focusing on creating sustainable development momentum for the land and people of this land.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy - Vice Chairman of Nong Son District People's Committee said: "Tay Vien destination has the potential to develop real tourism because it possesses "unique" and "strange" values. The proof is that after the old project was canceled, despite being affected by the epidemic, the district has continuously welcomed 5-7 investors to survey.
Some units stop at the level of collecting information and data, but there are also units that are dedicated to building a proper development project for this area with a proposed area of up to 329 hectares including the Nui Chua ecosystem and are in the research and appraisal phase.
For many times, the tourism industry has been planning to divert visitors from My Son to the land on this side of Phuong Ranh Pass. Since 2019, the Quang Nam Tourism Association has proposed to spread the tourism space and retain visitors longer with different types of tourism. It could be a trekking and hiking model (exploring on foot in a short time, less challenging than trekking) in the Tay Vien - Nui Chua hot spring area...
Connecting tourist centers from downstream to Nong Son, not only because of geographical proximity. Further, it is to continue the flow of vicissitudes, as well as to combine Champa cultural slices along the "from source to sea" line.
A tourism arc within the Nong Son region has also been shaped by the management agency from Dinh Ba Thu Bon, Dai Binh eco-village, Tay Vien - Nui Chua, Hon Kem Da Dung to Nong Son Elephant Species and Habitat Conservation Area...
As if realizing the concerns when we mentioned the story of the change in the land's administrative boundaries in the near future, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy said: "Even if this land is merged into a district, the story of tourism development in Tay Vien - Nui Chua will still continue. Nong Son determined that in addition to the advantages of agriculture - forestry - industry, eco-tourism - community is still considered an important field to promote the local economy and especially reduce poverty for residents, so no matter what stage the locality is at, it will make every effort."
From idea to reality is still a long way. But anyway, the plans still bring a belief...
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