The province's national strategy for green growth in the 2016-2020 period has identified "Uong Bi - Dong Trieu - Quang Yen" as a center for spiritual and cultural tourism, one of the four development focuses of the tourism industry. From that orientation, the city has proactively developed a plan, maximizing the strengths of available resources, combined with its own advantages, to create a breakthrough for local tourism in the coming time.
According to statistics, Uong Bi currently has 31 relics of all kinds. Of which, there are 2 relics ranked at the special national level, namely Yen Tu relic and scenic area and Den Cong communal house, 7 relics ranked at the provincial level and 22 relics in the inventory and classification list. In the first days of the year, spiritual tourist attractions in Uong Bi city have attracted many people and tourists to visit and worship. In particular, from the first day of Tet until now, Yen Tu special national relic and scenic area has welcomed nearly 300,000 visitors. Particularly from the first to the 10th of January, this relic area has welcomed nearly 130,000 visitors. Along with relics such as Yen Tu, Uong Bi City also has many relics such as communal houses, temples, and pagodas hundreds of years old such as: Den Cong Communal House, Lac Thanh Communal House - Pagoda, Hang Son Temple - Pagoda, Pho Am Pagoda... The relics are all associated with unique festivals at the beginning of the year, which are spiritual tourist destinations that have a lot of appeal to people, tourists, and Buddhists in early spring.
In 2025, the city aims to welcome 3.2 million visitors, including 90,000 international visitors, achieving total tourism revenue of over VND 1,760 billion. In order to realize this goal, as well as improve the quality and diversify tourism products, the city has developed a tourism development plan for 2025. In particular, focusing on promoting and building tourism stimulus packages to change tourists' travel habits, making Uong Bi an ideal destination all year round. At the same time, attracting a variety of domestic and international tourist markets.
In 2025, the city will propose the Provincial People's Committee to recognize Khe Song - Thac Bac Provincial Tourist Site in Thuong Yen Cong Commune; apply VR360 virtual reality tour application - Uong Bi Tourism, helping visitors experience visiting the city's outstanding destinations through modern technology. In addition, the city will continue to maximize the exploitation of existing tourism products that have been invested in previous years such as: Yen Trung Lake, Khe Song - Thac Bac, Phuong Hoang peak, Binh Huong peak, Phuong Nam river region associated with the specialties of Phuong Nam early ripening lychee, red-fleshed dragon fruit, etc.
In particular, the city has increased investment and developed the potential of community tourism products; preserved and promoted the cultural heritage values of the Dao Thanh Y ethnic group in Thuong Yen Cong commune through the preservation of traditional embroidery, local cuisine and cultural and artistic values. Along with that, it has promoted the close coordination of party committees at all levels, mass organizations, youth, women's associations, farmers' associations, etc. in developing community tourism in the locality.
Ms. Truong Thanh Huong, Manager of the community tourism model in Khe Su 2 village, Thuong Yen Cong commune, said: Tourists coming here really like to experience the cuisine and herbs of the Dao Thanh Y ethnic group. Therefore, we focus on exploiting and developing traditional, unique and special dishes of the ethnic group, which are processed to ensure food hygiene and safety. At the same time, we introduce the methods of soaking feet in herbal water and bathing with Dao people's leaves to help tourists take care of their health and receive many positive feedbacks.
According to Ms. Huong, the unit and departments have organized many working programs to connect with travel agencies, bringing domestic and foreign tourists to visit and experience. In particular, many foreign delegations have come here and expressed their interest in experiencing the unique and traditional cultures of ethnic minorities.
Along with product development and improving the quality of tourism services, the city has also planned to organize and host cultural, sports and festival events in a professional and methodical manner. In addition to the festivals that have been held since the beginning of the year such as Yen Tu Spring Festival, Ba Vang Pagoda Spring Festival, Den Cong Communal House Festival, the city will continue to organize annual spiritual and cultural festivals such as Vu Lan Week, Chrysanthemum Festival, King Tran Nhan Tong Memorial Ceremony...; and major local and national commemorative events. The city will also plan and proactively work with units to successfully organize the program "Uong Bi - Welcome Summer 2025", OCOP Fair, "Yen Tu Heritage 2025" Run, thereby building a separate brand for Uong Bi tourism.
Mr. Pham Van Thanh, Head of the City's Department of Culture and Information, shared: To attract tourists to the city, we actively coordinate with relevant agencies and units to focus on promoting and advertising tourism events through major information channels and social networks. At the same time, the authorities will strengthen inspections of the implementation of commercial civilization, price management, and promotional discounts at tourism and service businesses. Traffic safety, environmental sanitation, and fire prevention and fighting at tourist areas and spots will also be focused on, especially during the organization of programs and events. Thereby, promoting the growth of tourists to the city, linking tourism development with trade and services of the city and localities inside and outside the province.
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