Exploiting and promoting heritage values to develop tourism is a beneficial activity. It is not only to spread heritage in today's life, improve community livelihoods and develop local socio-economy, but also to return the collected funds to actively contribute to the conservation and preservation of heritage values. This policy has been realized by the Provincial Party Committee, concretized in the practical conditions of the province, originating from the Central Resolution on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable development of the country . In particular, the most recent is the promulgation and implementation of Resolution No. 11-NQ/TU of the Provincial Party Committee dated March 9, 2018 on building and developing Quang Ninh culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable development; Following that is Resolution No. 17-NQ/TU dated October 30, 2023 on building and promoting cultural values and human strength of Quang Ninh to become an endogenous resource and driving force for rapid and sustainable development.
More than a decade ago, when visiting and sightseeing at relics in the province, everyone could not help but feel sorry for the state of degradation, even desolation of many large and small relics stretching from Mong Cai to Van Don, Quang Yen, Uong Bi, Dong Trieu... At that time, the relic complex of Cua Ong Temple (Cam Pha City) that welcomed the largest number of visitors was probably the Cua Ong Temple relic complex (Cam Pha City), partly because of the regular pilgrimage of local people and neighboring coastal areas. Despite receiving a large number of visitors, the relic complex here is still small, many relic sites are only traces such as Trung Temple for example, the winding and narrow roads leading to the temple are a nightmare for locals and visitors during the peak of festivals and the spring festival season at the beginning of the year.
Not only Cua Ong but also the famous Yen Tu heritage complex in the whole country at that time was still quite simple. Many pagodas along the pilgrimage route collapsed, leaving only the base of the pagoda; the pilgrimage paths were still narrow, winding, and many sections were bottlenecks, causing congestion and danger for tourists. The most heartbreaking thing was probably the Tran Dynasty relic site in Dong Trieu. Although it was specially recognized as a national relic site since the first time in 1962, due to time, war and historical issues, most of the relics here have become ruins, almost forgotten in the midst of reeds and weeds on high hills and mountains, and people's orchards...
The relic complex is so large, the majority of the individual relics are also in a state of degradation, lacking capital for investment in restoration and embellishment, and each year only relying on the small amount of funding from the National Target Program on Culture of the central government. With this situation, the relics mainly serve the needs of sightseeing and worshiping during the annual spring festival season according to the cultural tradition of the Vietnamese people. The remaining months of the year, the relics fall into silence, with few human footsteps...
Revive and spread heritage values
Heritages are products left by our ancestors, many relics still mark the process of national construction and defense. The revival of relics is to respond to the desire to show gratitude to the merits of the ancients, serve the religious and spiritual needs of the people and further become tourist attractions attracting visitors from near and far. Thereby, contributing to increasing investment resources for relics, spreading the value and vitality of heritage in today's life. From that awareness, the policy of socializing investment in relics has gradually been realized by units and localities, opening the door, creating a breakthrough in mobilizing large resources, rich in potential for restoration, embellishment and promotion, exploiting the value of heritage for tourism development, forming a unique type of spiritual cultural tourism of Quang Ninh.
Remember, when Dong Trieu opened the road from Trai Loc lake leading to the Ngoa Van hermitage - pagoda relic site, it mobilized the participation of dozens of businesses, from working days, machinery, and human resources to quickly level the ground and pour concrete. Since then, the spacious road has replaced the small dirt road, passing through many streams and streams before, leading pilgrims to the holy land of Ngoa Van - where King Tran Nhan Tong practiced and became a Buddha more than 700 years ago.
Not just one road, it must be said that many projects to restore and renovate Tran Dynasty heritage in Dong Trieu and auxiliary projects have the joint contributions of businesses, Buddhist Church, officials, people, and tourists from all over the world, such as: Ancient tower in Thong Dan area, Ngoa Van hermitage - pagoda, Quynh Lam pagoda, Trung Tiet pagoda, Thai Mieu, tombs of Tran kings... Tran Dynasty heritage in Dong Trieu now has a spacious and sustainable appearance, completely different from before, becoming a place to attract tourists and people from all over the world, becoming the pride of every son of the heroic Fourth War Zone homeland.
The clean, beautiful, and "transformed" appearance can also be seen in many other large and small relics of Quang Ninh, from the "cultural milestones" at the Mong Cai border, the communal houses in the highlands and border areas such as Binh Lieu and Ba Che to the localities in the Western region such as Uong Bi, Dong Trieu, Quang Yen, and Ha Long, which are rich in relic systems, with an age of up to thousands of years. The relics now meet the diverse needs of people and tourists, not only as places to offer offerings but also as places to rest, relax, contemplate, and find oneself before returning to the hustle and bustle of daily life. Contributing to that achievement are the significant contributions of businesses, the most typical of which is Tung Lam Development Joint Stock Company with large-scale investments at the foot of the sacred Yen Tu mountain. The projects here were carefully consulted, designed and built by the enterprise to simulate the architecture of Hue Quang tower complex with "Vietnamese soul, Tran features" as well as the products and services all carry the spirit of Truc Lam Zen, the soul of Yen Tu, to bring visitors a balance of body - mind - spirit...
Towards new goals
With the foundation built from the previous implementation process, in the coming period, Quang Ninh has been setting new goals in the field of heritage and gradually realizing them when continuing to implement Resolution 17-NQ/TU dated October 30, 2023 of the Provincial Party Committee on building and promoting cultural values, the strength of Quang Ninh people becomes an endogenous resource, a driving force for rapid and sustainable development.
Accordingly, with the perspective of green and sustainable development based on three pillars: Nature, people and culture, the development potential of heritages will continue to be promoted and exploited. Quang Ninh is determined to continue to promote all resources for cultural and human development, and to exploit more and more effectively the heritage system in localities. In the past time, along with the preparation of dossiers to upgrade relics and recognition of national treasures, up to now, Quang Ninh has had significant numbers with 13 national treasures and 8 special national relics. The Tran Dynasty relic sites in Dong Trieu, Yen Tu, Bach Dang are important components of the Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac Heritage Complex, which has prepared dossiers to submit to UNESCO and has a wide opportunity to become a World Cultural Heritage in the near future.
The promotion opportunities and cultural tourism potential of heritage sites are increasingly large. In particular, Yen Tu is a destination that has attracted a large number of foreign visitors in recent years, with the main visitors being Korea, China, Taiwan, Europe, America, India, etc. When Yen Tu is honored at the world level, it is also an opportunity for tourism development to be better and better, attracting the attention of more foreign tourists. This is also the place that has organized fashion shows associated with the impressive beauty of heritage in recent times, contributing to the development of the local cultural industry. Quang Ninh Museum is also a major destination for domestic and foreign tourists in the province. The national treasures of the province displayed here also contribute to creating diverse experiential spaces, becoming new tourism products for the cultural industry.
Quang Ninh has set a number of specific and absolute goals by 2030, such as: 100% of tour guides, employers and tourism workers in the area are trained in knowledge of history, scenic spots, local culture Digitize 100% of historical, cultural relics, scenic spots, intangible cultural heritages that have been ranked, the Provincial Museum, the Provincial Library. 100% of historical, cultural relics and scenic spots that have been ranked are managed, preserved, and their values are promoted; 100% of special national relics are regularly managed, restored, embellished, and prevented from degradation.
In addition, the application of digital transformation with big data technology, artificial intelligence, virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) in the work of preserving, preserving, restoring and promoting the value of cultural heritages. Along with the management role of the state, actively promoting the role of the community in protecting, restoring and promoting the value of cultural heritages...
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