Cultural heritage goes hand in hand with tourism
Cua Lo town currently has 40 tangible cultural heritages that have been included in the inventory list, of which 13 have been ranked, including 4 national relics (Van Loc temple; Hoang Van family temple; Mai Bang temple; Nguyen Trong Dat church and tomb) and 9 provincial relics.
Every year, the Town People's Committee surveys and reviews the current status of degraded and damaged relics to develop a restoration and embellishment plan and submit it to competent authorities for funding support. However, in recent years, the source of restoration and embellishment has mainly been from socialized sources. Since then, the restoration of relics has entered a new turning point, making the appearance of the relics truly flourish; specifically, Mai Bang Temple has restored and embellished the Upper Palace, the Middle Palace, expanded the campus, purchased sacrificial objects... with nearly 7 billion VND; Bau Loi Temple has restored and embellished the Upper Palace, built surrounding walls, gates, power lines... with nearly 2.5 billion VND; Hoang Van family temple has expanded its campus, built roads... with nearly 1 billion VND. All are done with 100% socialized sources.
In addition to tangible cultural heritage, Cua Lo town also exists and develops 6 types with 97 intangible cultural heritages. On this basis, the town chose to establish a dossier of the typical intangible cultural heritage "Yen Luong Temple Festival" which has been recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Currently, Cua Lo town has been honored with 3 Meritorious Artisans and 1 Folk Artisan.
Cua Lo town has 5 traditional festivals held periodically every 2-3 years, and 1 Tourism Festival held annually. These are typical local cultural traditional festivals serving tourism development. These festivals are all based on the principle of preserving traditional values, gradually eliminating backward elements, exploiting the potential of festivals to develop tourism while protecting the true values of festivals.
The festival in Cua Lo town is gradually creating a highlight to attract tourists, stimulating the development of the tourism industry. This is demonstrated by the increasing number of tourists, the length of stay of tourists is getting longer, which is the foundation for expanding tourism services, increasing revenue for the locality (when tourists come to the festival, it will bring along essential needs such as travel, accommodation, relaxation, food, shopping, entertainment... which is the basis for developing service industries: tour services, transportation services, accommodation, cuisine, shopping...).
The development of service industries has created jobs for local people, increased income, and improved all aspects of life for the people. The number of tourism service businesses is increasing, and the labor force in the tourism industry is gradually trained towards professionalism, improving the quality of service to tourists with a thoughtful, civilized, and polite style and attitude.
Long-term policies
In recent years, the People's Committee of Cua Lo town has directed the People's Committees of wards to strictly implement legal documents related to the management of historical and cultural relics, landscapes and scenic spots in the area. Organize the review and consolidation of relic management boards and promulgate internal rules and regulations. Historical and cultural relics are strictly managed and protected, preventing theft of artifacts, fires and explosions, and security and order at the relics.
The People's Committees of wards and the management boards of relics always promptly report on the operation status and degradation incidents of the relics to the People's Committee of the town to have instructions and measures to handle and protect the relics before reporting in writing to higher levels.
To preserve cultural heritage associated with sustainable tourism development, the town has developed appropriate policies to encourage, motivate and facilitate businesses to participate in heritage conservation activities, especially in association with socio-economic development. Providing information, equipping basic knowledge, necessary skills for businesses to effectively participate in protecting and promoting the value of cultural heritage; so that businesses can see their role in a very special field of activity that is both economic and protecting and preserving local cultural heritage.
At the same time, the town has also developed regulations for businesses that benefit from heritage to have a plan to reinvest in heritage conservation as part of their business development strategy, voluntarily deducting a portion of the revenue from heritage exploitation to return to contribute and further promote heritage conservation and preservation.
With the diversity of cultural heritages, in recent times, the town has attracted a large number of tourists and local people; on average, at key relic sites in the area (such as Van Loc Temple, Mai Bang Temple, Bau Loi Temple, etc.), there are about 15 million visitors each year. It can be affirmed that the cultural heritage in Cua Lo has great value in many aspects, being an invaluable resource for the exploitation and development of sustainable tourism.
With the diversity of cultural heritages, in recent times, the town has attracted a large number of tourists and local people; on average, at key relic sites in the area (such as Van Loc Temple, Mai Bang Temple, Bau Loi Temple, etc.), there are about 15 million visitors each year. It can be affirmed that the cultural heritage in Cua Lo has great value in many aspects, being an invaluable resource for the exploitation and development of sustainable tourism.
Along with the appeal of the “sea resort paradise”, tourism associated with learning and experiencing the folk culture of a land is a new trend chosen by many visitors when coming to Cua Lo. This not only brings economic benefits, promotes the development of the tourism industry, but also contributes to preserving and promoting the value of traditional relics and festivals.
The number of tourists and pilgrims continuously increasing over the years is proof that Cua Lo is becoming a friendly, close and peaceful destination for the soul of every person who comes here./.
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