Tan Hoa Commune (Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh) was honored by the World Tourism Organization as the "World's Best Tourist Village" in 2023. Notably, adapting to the weather is an important criterion for recognition.
Clip: Life of Tan Hoa people (Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) when floods come and water levels rise
Coming to Tan Hoa (Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) on this occasion, Dan Viet newspaper reporters witnessed many houses deeply submerged in floodwaters, next to floating houses following the water, people living in floating houses and doing daily activities as usual.
Many areas in Tan Hoa commune (Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) are deeply flooded, people have to live in floating houses.
On the boat running around Tan Hoa, the people sitting in the floating house saw us and waved and invited us into the floating house for a tour.
Mr. Truong Xuan Truong's family (in village 2 Yen Tho, Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) lives in a floating house to avoid floods. Photo: Tran Anh
Warmly welcoming us, Mr. Truong Xuan Truong (in village 2 Yen Tho, Tan Hoa commune, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province) said: "In Tan Hoa, whenever it rains heavily, there is flooding, so this scene is familiar. Now the water has submerged half of the house, so my family is living in a floating house. Firewood, rice, vegetables, meat... have been prepared in advance, so now we take them out to cook. In a moment, my wife and I will have to go fishing with nets, there are a lot of small fish this season."
Mr. Vo Van Bon (from Vung Tau) has been to Tan Hoa village many times, was kayaking to visit the "best tourist village in the world", Mr. Bon stopped and talked to the reporter: "I like the scenery in this village, the houses are located in the middle of the valley surrounded by majestic limestone mountains. The last few days here I saw heavy rain, the water rose quickly, people, as usual, prepared food in the floating house and then stayed there. Even in the storm, the people were not worried, they even cooked rice and invited me to eat with them".
Tourists visit and experience living in a floating house to avoid floods in Tan Hoa commune (Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province).
Talking to PV Dan Viet, Mr. Nguyen Duc Cuong - Deputy Director of Tan Hoa Operations Department under Chua Me Dat Company Limited (Oxalis), shared: "Tan Hoa is the best tourist village in the world, adapting to the weather is a criterion to be recognized for that. Basically, weather-adapted tourism is adapting for the whole season, not just a few days of flooding. When we get used to floods and find ways to adapt, floods become normal."
"We want people to see the floods in Tan Hoa as normal and when the water recedes, everything will return to normal as quickly as possible. Weather-adaptive tourism is not built to welcome guests on flood days but can welcome guests in different weather conditions," said Mr. Nguyen Duc Cuong.
Tourists kayak to visit Tan Hoa tourist village during the flood season.
Talking to Dan Viet newspaper reporter, Mr. Truong Thanh Duẩn - Chairman of Tan Hoa Commune People's Committee said: "The recent floods have caused more than 400 houses in the locality to be deeply flooded. Although the water level has risen, people still live normally when they go up to the floating house. Inside the house, people have stored food for many days and when the water level rises, the floating house will automatically float up, so the people living in the house are always safe."
Source: https://danviet.vn/quang-binh-nuoc-len-cao-2m-nong-dan-tan-hoa-qua-quen-len-nha-phao-binh-than-voi-lu-20240920185412187.htm
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