Soc Trang currently has 8 national historical-cultural relics, 45 provincial historical-cultural relics, and 8 intangible cultural heritages. For tourism activities, while intangible cultural heritages with historical and cultural values bearing community identity are spiritual products that attract tourists, historical relics become meaningful destinations that contribute to the development of local tourism.
In 2024, Soc Trang will have two more historical relics ranked at the provincial level: Phung Tuong Temple (located in Phung Tuong 1 Hamlet, Song Phung Commune, Long Phu District) and Ong Nam Hai Tomb (in Dau Giong Hamlet, Tran De Town, Tran De District). The recognition of the relics has contributed to the preservation of local cultural heritage, creating opportunities for local people and tourists to visit, worship, and learn about revolutionary history...
Along with the recognition and ranking of historical relics, the work of restoring, embellishing and conserving historical relics, tangible and intangible cultural heritages is of interest. In July 2024, the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee submitted a document requesting the Provincial Party Committee's Standing Committee's approval to develop a Project on "Preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of historical and cultural relics in Soc Trang province" for the period 2024 - 2025 and the period 2025 - 2030. Of which, there are 4 national-level relics including: Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee Base (My Tu district), Taberd School - the place to welcome the political prisoners from Con Dao on September 23, 1945 (Soc Trang city), Uncle Ho Temple (Cu Lao Dung district), My Dong Lady of the Land Temple (Nga Nam town) and 19 degraded provincial-level relics proposed for investment in restoration and rehabilitation. Previously, interdisciplinary inspection teams and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang deployed a plan to survey relic sites in the province to record the current status of the relics.
Historical site of Taberd School, where the political prisoners from Con Dao returned on September 23, 1945. Photo: Xuan Thanh
Over the years, a number of relics in Soc Trang province have become familiar destinations for tourists such as: Bat Pagoda art relic, Buu Son Tu architectural and artistic relic, Chen Kieu Pagoda cultural and historical relic, Thanh Minh Co Mieu, My Phuoc Islet scenic spot, Ba Chua Xu My Dong Temple, Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee Base historical relic, Uncle Ho Temple, Giac Huong Pagoda, Nam Hai Ong Tomb... Coming to the relic sites, people and tourists have the opportunity to learn about the spiritual values, imbued with the history and culture of the locality, enjoy the sophistication and richness of art forms with national cultural identity. For example, at Doi Pagoda, Chen Kieu Pagoda, you can watch pentatonic music performances, and coming to Nam Hai Ong Tomb on the occasion of Nghinh Ong Festival on the 21st - 23rd of the third lunar month, you can enjoy the bustling atmosphere of the festival, watch opera, sports competitions, folk games...
According to statistics from the provincial tourism industry, in 2024, the tourism industry's revenue will be VND 1,857.9 billion, exceeding the annual plan by 16%. The total number of tourists to the province will reach 3,130,000 (exceeding the annual plan by 4%), an increase of 7.9% compared to 2023. The total number of visitors will reach 2,510,000, of which the number of visitors to historical and cultural relics will be nearly 895,000. This is an optimistic signal for the provincial tourism industry.
In recent years, Soc Trang has paid much attention to preserving historical relics and cultural heritage. In the Master Plan for Tourism Development in Soc Trang Province for the period of 2022 - 2025, with a vision to 2030, Soc Trang will effectively exploit tourism resources associated with the preservation and promotion of national cultural values, historical relics, perfecting the management system of relic sites according to the type of revenue-generating public service units, linking the tourism development program with the education of local historical and geographical traditions, implementing the project of developing eco-tourism combined with cultural tourism to the source, focusing on embellishing, upgrading, restoring, promoting the value of historical, cultural, ancient architectural relics, renovating and expanding traffic routes to points and relic sites... According to Resolution No. 05/2020/NQ-HDND, dated July 7, 2020, regulating a number of policies to support tourism development in Soc Trang province for the period of 2020 - 2025, there are regulations on investment support levels. Investment for historical and cultural relics to attract tourists, accordingly, 3 national historical and cultural relics receive 2 billion VND/relic; 6 provincial historical and cultural relics receive 1 billion VND/relic.
Comrade Tran Minh Ly - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang said that in 2024, implementing the policy of supporting tourism development, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang will provide support money to pagodas that are tourist attractions and cultural relics. In particular, Bo Tum Vong Sa Som Rong Pagoda in Soc Trang city will receive 1 billion VND for investment in construction and upgrading of tourist attractions; Serey Kandal Pagoda and Hai Phuoc An Pagoda in Vinh Chau town will each receive 100 million VND to build public toilets. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the province has also just requested approval to develop an investment project for a number of pagodas, including pagodas that are historical and cultural relics to serve tourism development, such as: Doi Pagoda, Chen Kieu Pagoda, Buol Pres Phék Pagoda... The project has received much attention and comments.
Historical and cultural relics play an important role in tourism development, contributing to the socio-economic development of the province. In the coming time, the renovation, embellishment and restoration of relics will continue to be implemented. Accordingly, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Soc Trang will continue to effectively implement Resolution No. 05/2020/NQ-HDND, dated July 7, 2020 of the Provincial People's Council stipulating a number of policies to support tourism development in Soc Trang province, period 2020 - 2025, Resolution No. 17/NQ-HDND, dated February 28, 2022 of the Provincial People's Council approving the Master Plan for tourism development in Soc Trang province, period 2022 - 2025, orientation to 2030, Project "Master Plan for tourism development in Soc Trang province, period 2021 - 2025, orientation to 2030", coordinate with relevant units to propose the Provincial People's Committee to allocate land to expand and upgrade the historical relic site of Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee Base, deploy the development of a Project to invest in a number of pagodas in the province to serve tourism development. At the same time, promote and advertise tourism on the media, create videos to promote Soc Trang tourism, operate the Soc Trang province Smart Tourism System and social networking sites...
According to Soc Trang Newspaper
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