Lao Cai province and Sapa town must prioritize the development of a civilized, hospitable, and sustainable tourism environment.

DNHN - Lao Cai province and Sapa town need to pay attention to building a civilized, friendly, and sustainable tourism environment. Every resident of Sapa will become a cultural ambassador, and every visitor to Sapa will be responsible for preserving nature

On the evening of September 23 in Lao Cai province, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha made this statement while attending a special program commemorating 120 years of tourism in Sapa. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Sapa is making progress towards becoming an international resort tourism center, with a system of diverse and unique tourism products and a cultural exchange point in the central and mountainous region. North.

The Deputy Prime Minister acknowledged and praised the efforts to preserve, promote, and disseminate values by the Party Committee, government, and ethnic people of Lao Cai province in general and Sapa in particular. Unique and distinct native culture.

The Deputy Prime Minister stated, "This is also a valuable lesson in cultural development, as culture endures when it becomes an integral part of the socioeconomic life of the people."

The Deputy Prime Minister proposed that ministries, branches, and Lao Cai province in the process of developing Sapa tourism must have comprehensive and synchronized solutions for organizing and implementing the approved general planning for the construction of the Sapa National Tourist Area. The Prime Minister approved the plan, which aimed for Sapa to develop sustainably, harmoniously, and proactively adapt to climate change and avoid natural disasters. Tourism development goes hand in hand with preserving cultural values and core architectural identities; taking the Sapa ethnic community as the subject, the target, and the recipient of development outcomes. Focus on green transformation in tourism, developing tourism types based on ecosystems; promoting indigenous cultural values to promote the tourism economy, and using the tourism economy as the basis for preserving and promoting indigenous cultural values. This is Sapa's distinctive advantage, as well as the universal and inevitable trend of the world. Sapa tourism planning must preserve the beautiful natural landscape of the place where heaven and earth meet, the town floating in the sea of clouds, the European resort paradise in the heart of Vietnam... So that every visitor to Sapa feels the beauty that carries the breath of a peaceful, poetic life, a fairytale land in the highlands.

Lao Cai province and Sapa town need to pay attention to building a civilized, friendly, and sustainable tourism environment. Every Sapa resident will become a cultural ambassador, and every visitor to Sapa will be responsible for preserving and protecting the environment and landscape, as they are the source of life for the present and future. "I hope we take action now, beginning with the simple task of cleaning up all the trash before we leave when this program concludes," said the Deputy Prime Minister.

The Deputy Prime Minister also mandated a rapid digital transformation towards an effective governance model, using technology to communicate and promote Sapa tourism to the world; creating new space for tourism development while minimizing impacts on the environment, natural resources, landscape, and ecosystems.

The combination of "virtual" and "real" experiences about the natural landscape, environment, culture, and people of Sapa, according to the Deputy Prime Minister, will certainly improve the health of Sapa at a reasonable cost. Sapa must attract, invite, and hold her visitors. In addition, the province of Lao Cai must focus on promoting Sapa tourism through works and artistic mediums, particularly literature, photography, and film.

"We have had "Silent Sapa" by Nguyen Thanh Long included in high school textbooks; films about the majesty of Hoang Lien Son range, Fansipan peak, and the magnificent beauty of terraced fields." The golden season and the rainy season have prompted tourists to visit Sapa. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Sapa tourism needs more projects like this one to convey the fundamental values of the region's land and people to tourists worldwide.

Lao Cai province must promote connections and cooperation between localities, types, and tourism products, creating a chain of destinations with the Sapa National Tourist Area as the driving force, to attract tourists to the province. locations along the route. On the contrary, these locations also contribute to Sapa's tourism appeal. At the same time, focus on training and developing tourism human resources, particularly equipping ethnic minorities in Sapa with skills and instilling in them a professional tourism mindset, as it is they who contribute to Sapa's uniqueness and appeal. journey to Sapa.

The Deputy Prime Minister also requested that ministries and central branches coordinate closely, prioritize creating favorable conditions to swiftly remove difficulties and obstacles, prioritize synchronous infrastructure development, and construct mechanisms to attract resources in terms of capital and human capital to invest in and sustainably develop the Sapa tourism value chain.

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