Lao Cai province awarded certificates of merit to Fansipan cable car company

Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People’s Committee announced the impressive growth of tourism in Lao Cai in recent years.

Celebration of the 5th anniversary of Fansipan cable car inauguration and the opening of Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area on the morning of April 21, at Hotel De la Coupole MGallery Sapa. Attending were the Minister, Chairman of Ethnic Minority Committee of Hau Anhnh; Mr. Dang Xuan Phong, Secretary of the Lao Cai Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People’s Committee and leaders of Lao Cai province and Sa Pa Town. Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong, Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People’s Committee The tourist area contributes to creating a clear prosperity for tourism in Sa Pa and Lao Cai. Tourism growth in Lao Cai amounted to 144% between 2015 and 2019. Especially in 2020, although the tourism industry is heavily affected by the pandemic, thanks to the strong involvement of the government and the tourism business community in Sa Pa, two large-scale stimulus campaigns in May and October. coordinated by Sa Pa Tourism Association and Sun World Fansipan to bring positive effects, achieving breakthrough results with the number of visitors coming to Sa Pa increased by 163% by the end of 2020. Lao Cai province leaders awarded certificates of merit to Fansipan Cable Car Service Joint Stock Company Sharing on the sidelines of the event, Mr. Ha Van Thang, Director of the Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that although COVID-19 was heavily influenced, in 2020 thanks to the stimulus campaign, Lao Cai still welcomed more. 2 million visitors. It is expected that by 2021, this number will continue to increase in the absence of an outbreak. At the celebration, Mr. Trinh Xuan Truong on behalf of the Lao Cai province government presented the Provincial Certificate of Merit to Fansipan Cable Car Service Joint Stock Company, acknowledging the contribution of this business to the development of tourism in Laos. Cai, Sa Pa from 2016 – 2021. Mr. Tran Minh Son, a member of the Founding Council of Sun Group, recalled the story that since 2009, the provincial leaders asked Sun Group to support making the cable car, promoting tourism in Sa Pa and Lao Cai. Before the cable car, because in 2012 Sa Pa only welcomed about 500,000 visitors per year despite owning many tourism resources. Recently, Lao Cai has set a record of welcoming about 5 million visitors / year. Mr. Tran Minh Son, one of the founding members of Sun Group Emphasizing Sun World Fansipan Legend’s contributions to Lao Cai tourism, Mr. Tran Minh Son affirmed that it is a typical testament to the role of the private economy in the province’s socio-economic development. This also proves the vision, enthusiasm and daring act of the leaders of Lao Cai province and Sa Pa town, when determined to attract and invite and create conditions for businesses to have a common investment. hand-build tourism development in particular and socio-economic in general. The show “Dance on the clouds” attracts visitors on the Cloud Court area, Mount Fansipan Fansipan cable car route inaugurated on February 2, 2016 after more than 800 days and nights of construction, overcoming the difficulties of terrain, the harsh weather at Mount Fansipan. Cable car route by Doppelmayr Garaventa – the world’s most famous cable car manufacturer with many iconic cable lines worldwide. Fansipan cable car with an altitude of 3,143m above sea level currently holds 2 world records: The three-wire cable car with the difference between the world’s largest departure and arrival station: 1,410m and the longest three-wire cable car world: 6,292.5 m. On this occasion, the photo exhibition “The Journey of the Icon” opens from April 21 to July 27 on the 5th anniversary of Fansipan Legend. The exhibition at the Sun World Fansipan Legend Cable Car Station, brings together 250 beautiful and unique photos during the 5 years of establishment and development of the resort, from famous photographers such as Le Viet Khanh, Army Shotgun, To Ba Hieu, Dinh Hiep … Photos selected for exhibition are displayed according to 5 main themes, leading visitors through interesting emotions: from being amazed by the pictures of “old and present Fansipan”, admiring the frames “Miraculous nature” in Fansipan, settling, enjoying the images marked “historic moments” of the resort, to admire and proud to admire the images of “Destination of life. people “Fansipan and” Iconic Works “that Sun Group has created. Roof of Indochina Mr. Nguyen Xuan Chien, Director of Sun World Fansipan Legend shared: “During the journey of building and developing the tourist site, there are many stories that few people know about the process of building record cable cars, about how cable car makers have overcome the challenges in the high mountain forest, to just by human strength, to bury each brick, carry each bag of cement to the top, create the cable line that Doppelmayr experts also have to Acknowledgment is the most difficult, most complicated work they have ever participated in ”. Displaying pictures of Fansipan poetic Mr. Nguyen Xuan Chien said that the photos at the exhibition will be sold at different prices and all proceeds from the sale of photos will be transferred to the “Fansipan-Sa Pa Child Smile Fund” to help help children with difficult circumstances in Sa Pa. In the framework of the celebration, Mr. Ngo Quang Xuan, former Ambassador of Vietnam to the United Nations awarded the certifications “The bronze Buddha statue located at the highest height in Vietnam” and “The Buddha Amitabha statue. bronze at the highest elevation in Asia ”for the Great Buddha Amitabha statue belonging to the spiritual complex atop Fansipan, recognized by Asia Book Records.