Phu Tho: Requires tourism development in parallel with forest protection

Xuan Son National Park is located in Tan Son district (Phu Tho) with a forest ecosystem on limestone mountains (a typical ecosystem of the North of Vietnam) with tropical forests expected to be a development site. travel.
Xuan Son National Park is considered to have a clean and cool air and water environment, with an average annual temperature of 22 – 23 degrees Celsius.

In particular, a day in Xuan Son, the weather has the characteristics of 4 seasons: cool morning of spring, warm noon of summer, afternoon of autumn like autumn, and chilly evening air. of winter. This is the advantage of the garden in developing eco-tourism and resort tourism. A magnificent natural area with all its unspoiled looks has a strange appeal to those who come here for the first time. The park has diverse terrain, many beautiful scenes and has wild natural features (forests, lakes, mountains, valleys…). This terrain creates an attraction for tourists who like to visit forests, hills, mountains, etc., with diverse terrains and landscapes, with more than 30 caves, some of which have magical beauty and natural beauty. attractions such as Lang cave, Lun cave, Na cave, Tho Than cave. In addition, the ethnic communities here still retain their national cultural identity such as costumes, festivals, daily life activities such as knitting, handicrafts, weaving. Cam, embroidery, color ceremony, stabbing dance, Xoe dancing, drinking roe deer wine, rice lam …, the typical cultural beauty of the land of the Hung Kings. Xuan Son National Park More importantly, the garden is located in the foothills of the overall majestic natural landscape of Tam Dao – Ba Vi – Xuan Son. In the spiritual axis of the historical legend of National Mother Mausoleum Thi Tieu, Son Tinh – Tinh, Hung King, created a great Xuan Son and has many advantages in conservation, sustainable development combined with tourism. Each year, Xuan Son National Park welcomes 5,000-10,000 visitors to work, study and visit, including 5-10% of tourists; Overnight guests are about 700 people. In the coming time, when the Xuan Son – Hung Temple road project is completed, it will create favorable conditions for the tourism development of the garden. It is expected that the number of domestic and foreign tourists to visit will reach about 15,000 people in 2015 and 30,000 people in 2021, of which 3,000 – 5,000 people stay overnight. However, the development of tourism activities has also created many challenges, in some cases also causing negative impacts on biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, and landscape protection. ecology, local cultural values. The most obvious is the increase in the level of resource use, the increase in the amount of waste and wastewater causing environmental pollution. Sightseeing activities affect the living habits of animals. Breaking branches, picking flowers, trampling on vegetation has affected the landscape at the National Park… In particular, forest protection in Xuan Son National Park is a matter of top concern. Identifying forest management and protection as one of the key tasks, said Mr. Pham Van Long, Director of Xuan Son National Park, that the NP has worked closely with the authorities of the buffer zone communes and other relevant agencies. ability in patrolling, inspecting, detecting, preventing and handling violations of regulations on forest protection. In which, signing regulations on coordination with Tan Son district police in ensuring security, social order and safety; have regulations on coordination with forest rangers of districts: Tan Son (Phu Tho), Da Bac (Hoa Binh), Phu Yen (Son La) in forest protection; focus on forest fire prevention and fighting; signed emulation agreements with 6 communes in the buffer zone on ensuring security and order. The National Park also focuses on propagating and disseminating the law on forest management and protection to all classes of people… Thereby contributing to raising the awareness of local people and tourists about the Law on Forest Protection and Development, creating a wide spread for all classes of people in forest management and protection. ecological environment protection, biodiversity conservation in Xuan Son National Park. In the coming time, Xuan Son National Park will continue to work closely with local authorities in assessing the annual commitment to managing and protecting community forests, improving people’s lives, and attaching the interests of local communities. with the task of protecting forests in Xuan Son National Park…