Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex – an attractive destination of Ninh Binh. Abundant tourism resources As an ancient land located in the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh used to be the capital of Vietnam (in the period 968 – 1010) with 3 dynasties Dinh, Le, and Ly. Traces of the ancient capital preserved intact to this day are the relics of Hoa Lu ancient capital. Along with that is a diverse humanistic tourism resource with more than 1,500 historical – cultural relics, including 1 World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 2 Special National Monuments; 225 festivals and 83 typical traditional craft villages. Referring to Ninh Binh, it must be mentioned that natural resources are extremely rich, typically the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex which has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage with 400 large and small caves. In addition, Ninh Binh also owns the largest forest area compared to other provinces in the Red River Delta (more than 29,000 ha); in which, there is Cuc Phuong National Park – home to nearly 2,000 species of higher plants and 2,600 species of animals. In addition, there are special-use forests of Hoa Lu rocky mountains and Kim Son coastal mangrove forests with many species of animals and plants listed in the World Red Book. The above potentials are the conditions for Ninh Binh to build many types and products of tourism such as spiritual tourism, culture – history, ecology, resort, community, heritage, MICE (combined tourism). As a result, many tourism products of Ninh Binh have been highly appreciated by the international media, such as Tam Coc tourist area, which was introduced by CNN as one of the seven most beautiful caves in Vietnam and a newspaper. Telegraph (UK) once voted as one of 15 “beautiful but little known” places, or Bulletin magazine (Switzerland) voted Ninh Binh as one of the 10 most attractive destinations in Vietnam… Hoang Kim Nhut, a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City shared after his trip in March 2021: “I was overwhelmed while sailing, discovering the beauty of Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and the National Park. Van Long Nature Reserve. Ninh Binh makes a strong impression on me by its majestic rocky mountain system, diverse ecosystem and unspoiled nature. Hopefully, Ninh Binh will promote the power of this tourism resource in the future.” Connecting important “links” Thanks to the synchronous implementation of solutions in the state management of tourism, promotion and product development, etc., despite being significantly affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, the first quarter of 2021 Ninh Binh still welcomed 619,572 visitors, reaching 50% over the same period in 2020, revenue was estimated at nearly 420 billion VND, reaching 61.3% over the same period in 2020. Humbly acknowledging the achieved results, Dr. Bui Van Manh, Director of Ninh Binh Department of Tourism said: “Besides the above results, Ninh Binh’s tourism products are still duplicated, monotonous, lacking in connectivity end; some products have not effectively exploited resources to create quality products and services with cultural depth. This has greatly influenced the promotion of comparative advantages and enhanced competitiveness of Ninh Binh compared to other destinations in the country. In order for Ninh Binh tourism to truly become a spearhead economic sector, contributing positively to the process of structural transformation and socio-economic development of the locality, Mr. Bui Van Manh said that the “link” is important. The most important thing is to organize promotion and promotion, focus on developing tourism products based on the sustainable exploitation of heritage and traditional cultural values ​​in order to create products bearing the local imprint. and suitable to the needs of the guest markets, especially domestic customers during this time. With the desire to soon recover and develop strongly in the coming time, Mr. Bui Van Manh said that Ninh Binh tourism industry has been implementing synchronous measures such as: Issuing preferential and attractive policies. investment in tourism; Build a safe, friendly and attractive Ninh Binh tourist destination; Promote linkages with localities, diversify tourism products; Develop an overall strategy for promotion, promotion and development of the local destination brand; Applying science and technology, digital transformation in tourism development; Check and promptly handle acts of infringing upon heritage and tourism resources… These are fundamental solutions for Ninh Binh tourism to develop sustainably in the coming time.

Ninh Binh is an ancient land, more than 30,000 years ago, ancient Vietnamese people lived on this land. Through the course of history, the land of Ninh Binh has many changes in name. In the 3rd year of Minh Mang (1822), he changed from Thanh Binh religion to Ninh Binh religion, the name Ninh Binh originated from here, with the meaning of a stable and peaceful land expressing the will to persevere, the spirit of heroism, the feelings of the people of this land. Hoa Lu Festival is held every year – photo CTV The ancient capital of Ninh Binh inherits the historical and cultural heritages of the ancient capital region with more than a thousand years of history. Ninh Binh currently has over 1,000 historical – cultural relics, including 2 special national-level relics, 79 national-ranked relics, 225 provincial-level-ranked relics, and 260 festivals. traditional. “Hoa Lu ancient capital” is the capital of the first centralized feudal state in our country with a heroic history, associated with many ups and downs in the history of Vietnam. Over the past 10 centuries, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital still retains its majesty and contemplation with more than 30 monuments, including the temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang and the temple of King Le Dai Hanh which are two particularly important monuments to the world. The unique ancient architecture reached the level of virtuosity and sophistication in the art of wood and stone carving in the seventeenth century. Temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang Once you set foot here, you can feel every breath of the old dynasties when walking through each monument in Hoa Lu: the temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang, the temple of King Le Dai Hanh, the temple of the princess. Phat Kim, King Le’s mausoleum, Dinh King’s mausoleum, Co Am pagoda, Cho palace, underground palace. Each architecture is a masterpiece of art with meticulous carvings on many materials, thereby fully depicting the grandeur and prosperity of the ancient citadel. As a charming landscape, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is not only known for its famous scenic spots, but it also has spiritual tourist sites that are frequently visited by domestic and foreign tourists. It is no coincidence that this land was chosen by King Dinh to build the citadel. That must be the place with the back leaning against the mountain, facing the river, surrounded by mountains and hills, forming a solid and impregnable defense position. It has many architectural works of great historical significance, along with traditional festivals handed down until now. In particular, coming to the land of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, in addition to enjoying the charming scenery, this place also has a system of famous spiritual temples. Gate to Hoa Lu Ancient Capital Hoa Lu relic area is divided into 3 areas: Special protection zone – This area includes the entire area inside Hoa Lu citadel, with relics such as: Temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang, temple of King Le Dai Hanh, Tomb of King Dinh and Tomb of King Le…; part of Trang An ecological area and the city wall, underground palace foundation…. The buffer zone includes the landscape area on both sides of Sao Khe river and the complex of Trang An relics, including Am Tien pagoda and cave, communal house and communal house. Yen Trach… The related monuments, although not located in the two regions above, but they played an important role during the Dinh Dynasty, including: Bai Dinh Pagoda, South Gate, Dong Gate, Hoa Lu Cave, Thien Ton Cave, Dinh Temple Bo Linh and the relics of King Dinh worship in Ninh Binh province. Hoa Lu ancient capital has become a particularly important national historical and architectural complex that needs to be preserved very well in Vietnam and is also recognized by UNESCO as one of the four core areas of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Trang An World Heritage Site. Along with a thickness of up to more than 1,000 years, this is a place to keep historical relics through the ages. Besides, there are also remnants of ancient citadel, interesting mountains and caves. King Dinh Tien Hoang knew how to fully exploit nature to serve people. This architectural style maximizes human and material savings. Just sealing the cliffs, that is, adding artificial walls to connect the mountains together, there are solid walls. The length of the mountains that make up the nature is about 8 km. There are 13 artificial walls. The length of the artificial walls is about 2 km, the shortest wall is 65 m. Hoa Lu – Trang An Festival is held every year These walls are built with a height of 8 to 10 m, some sections are covered with clay and bricks, and the legs are bundled with bricks; there is a section inside of brickwork, outside of embankment; there is a section filled with rock and soil and a section filled with soil. The citadel is paved with pieces of wood. At present, traces of 13 city walls still exist. The natural city walls are mountain ranges, with tops up to 200 m high like Mong Mang, making the wall of Hoa Lu capital unevenly high, undulating but superficial and majestic. It can be said that Hoa Lu citadel is the wall of creation and people. Chairman of Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee Pham Quang Ngoc said: “Along with outstanding global values ​​of majestic natural landscape, geomorphological geology and cultural depth, Hoa Lu and Ninh Binh land also marks On the 10th day of the 3rd month of the 3rd month of the year of the year of the Dragon, after defeating and conquering 12 warlords and reunifying the country, Dinh Bo Linh was crowned Emperor and placed the great historical events of the country. The country’s name was Dai Co Viet, the capital was at Hoa Lu, and the era name was Thai Binh – associated with the first centralized feudal state institution in the nation’s history, opening the national legitimacy, was the continuing the national tradition of the Hung Kings.The local cultural and natural heritage values ​​are always preserved, handed down, embellished, and present in the material and spiritual life of the people. of the people, becoming an invaluable resource for today and in the future”. A corner of Trang An taken from above – CTV photo Along with Hoa Lu ancient capital is Bai Dinh pagoda complex with an area of ​​​​539 hectares, including 27 hectares. The ancient Bai Dinh pagoda area has a history of formation from the Dinh dynasty and the 80ha Bai Dinh pagoda area was newly built in 2003, along with many other items. Surrounding the pagoda are tall and magnificent limestone mountain arcs, which harmonize with the pagoda scene to form a massive and dignified work. With the current size of Bai Dinh Pagoda, there are few temples in Vietnam that can match it. The largest gilded bronze Buddha in Asia. The statue of Shakyamuni Buddha sitting on a lotus throne and reciting lotus flowers in the main hall in the temple’s Dharma master shrine has been set a record by the Asian Record Center as the continent’s largest gilded bronze Buddha statue. Art program recreating the ancient capital of Hoa Lu With Bai Dinh pagoda, historical and cultural relics of Hoa Lu ancient capital and other relics such as Nhat Tru Pagoda, Thien Ton cave, Bich Dong pagoda, worshiping works dating back hundreds of years have been ranked as heritage sites. Historical site at provincial and national level, Ninh Binh is known as an ancient land, which has attracted the attention of domestic and international tourists. By coming here, visitors can not only discover the unique architectural art of historical sites, but also learn about the roots through historical stories and folk legends associated with each spot. monuments on this land. “In recent years, Ninh Binh tourism has made a breakthrough development, becoming a bright spot voted by many international travel websites as one of the top attractive destinations in Vietnam and the world. Average visitor growth in the period 2010-2019 reached over 11%.In 2019, Ninh Binh welcomed nearly 8 million visitors, creating jobs and sustainable livelihoods for tens of thousands of local people, creating motivation to promote, determine development strategy for many industries and fields, and especially, in 2021, Ninh Binh will continue to host the National Tourism Year, which is both an honor and a responsibility of the Party Committee, the government and the government. The province’s people are also an opportunity to affirm the position and image of Ninh Binh tourism on the tourist map of Vietnam and the world about an ancient land,” added the Chairman of Ninh Binh province.

King Le temple in Hoa Lu ancient capital’s historical and cultural relic area is closed. Hoang Thanh Phong, Executive Director of Tam Coc – Bich Dong tourist area said that this resort was closed at 6 am on May 7, in order to prevent and control the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, leaders of the unit directly mobilized religious establishments and worship facilities located in this tourist area such as: Bich Dong Pagoda, Thai Vi Temple to strictly abide by the fact that they do not welcome tourists to visit; combine cleaning of marinas, parking lots, office areas; assign officers and employees to be on duty 50% of the guaranteed number when there is a new notice. In the morning of the same day, Hoa Lu ancient capital was closed to ensure safety to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic. Mr. Giang Bach Dang, Director of the Center for Conservation of Historical and Cultural Relics of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital said: After the opening ceremony of “National Tourism Year – Ninh Binh 2021 with the theme “Hoa Lu – The Ancient Capital of a Thousand Years” , the number of visitors to the historical and cultural relic area of ​​Hoa Lu ancient capital increased markedly; Since the beginning of the year, the center has welcomed 67,500 tourists. But still have to strictly abide by the closure as a safety measure during the Covid-19 epidemic. Previously, Ninh Binh Provincial People’s Committee issued Document No. 226/UBND-VP6 on continuing to implement a number of measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, including the following requirements: Tourist sites and attractions Schedule, gym activities, bodybuilding, yoga, dance… all have to temporarily stop welcoming guests from 6am on May 7, 2021. Observed at Trang An eco-tourism area located in the Trang An World Cultural and Natural Heritage complex and many other tourist sites and attractions in the morning of May 7 all strictly abide by the temporary suspension of welcoming tourists. .

Reporter: Sir, as the local honor to be chosen to host the National Tourism Year 2021, how has Ninh Binh prepared for this event? Mr. Bui Van Manh: In fact, Ninh Binh has been preparing since 2020, but due to the complicated development of the Covid-19 epidemic, the activities of the National Tourism Year 2020 have been postponed, all these contents have been moved to this year and we I am also very honored to be allowed by the Government to continue hosting the National Tourism Year 2021. In order to prepare for the National Tourism Year 2021, the provincial leaders have strongly directed, fully prepared facilities, human resources, prevention of Covid-19 epidemic under the direction of the Government… Up to now, it can be said that all the preparations have been well implemented, ensuring the set schedule and are ready for the Opening Ceremony of the National Tourism Year at the Special National Monument. Hoa Lu ancient capital, Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district. With the theme of the National Tourism Year is “Hoa Lu – The ancient capital of a thousand years”, we want to take the cultural and historical value of thousands of years of the land of Hoa Lu ancient capital, associated with the historical and cultural values ​​of Vietnam. Trang An World Natural Heritage, through which to honor the values, especially the value of Trang An World Heritage Site. Mr. Bui Van Manh – Director of Ninh Binh Department of Tourism: All is ready for the National Tourism Year 2021 Reporter: In addition to the Opening Ceremony, there will certainly be many interesting activities and events to attract visitors as well as promote the image of Ninh Binh tourism. So which tourism activities are considered as outstanding highlights in the National Tourism Year 2021, sir? Mr. Bui Van Manh: In Ninh Binh province, we have 38 main activities, some activities have taken place since the beginning of the year, but the scale must be adjusted to suit the epidemic prevention and control. The remaining main highlights of the National Tourism Year 2021 are: The opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year, Hoa Lu festival, Trang An festival, Thai Vi temple festival and 1 festival that we organize every year. Ninh Binh Tourism Week Golden color Tam Coc – Trang An taking place at the end of May and beginning of June is the occasion of the golden rice season in the ancient capital of Hoa Lu. In particular, Heritage Connection Festival is an activity we will organize every 2 or 3 years with the desire to connect Trang An – Hoa Lu heritage with domestic and international heritages. Besides, there are cultural and sports activities such as men’s/women’s volleyball tournament… There are also many other response activities held in 27 provinces and cities across the country such as: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Nghe An, Da Nang, Khanh Hoa, Can Tho, Ca Mau… Reporter: How have tourism products, tours and routes to serve tourists when coming to Ninh Binh prepared, sir? Mr. Bui Van Manh: For many years now, Ninh Binh has become a destination attracting many domestic and foreign tourists with a series of famous and attractive landscapes such as: Trang An eco-tourism area; Bai Dinh pagoda complex with Bai Dinh experience tour at night; Van Long lagoon is the largest wetland nature reserve in the Northern Delta; Mua Cave tourist area, Thung Nham bird garden; Tam Coc – Bich Dong; Am Tien cave; Cuc Phuong National Park, Phat Diem Stone Church… It can be said that, with unspoiled nature, charming landscapes, can combine many methods of sightseeing by boat, car, bicycle… I believe visitors are completely satisfied when coming to Ninh Binh. Reporter: Sir, the National Tourism Year 2021 takes place in the context that the Covid-19 epidemic has not ended yet. To ensure the safety of tourists when participating in activities in the National Tourism Year, what plans has the Ninh Binh tourism industry made? Mr. Bui Van Manh: The work of ensuring the safety of people and visitors is of great concern to the province, the health sector, and the tourism industry, considering it a top priority. Right from the beginning of the year, we have implemented a lot of measures to prevent the epidemic, especially implementing the 5K message of the Ministry of Health. Specifically, the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic is divided into 3 phases: Before, during and after the opening ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2021. We also require tourist areas and attractions to regularly disinfect and require all tourists when visiting places to wear masks, make medical declarations, and send staff to measure temperature checks for all visitors at destinations to minimize the impact and impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the tourism industry. At attractions, places where activities and events take place, masks, disinfectant solutions are placed in public places, vehicles for tourists… For the work of ensuring food safety and hygiene, we coordinate with the Health sector to take samples for testing restaurants and hotels around the event area to ensure safety… Right at the opening ceremony, we had plans and scenarios for epidemic prevention and control, and arranged emergency vehicles and isolation locations if there was a suspected case of Covid-19 infection… so that when bad situations happen There will be a plan to deal with it in a timely manner. Up to this point, it can be said that the basic areas and accommodation facilities have performed very well, ensuring epidemic prevention. Reporter: Sincerely thank you.