Bac Lieu benefits from the movie Prince of Bac Lieu

When the movie Cong Tu Bac Lieu was released, the hometown of Da Co Hoai Lang became known to many people, opening up a golden opportunity for local tourism.

Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee said that Bac Lieu's tourism potential is still very large. Photo: Nhat Ho

On December 16, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Lieu province organized a workshop on “Enhancing the value chain in developing rural tourism in Bac Lieu province”. Although the workshop focused on rural tourism, most of the presentations were about Cong Tu Bac Lieu and Da Co Hoai Lang.

Delegates said that the legend of the Prince of Bac Lieu and Da Co Hoai Lang are two tourist specialties that cannot be found anywhere else. Photo: Nhat Ho

Mr. Nguyen Tien Si - representative of a travel company from Hanoi - said that Cong Tu Bac Lieu and the song Da Co Hoai Lang by the late musician Cao Van Lau are two tourist specialties associated with the Bac Lieu tourism brand, which cannot be found anywhere else.

The filmmaker of “The Young Master of Bac Lieu” introduced the Young Master of Bac Lieu in particular and Bac Lieu province in general through the film. Therefore, Bac Lieu tourism benefited greatly after the film was widely released.

In the future, Bac Lieu will be an attractive destination for tourists because of the Bac Lieu Prince's House and the Bac Lieu Prince Hotel, which are about to be completed with 4-star standards.

On December 15, delegates watched the film The Prince of Bac Lieu at the Prince of Bac Lieu's House and attended a workshop held at the Cao Van Lau Memorial Site. Photo: Nhat Ho

Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Ngo Vu Thang said that Bac Lieu has identified tourism as one of the five pillars of development of the province. Tourism has made many strides in development in recent years.

However, rural tourism in Bac Lieu is still limited such as: the majority of farmers do not produce in a concentrated manner, traffic infrastructure, technical facilities, climate change, resources, and people's knowledge are still limited.

According to the Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and localities need to research the development of rural tourism and community tourism; and select good and effective models to develop rural tourism.

The house of the young master of Bac Lieu, a destination of Bac Lieu province. Photo: Nhat Ho

In 2024, Bac Lieu tourism will have a fairly high growth rate in terms of visitors and revenue. Statistics from restaurants, hotels, travel agencies, tourist attractions, and service establishments in the province show that they will welcome about 5.1 million visitors, with total revenue of over 4,200 billion VND.

Bac Lieu widely and effectively promotes at exhibition events inside and outside the province; participates in national and regional fairs.

In 2025, Bac Lieu province will launch many new tourism products, making the most of recognized typical tourist destinations.

Nhat Ho

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