Ha Long City: Focus on developing heritage economy

Heritage economy is a new concept, understood as a special economic sector, based on the values ​​of cultural heritage for economic development. This is a development trend that many countries and localities in the country are very interested in. For Ha Long City, along with the cultural industry, heritage economy is a sector with a lot of potential for development.

Carrying the tablet of Duc Ong Tran Quoc Nghien in the Duc Ong Tran Quoc Nghien Temple Festival.

Ha Long City has many advantages to grasp this trend. The city currently has nearly 100 historical, cultural and scenic relics. Among them, there is 1 special national relic, Ha Long Bay Scenic Area, 6 national relics, 16 provincial historical relics, 73 relics in the inventory and classification list, along with many prehistoric and prehistoric archaeological relics, reflecting the historical succession since humans appeared in this land thousands of years ago.

In Ha Long City, there are currently 16 traditional and modern festivals. Typical festivals include: Long Tien Pagoda Festival, Ba Men Temple Festival, Tran Quoc Nghien Temple Festival, Bang Ca Village Festival, Van Yen Communal House Festival, Giang Vong Communal House Festival...

It is known that in 2025, Ha Long City will restore and reorganize 5 typical traditional festivals including: New Rice Celebration of the Tay people in Dan Chu commune, Dai Phan Festival of the San Diu ethnic group, Loi Am Pagoda Festival, Cai Lan Temple Festival, Long Tien Pagoda Festival. This is an important goal in the Project "Ha Long - City of Festivals".

The project was built to preserve and promote traditional cultural values ​​and intangible cultural heritages in the area through organizing festivals and events. The project also set the goal of upgrading the scale of two traditional festivals: Bang Ca Village Festival and King Le Thai To Temple Festival.

Along with that, the city will organize more modern festivals such as: Ha Long City Traditional Dragon Boat and Sports Sailing Festival, Cherry Blossom Festival and Japanese Cultural Week in Ha Long, Motorized Parachute and Paragliding Festival, Full Moon Festival and Artistic Light Show at Heritage Bay, Ha Long Bay Heritage Day, Ha Long Spring Flower Festival, Flower Festival at Quang La Flower Paradise, Ripe Guava Season Festival...

Festival activities aim to diversify new tourism products, contributing to attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to Ha Long. Ha Long City will also build a scientific dossier to propose the ranking of the national intangible cultural heritage for the Tran Quoc Nghien Temple Festival. Organizing experiential activities at cultural, historical and festival relics of the city, or activities to promote and introduce local products are useful and practical ways to exploit advantages, potentials and promote heritage values.

Heritage economy is also mentioned in the Pilot Project for Night-Time Economic Development in the City, 2024-2025 period. The project is built to create solutions to overcome current shortcomings and limitations, promote the development of sustainable service types based on exploiting and maximizing the potential and distinct advantages of the city.

Ha Long City encourages the organization of music events on cruise ships.

Mr. Vu Quyet Tien, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the Ha Long City Party Committee, said: The project to develop the night-time economy aims to enhance the city's tourism and services, contributing to the development of cultural industry and heritage economy in the city in the future. According to Mr. Vu Quyet Tien, in addition to the existing night-time tourism and service areas (around Sun Group park, Bach Dang walking street, etc.), it is necessary to plan and develop more in other areas such as: Tuan Chau International Tourism and Entertainment Area, Dang Ba Hat Hill. Ha Long is also researching development in relic sites in the northern communes of the city, paying attention to regional typical products.

In Ha Long Bay, it is necessary to study the organization of music events on ships, build tours and tourist routes to visit fishing villages. It is known that in the near future, Ha Long City is speeding up the implementation of a number of construction projects such as: Bai Tho Temple relic, Ba Chua Temple, King Le Thai To Temple, and implementing projects for a city of flowers and festivals.

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