Tourism potentials of Hanoi's Old Quarter

Hanoi\'s Old Quarter is located in central Hoan Kiem district has always been an attractive destination for tourists at home and abroad. Still, tourism activities in this area over time commensurate with the potential not available.

How to stimulate the tourism potential of the old town, retain more and more tourists so there are always concerns of Hoan Kiem district governments, as well as Hanoi\'s tourism industry.

Abundant tourism potential in Hanoi Old Quater

With deep cultural history of sexism, Amazing place; for one quarter as part of the soul of Hanoi. If the Hoan Kiem district has 188 cultural relics, history, revolution, especially in the old town area there are 121 monuments. In particular, there are some typical relics such as Bach Ma Temple, one of the death of Thang Long; heritage house at 87 Ma May, Kim Ngan family, Quan De temple, the church craft group ... It is also known for the traditional city as Hang Bac with job processing, trafficking jeweler profession Hang votive Code, Lan Ong Street job processing with oriental medicines, Tin Hang profession tin mound; job Hang Dong with bronze processed ... Residential architecture in the old quarter featuring, to form a tube, inclined roof, built hundreds of years ago, creating sharp quiet, quaint. Quarters Ta Hien Luong Ngoc Quyen Dao Duy Tu Cau ... is the gathering place for many restaurants of Hanoi cuisine, always crowded with diners. In addition, lifestyle, how to treat people like people elegance of the old town are also precious human values, that few places can offer.
According to the Department of Culture, Sport and Vietnam Tourism, Hanoi, most tourists, especially international tourists, when in Hanoi, have chosen to visit the old town tour. Currently, to explore the ancient town, tourists often choose the form of walking, or using electric cars, cyclos to accommodate traffic in this area, while creating comfort in the journey of discovery the characteristics of each street. Also to facilitate the transportation, visitor service, a series of tour operators, hotels, restaurants, shops selling souvenirs in the Old Quarter is formed. However, in practice, with the advantages tourist town, but not very attractive compared with the inherent potential; especially the organization and management of tourism activities is limited. The development of tourism mainly based on exploitation of existing potentials, not to invest to create unique tourism product.
Deputy City Manager of Hanoi, said Pham Tuan Long, recently, the town manager to coordinate student at Paris University (France) organized a survey of tourist demand by 80 companies tourism in Vietnam. The results showed that most tourists to the ancient streets of curiosity and little return. The reason is that the profession is very limited and the city has eroded. Many streets selling imported goods, traffic in the crowded old town, no safe sanitation, public order is not guaranteed, poor tourism product, the team lacks professional tour guide of ...

How to become an attractive destination?

To own a valuable relic, while the exploitation not to promote the capital value of the old town is very rich. How to stimulate the potential of town, so it became an attractive destination for tourists is the problem that governments and Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi tourism industry I remembered.
Vice Chairman of Hoan Kiem Bich Lan Cao said the county is stepping up advocacy projects Some cultural behavior of people Quarter to mobilize people to keep the communication, cultural behavior, more conscious of keeping environmental sanitation, proper business law obligation to make good citizens ... To implement the project, the district advocacy, mobilization and distribution of 250 thousand leaflets to every household, shops, shops in the area, a commitment to each household requires implementation of content of the project. Next time, the county will coordinate agencies continue to improve Lan Ong Street, façade renovation deployment Hang Bac street, carry out a project "Restore jewelery Hang Bac Street," "do not Expand walking time in the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake area."

Along with building human values ​​to the people of ancient streets, it\'s important now is organizing tours tours to explore the characteristics of the old town. Many people believe that, with the diverse number of such relics, should select a few typical lines to serve tourists. Representatives of the Management Board of Hanoi City, said: "The need to organize the city fringes associated with the profession, family ancestor worship and traditional villages with church family ancestor in the old town area, through which visitors will see the alignment of cultural values ​​at these points together, create curiosity for tourists to explore. In addition, there should be incentives for people to adopt their technology transfer cultural values ​​to visitors. "
Dr Ha Van Sieu, Director of the Institute of Development Studies suggest tourism, in addition to promoting the value of the existing tourist sites, should organize the public space where visitors participate in activities of people. These areas perform, display, shopping, food, souvenirs, entertainment ... should be expanded to create focal points extended stay travelers.
According to development plans and socio-economic Hoan Kiem, 2016 Quarter will become a cultural tourist center of Hanoi. Hoan Kiem District striving to bring commercial revenue - tourism in the province accounts for 97% to 98% of the county\'s economy. Hopefully with that effort, the ancient streets will become increasingly attractive destination for tourists at home and abroad in the exploration of the Capital. /.

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