(VOVworld) - A tourism program called “Traveling around heritage sites of Northern Vietnam” opened in Thai Nguyen province on Tuesday.

Dinh Hoa safe military zone heritage site in Thai Nguyen province

The program promotes the land and people, introduces local tourism potential, and encourages tourism investment in the six northern provinces of Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang, and Ha Giang.

Some splendid scenery of Mau Son Tourist Area in Lang Son Province (Photo: Internet)

 Addressing the opening ceremony, representatives of Thai Nguyen province and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said the Viet Bac region is home to 20 ethnic minority groups and their diverse cultures, and was the cradle of the revolution and the base of the revolutionary forces in their fight against the French colonialists.

Tan Trao Banian Tree is one of main relics in Tan Trao National Relic in Tuyen Quang. It's where General Vo Nguyen Giap read the military order No.1 of the Uprising Committee to command the Liberation Army to march towards Hanoi to liberate it on August 16, 1945.

In recent years the six provinces have launched multiple activities to preserve their tangible and intangible cultural heritages and have worked together to link localities in the region to boost their socio-economic growth. Nguyen Van Tuan, Director General of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, said:

“To tap the region’s potential and advantages, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism asks the provinces to create masterplans and implement tourism programs by designing new tours and developing new tourist destinations. Localities should coordinate on projects which focus on exploiting tourism resources sustainably and responsibly with respect to the environment and strengthening personnel training to meet the requirement of linking with other key tourism areas, especially Hanoi.”