Con Cuong district (Nghe An) with National Park of Pu Mat, a large potential for eco - culture tourism, have Lam river with more than 30 km flows through the district. The tourism potentials of Con Cuong extremely need investment capital and human resources to exploit.
Located on the southwest of Nghe An province, border neighboring country of Lao, Con Cuong district has natural area of more than 174,451 ha with population of more than 68,000 people, belong to seven ethnic groups.
From the early years of 70’s decade of the previous century, the archeologists was conducted to excavate Tham Om cave (Hang Oc), to which concluded more than ten thousand years ago, the primitive man has lived here. Con Cuong is a plentiful land, Con Cuong town is one of most large and beautiful districts in Nghe An province. The town has Lam river flowing through, with the National highway 7A, mountains and forests located in the buffer zone of national park of Pu Mat. This is the destination of tourists in the route Vinh - Ky Son or Ha Noi to Nam Can border gate.
In total area of the district had 128,000 ha of forest in the national park of Pu Mat and natural reserve of Pu Huong. This is Asia's largest carpet of fauna and flora, with over 1,200 species of rare plants, hundred of species of forest animals, in which animals such as: spotted deer, striped tiger, elephant, Truong Son large animal, red-tail wolf ... are listed in the world’s red book, hundred of species of fish, bat, beautiful butterfly. In primary forest has many beautiful waterfalls such as Kem waterfall, Nuoc Moc stream and many interesting caves: Tham Om cave, Nang Man cave, Ong Trang cave, Ma Nhai stele, Ðao Nguyen cave, where has Tra Lan ancient citadel as tourist attraction.
River system of Con Cuong with more than 20,000 ha of water surface area, creating rich sources of aquatic products in which famous fishes are Giang river cool fish, Ca river hemibagrus, Con Cuong Lech fish that are famous delicious specialties of Indochina. From the geographical location and charming landscape above created a strong point of eco-tourism and great, rich resource for Con Cuong. As for timber stock, Con Cuong forest has large quantity with hundred of millions of cubic meter, a variety of precious woods like ironwood, rosewood, bassia, teakwood, syringa, cypress... Rivers and streams system such as Lam river, Giang River, Choang brook, Thoi brook... are sources for building hydroelectric plant for the country some day.
In earth’s bowels of Con Cuong has gold mineral, lead ore mines, coal in Ðon Phuc, Chi Khe. Eastern mountain side of Truong Son range with billions of cubic meter of rocky mountains, an abundant raw material source to produce cement and building materials. Con Cuong has 7 brotherhood ethnic groups live together in harmony.
The congregation of ethnic groups creating specific cultural picture, imbued with traditional identity of local peoples such as Thai, Dan Lai, Kho Mu ... and the special cultural identity of Can wine "not drunk is not cheerful" with gentle dance of highland girls. All above things are gradually becoming reality, invaluable resource, important condition, to build Con Cuong into an economic-cultural center of the southwest of Nghe region.
The above potential is strong point for Con Cuong tourism building many types of eco-cultural tourism such as: the Bo garden - Trung Chinh - Kem Waterfall tour, Con Cuong - Pha Lai towns tour, Khe Choang - Pu Mat summit adventurous tour, visit ethnic group of Dan Lai, visit Yen Thanh brocade-making village... Recently in the planning map, the province has announced construction of Con Cuong tourist town, accompanied with publication of planning Kem Waterfall tourist site, Pha Lai and are calling investors in the country and abroad for investment.
When assess achievements in more than 20 years of innovation, Con Cuong has been recognized outstanding achievement for keeping good green forests, forest cover density reached 76.5%. With more than 3,000 ha of agricultural production land, Con Cuong has brought new breed, invest and cultivate better to balance food in the area, the percentage of hungry, poverty households were significantly reduced every year.
But to open direction for exploitting potential eco-tourism from internal element of a poor district, budget revenue for around 5 billion VND a year is a great difficulty.
Eco-tourism of national park of Pu Mat, Kem Waterfall tourism and many landscapes with traditional culture tourism... create sustainable source of income which really need capital, technology and methodic, professional trained human resources. Con Cuong with plentiful potential, but that potential is only awaken by the investment of State, when the target of poverty escaped by 2010 was coming near.
Located on the southwest of Nghe An province, border neighboring country of Lao, Con Cuong district has natural area of more than 174,451 ha with population of more than 68,000 people, belong to seven ethnic groups.
From the early years of 70’s decade of the previous century, the archeologists was conducted to excavate Tham Om cave (Hang Oc), to which concluded more than ten thousand years ago, the primitive man has lived here. Con Cuong is a plentiful land, Con Cuong town is one of most large and beautiful districts in Nghe An province. The town has Lam river flowing through, with the National highway 7A, mountains and forests located in the buffer zone of national park of Pu Mat. This is the destination of tourists in the route Vinh - Ky Son or Ha Noi to Nam Can border gate.
In total area of the district had 128,000 ha of forest in the national park of Pu Mat and natural reserve of Pu Huong. This is Asia's largest carpet of fauna and flora, with over 1,200 species of rare plants, hundred of species of forest animals, in which animals such as: spotted deer, striped tiger, elephant, Truong Son large animal, red-tail wolf ... are listed in the world’s red book, hundred of species of fish, bat, beautiful butterfly. In primary forest has many beautiful waterfalls such as Kem waterfall, Nuoc Moc stream and many interesting caves: Tham Om cave, Nang Man cave, Ong Trang cave, Ma Nhai stele, Ðao Nguyen cave, where has Tra Lan ancient citadel as tourist attraction.
River system of Con Cuong with more than 20,000 ha of water surface area, creating rich sources of aquatic products in which famous fishes are Giang river cool fish, Ca river hemibagrus, Con Cuong Lech fish that are famous delicious specialties of Indochina. From the geographical location and charming landscape above created a strong point of eco-tourism and great, rich resource for Con Cuong. As for timber stock, Con Cuong forest has large quantity with hundred of millions of cubic meter, a variety of precious woods like ironwood, rosewood, bassia, teakwood, syringa, cypress... Rivers and streams system such as Lam river, Giang River, Choang brook, Thoi brook... are sources for building hydroelectric plant for the country some day.
In earth’s bowels of Con Cuong has gold mineral, lead ore mines, coal in Ðon Phuc, Chi Khe. Eastern mountain side of Truong Son range with billions of cubic meter of rocky mountains, an abundant raw material source to produce cement and building materials. Con Cuong has 7 brotherhood ethnic groups live together in harmony.
The congregation of ethnic groups creating specific cultural picture, imbued with traditional identity of local peoples such as Thai, Dan Lai, Kho Mu ... and the special cultural identity of Can wine "not drunk is not cheerful" with gentle dance of highland girls. All above things are gradually becoming reality, invaluable resource, important condition, to build Con Cuong into an economic-cultural center of the southwest of Nghe region.
The above potential is strong point for Con Cuong tourism building many types of eco-cultural tourism such as: the Bo garden - Trung Chinh - Kem Waterfall tour, Con Cuong - Pha Lai towns tour, Khe Choang - Pu Mat summit adventurous tour, visit ethnic group of Dan Lai, visit Yen Thanh brocade-making village... Recently in the planning map, the province has announced construction of Con Cuong tourist town, accompanied with publication of planning Kem Waterfall tourist site, Pha Lai and are calling investors in the country and abroad for investment.
When assess achievements in more than 20 years of innovation, Con Cuong has been recognized outstanding achievement for keeping good green forests, forest cover density reached 76.5%. With more than 3,000 ha of agricultural production land, Con Cuong has brought new breed, invest and cultivate better to balance food in the area, the percentage of hungry, poverty households were significantly reduced every year.
But to open direction for exploitting potential eco-tourism from internal element of a poor district, budget revenue for around 5 billion VND a year is a great difficulty.
Eco-tourism of national park of Pu Mat, Kem Waterfall tourism and many landscapes with traditional culture tourism... create sustainable source of income which really need capital, technology and methodic, professional trained human resources. Con Cuong with plentiful potential, but that potential is only awaken by the investment of State, when the target of poverty escaped by 2010 was coming near.
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