Lang Son Geopark well-prepared for global recognition
Seeking global recognition by 2025
Lang Son Geopark was established in 2021 within the area of eight districts and cities covering an area of about 4,842 square meters.
Although Vietnam already has a number of Global Geoparks recognized by UNESCO, Lang Son Geopark has many different values.
First, it is the geological and landscape value. The park is home to a rich paleontological fossil system, showing the history of life over hundreds of millions of years. The geopark has famous landscapes, such as overlapping low mountains surrounding valleys and villages in Yen Thinh Commune (Huu Lung District); Tham Khuyen cave (Binh Gia District), which was home to prehistoric people.
Pham Thi Huong, Deputy Head of the Lang Son Geopark Management Board (Geopark) emphasized, “The difference of Lang Son Geopark compared to other geoparks in Vietnam is that this area has many ethnic minority groups living together with a rich intangible cultural heritage system, including the belief in the Mother Goddess worship.”
Typical temples of the Mother Goddess worship belief in Lang Son are located in the core area of the geopark, mostly in Huu Lung and Chi Lang districts. This is a great potential to develop spiritual tourism associated with construction and development of Lang Son Geopark.
Huong said that Lang Son has submitted the dossier to UNESCO and is completing the criteria for infrastructure and landscape, preparing to welcome the expert team to appraise the title of Lang Son Global Geopark, aiming to open to the public to visit and exploit sustainable tourism development.
“The proposal to UNESCO for the recognition of Lang Son Geopark as a Global Geopark is aimed at preserving and promoting the geological and cultural values of the park in a sustainable way, thereby attracting investors in the local tourism sector, creating sustainable livelihoods for the local community.
Tourist routes based on core values of Lang Son Geopark
According to Lang Son Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, currently, there are a total of four tourist routes, 38 tourist attractions in Lang Son Geopark. Each route has from seven to 11 attractions. The four tourist routes include the “Experience of the Realm of Mountain and Forest”; “Journey to the Realm of Heaven”; “Enjoy the Realm of Earth” and “Way to the Realm of Water.”
Lang Son Geopark has distinctive cultural features of local ethnic minorities |
One of the highlights of the four routes is the unique cultural features of Lang Son province’s ethnic minorities. With the theme “Life Evolution in the Sacred Realms,” tourist routes and attractions are being built based on connecting typical religious locations with unique cultural heritage and beautiful natural landscapes. It is a harmonious combination between the formation of the natural world and geological landscape, cultural diversity and the Mother Goddess worship belief in Lang Son.
The provincial tourism infrastructure has also significantly improved with 298 facilities, more than 3,900 rooms, 60 homestays, 320 restaurants and dining houses meeting standards. These are the foundations for Lang Son to exploit and develop tourism in general, and Lang Son Geopark in particular.
See also
Mysterious 'floating' lake discovered in Quảng Bình
16:54 | 13/05/2024 Tourism
HCM City: top spot in Việt Nam for slow travel lovers
09:00 | 13/05/2024 Tourism
The hidden cafes of Hà Nội
06:00 | 11/05/2024 Tourism
Vietnamese Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village hosts numerous activities in May
07:00 | 09/05/2024 Tourism
Fansipan Rose Festival 2024 offers tourists fascinating experiences
06:00 | 08/05/2024 Tourism
Green transformation in tourism starts with correct understanding, awareness: expert
06:00 | 07/05/2024 Tourism
See more news
7 places that are worth a visit in Điện Biên
06:00 | 05/05/2024 Tourism
HCM City achieves $127 million in tourism revenue over five-day holiday
06:00 | 04/05/2024 Tourism
8 mln tourists recorded during just-ended holidays
06:00 | 03/05/2024 Tourism
Hải Phòng kicks off Red Flamboyant Festival receiving UNESCO recognition
11:37 | 02/05/2024 Tourism
Flower Season Is Full Bloom In Sơn Trà Forest
06:00 | 01/05/2024 Tourism
Carnaval Ha Long 2024 kicks off
10:35 | 30/04/2024 Tourism
Miss Tourism Việt Nam 2024 contest kicks off
07:49 | 29/04/2024 Tourism
Central hub promotes its role as leading MICE destination
06:00 | 29/04/2024 Tourism
Tourists come in great numbers to Điện Biên Phủ
06:00 | 27/04/2024 Tourism
Bình Thuận introduces diverse activities for upcoming holiday
06:00 | 25/04/2024 Tourism
Belgium workshop spotlights business opportunities in Vietnam
17:30 | 17/05/2024 Vietnam and EU
Banks raise interest rates to attract depositors
16:47 | 17/05/2024 Finance-Banking
Conference elevates Vietnam-Kazakhstan trade and investment cooperation
15:38 | 17/05/2024 News and Events
Vietnamese agricultural products to take part in Foodservice Australia 2024
15:08 | 17/05/2024 Vietnamese Brands
Semiconductor investment prioritized
06:29 | 17/05/2024 Science - Technology
Multimedia
Việt Nam plans to preserve ethnic minorities’ intangible cultures at risk of disappearing
06:00 | 15/05/2024 Lifestyle
The Hải Phòng Red Flamboyant Festival celebrated the city's special UNESCO status
16:49 | 13/05/2024 Lifestyle
HCM City: top spot in Việt Nam for slow travel lovers
09:00 | 13/05/2024 Tourism
The Anam Cam Ranh named among Vietnam’s best family hotels
06:00 | 11/05/2024 Vietnamese Brands
Nguyễn Dynasty Urns in Huế make it to the UNESCO Memory of the World List
07:00 | 11/05/2024 Lifestyle
Ministry proposes tax filing deadline extension for 2024
06:00 | 17/05/2024 Policy
Viet Nam targets to have 2 million enterprises by 2030
07:00 | 15/05/2024 Policy
Law on Telecommunications hoped to promote development of new telecoms services
06:00 | 13/05/2024 Policy
2024 Land Law to draw real estate investment, increase social housing supply
06:00 | 11/05/2024 Policy
Vietnam charts vision for sustainable, modern fisheries
06:00 | 16/05/2024 Industry
Vietnam should seize opportunity to join global semiconductor supply chain
08:00 | 15/05/2024 Industry
Việt Nam's wood industry strives to match sustainable wood demands
07:00 | 14/05/2024 Industry
Mechanical supporting industry needs long-term solutions
06:00 | 14/05/2024 Support industries
Desk established in Dong Nai to support Japanese investors
09:02 | 16/05/2024 Investment
Vietnam should not miss opportunities to attract FDI
08:00 | 14/05/2024 FDI
New wave of Chinese investment
06:00 | 12/05/2024 FDI
Vietnam attractive destination for Dubai enterprises: Forum
09:04 | 11/05/2024 FDI
Banks raise interest rates to attract depositors
16:47 | 17/05/2024 Finance-Banking
Credit access obstacles lifted for collective economic entities
06:00 | 16/05/2024 Finance-Banking
Government urged to narrow domestic, global gold price gap
08:36 | 15/05/2024 Finance-Banking
Biometric verification ensures safer money transfers
17:23 | 13/05/2024 Finance-Banking
Centre opened to serve environmental data integration, monitoring network operation
06:00 | 16/05/2024 Environment
Capacity building for policy makers, large emitters on ETS and carbon market
08:48 | 15/05/2024 Environment
Environmental audit to be effective management tool in Việt Nam
06:00 | 15/05/2024 Environment
HCM City boosts efforts to manage canal pollution
06:00 | 13/05/2024 Environment
Semiconductor investment prioritized
06:29 | 17/05/2024 Science - Technology
Full cyber stream ahead Bắc Giang focuses on digital society development
06:00 | 11/05/2024 Science - Technology
35 localities piloting four-wheel EVs for tourists, despite no official legal regulations
07:00 | 09/05/2024 Science - Technology
2024 VinFuture Prize records 1,469 nominations
06:00 | 07/05/2024 Science - Technology
HCM City to complete 183km of metro routes by 2035
06:00 | 17/05/2024 Society
Railway sector gets creative to attract passengers
07:00 | 15/05/2024 Society
Việt Nam’s largest high-speed ship service from HCM City to Côn Đảo launched
07:00 | 14/05/2024 Society
Central Highlands to become renewable energy hub
08:58 | 13/05/2024 Society
Vietnamese agricultural products to take part in Foodservice Australia 2024
15:08 | 17/05/2024 Vietnamese Brands
PV GAS launches Month of Workers
10:22 | 16/05/2024 Companies
National Brand Program promotes prestigious Vietnam
13:09 | 15/05/2024 Vietnamese Brands
Largest made-in-Vietnam bulk carrier launched
17:07 | 13/05/2024 Vietnamese Brands
Việt Nam plans to preserve ethnic minorities’ intangible cultures at risk of disappearing
06:00 | 15/05/2024 Lifestyle
The Hải Phòng Red Flamboyant Festival celebrated the city's special UNESCO status
16:49 | 13/05/2024 Lifestyle
Nguyễn Dynasty Urns in Huế make it to the UNESCO Memory of the World List
07:00 | 11/05/2024 Lifestyle
European Literary Days focuses on gender
06:00 | 09/05/2024 Lifestyle
Mysterious 'floating' lake discovered in Quảng Bình
16:54 | 13/05/2024 Tourism
HCM City: top spot in Việt Nam for slow travel lovers
09:00 | 13/05/2024 Tourism
The hidden cafes of Hà Nội
06:00 | 11/05/2024 Tourism
Vietnamese Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village hosts numerous activities in May
07:00 | 09/05/2024 Tourism