Kha Village with great potential for tourism development

Coming to Kha village, Sap Vat commune, Yen Chau district (Son La), where there is a beautiful landscape, shaded by mango orchards, ancient tamarind trees, and winding Vat stream. Kha village has a total natural area of ​​435 hectares, the whole village has 92 households with 425 people, 99% of whom are Thai ethnic people.

About 90% of households in Kha village still maintain the ancient stilt houses; households still preserve and promote unique cultural features, such as: Dong Sua Festival; folk singing, performing traditional musical instruments; maintaining traditional crafts of weaving, embroidery of Pieu scarves; weaving of daily necessities. Taking advantage of this advantage, Kha village, Sap Vat commune was chosen by Yen Chau district to become a tourist village.

Kha Village, Sap Vat Commune, Yen Chau District, Son La Province seen from above. Photo: Tran Son

To promote its potential strengths, Yen Chau district has implemented the Project to develop a rural tourism model in Kha village. Recently, Ms. Trang Thi Xuan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference to implement the Project to develop a rural tourism model in Kha village.

The roadmap for building tourism products in 5 years, with a total investment of about 43.2 billion VND, focuses on building main items, such as: Welcome gate to the village; building a reception point at the parking lot; parking lot and electric car system to transport tourists to the village to ensure the environment; sales points and experience games; building an experience route; beautifying the village landscape, building sanitation points.

Roadmap for building tourism products in Kha village in 5 years, with a total investment of about 43.2 billion VND. Photo: Tran Son

Talking to reporters, Mr. Tran Van Hoang, Chairman of the People's Committee of Sap Vat Commune, Yen Chau District, Son La Province informed: To build Kha village into a community tourism village, authorities at all levels have devoted many resources to investing in building internal roads, planting fruit trees, and ornamental plants to create landscapes in the village. Propagating and mobilizing people to effectively implement the movement to build a green-clean-beautiful rural environment; creating products to serve the shopping needs of tourists...

"We direct the implementation of environmental sanitation work, monthly sending commune officials to help at the grassroots level, coordinating with local people to clean the environment, build hygienic bathrooms and toilets; clean and green village roads and alleys; propagandize and mobilize people to let cows and buffaloes out under the floor. Coordinate with the Village Management Board to maintain cultural, artistic and sports activities, organize classes for students to learn the traditional embroidery and weaving crafts of the locality," said Mr. Hoang.

Ms. Vi Thi Thiem, Kha village, Sap Vat commune, Yen Chau district, Son La province shared: To contribute to building a tourist village, creating a green - clean - beautiful landscape, the family still maintains the old stilt house style, does not cut down ancient mango trees. In addition, propaganda and mobilization of children to participate in training classes on traditional Pieu scarf embroidery and traditional weaving, up to now there are 30 mother-child pairs participating. Planting flowers along the fences along the roads leading to the village creates a beautiful landscape.

Ban Kha maintains cultural, artistic and sports activities, organizes embroidery lessons for students,
Traditional local weaving. Photo: Tran Son

Kha Village builds a tourist village associated with Thai ethnic culture

Yen Chau District Department of Culture and Information informed: To build a community tourism village, the functional agencies of Yen Chau district are also building and guiding the application of a set of criteria on the cultural environment at the Kha village community tourism site. Organizing training courses, raising awareness of the cultural environment, building standards on lifestyle, behavior in communication, in conduct as well as in other tourism business activities.

Take some typical households to visit tourism models in some neighboring districts to help people apply them locally. The district organizes activities to promote, advertise and develop tourism in Kha village. The Department of Culture and Information and the People's Committee of Sap Vat commune work closely with the village to build and consolidate basic elements such as village conventions, guide the village to implement the contents of building a cultural village, and support step by step so that people can have effective ways of doing things. The investment and financial support of the district as well as the socialized resources of the commune and the village help Kha village develop tourism in the most sustainable and effective way.

The material and spiritual life of Kha village people is increasingly improved.
Photo: Tran Son

Ms. Trang Thi Xuan, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Son La province requested: The implementation of the project needs to be linked with the province's tourism development and land use planning; clearly defining the role of all levels in implementing the rural tourism model; diversifying tourism products based on the strengths of local ethnic culture to attract tourists.

Along with that, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the provincial departments and branches to continue researching and coordinating with Anh Son Group Joint Stock Company to supplement and complete the implementation idea. For Yen Chau District People's Committee, proactively coordinate with the provincial departments and branches to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles in the process of implementing the project.

Kha Village has a total natural area of ​​435 hectares, the whole village has 92 households with 425 people, 99% of whom are Thai ethnic people.
Photo: Tran Son

With advantages in geographical location, climate conditions, soil and factors suitable for community tourism, along with the help of all levels, sectors, and the solidarity of households in the village, Kha village will successfully build a community tourism village model.

It can be affirmed that the policy of building community tourism villages associated with new rural construction has created a breakthrough in changing people's awareness, mobilizing many resources for socio-economic development in Yen Chau, speeding up the progress of new rural construction in the area.

Van Ngoc