Bac Ninh attracts nearly 1 million tourists

28/06/2019 16:31

(BNP) - In the first 6 months of 2019, Bac Ninh welcomed about 980,000 tourists with an increase of 18% compared to the same period last year; total revenue was estimated at VND 667 billion, up 10% compared to the same period last year.

The Art performance “Coming Back to Quan Ho land in 2019”

Along with the organization of traditional festivals such as Ba Chua Temple (Bac Ninh city); Lim festival, Phat Tich Pagoda festival (Tien Du district); But Thap pagoda (Thuan Thanh district) ... from the beginning of the year, Bac Ninh has organized many cultural, sports and tourist activities to celebrate the Festival "Coming Back to Quan Ho land in 2019" and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folksong recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Besides, the province successfully organized a number of national and international sports tournaments such as the International Women's Volleyball Tournament in 2019 - LienVietPostBank Cup; The 2019 PV Gas National Volleyball Championship with an aim to creating a playground for national teams to exchange and learn experiences with international teams, thereby, contributing to promoting and introducing the land, people and potentials of Bac Ninh to domestic and international friends.

In the coming time, the Culture, Sports and Tourism sector will continue to invest facilities at tourist sites; focus on training to improve the quality of human resources for tourism; promote propaganda, advertisement and promotion of tourist sites, step by step creating a safe, friendly and quality tourism environment, thereby, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists to Bac Ninh as well as increasing revenue from tourism, contributing to the province’s overall development.