SURVEY OF HONG THAI COMMUNE – NEW RURAL ECO-TOURISM PROJECT, NEW HEALTH OCTOBER 14-16, PHASE 1

Recently, the number 1 charity fund – One Health Foundation together with the Central Red Cross Society of Vietnam had a working session with comrades in Hong Thai Commune on surveying Hong Thai Commune, Na Hang District, Tuyen Quang Province. – New health and eco-tourism construction project.

The trip took place in 2 days, October 14 and 16, 2021, which was basically successful at the initial stage of the survey with the participation of:

• Mr. Nguyen Xuan Thu: Director of the fund “Health is number 1” – Former Chairman of the Central Vietnam Red Cross Association.
• Ms. Ngo Kieu Oanh: Advisor to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
• Mr. Ha Minh Toan: General Director of Ha Minh Pharmaceutical and Technology Company.
• Mr. Ngo Quang Minh: Director of AITC Vietnam Digital Technology Company.
   

This program is part of the “Happiness Village” project series that the Foundation has been building in recent years with the goal of creating favorable conditions for start-ups, supporting ethnic minorities, the young generation and disadvantaged people. towel.
Educational development activities. There is support from international funds. Investment in digital technology, remote health check. Improve people’s health, create a happy environment.

One Health Foundation (OHF) is number 1 – One Health Foundation (OHF) is:

• Non-profit, voluntary, self-financed through Internal Law.
• Desire to connect the local to planning potential development from the beginning.
• As a long-term project, the biggest goal is to support the community.
   

Na Hang – Great potential for developing eco-tourism, advantages of sustainable development towards a grade IV city

Mr. Secretary introduced preliminary information Na Hang district: Consisting of 50,000 people, including 12 ethnic groups, Kinh accounts for 10%, forest coverage is over 78%, ranking third in the country.
Nature bestows Na Hang with a magnificent landscape and precious natural resources:

• Has a unique ethnic culture, suitable climatic conditions, pristine environmental landscape.
• Although the roads are still difficult, there are projects connecting Ba Be, Sun Group project … The government system provides key support for tourism.
• Na Hang eco-tourism area is one of three tourist areas approved by the Provincial People’s Committee of Tuyen Quang province’s tourism development master plan up to 2010 and orientation to 2020. The planning scope is 150,000 ha, in that lake bed area is 8,000 ha. Na Hang is striving to turn the tourism industry into an important economic sector contributing to the district’s socio-economic development.
• The land of Na Hang where the confluence of two big rivers: Gam River and Nang River with majestic and majestic mountains, fanciful and legendary caves have entered legends and poetry.
   

“Construction plan based on the criteria of “Happiness Village”
 

This project construction plan is implemented based on current demand situations, in which the demand for “rehabilitation tourism” after the covid-19 pandemic is high: It can be said that this is the period. promote the development of tourism combined with health care in provinces and regions with tourism potential such as Na Hang.
On the other hand, it is still on the principle of pursuing the project “Happiness Village” established by the Foundation.
Connecting local startup activities, connecting the market.
 

a. Select the location to build the operating center. Together with the local survey the project area planning. No investment norms have been given: It is necessary to survey and invite experts to calculate the total amount.a. Select the location to build the operating center. Together with the local survey the project area planning. No investment norms have been given: Need to survey and invite experts to calculate the total amount.
 

b. The locality creates favorable conditions to choose an area of ​​20ha to make a model village; associated with and planned in harmony with the traditional village. This modern model village has 3 – 4 * standard houses, physiotherapy, nursing, and remote medical examination areas.

c. Clean water and sanitation infrastructure, linked with the local system at the same table, also wants to have local policies to build some infrastructure.

d. The village must have its own difference, its own characteristics, the countryside worth living. Model of culture, education, people’s economic participation in tourism, technology, and agriculture. (san snow tea, FAO agricultural heritage):

• Health recovery center, associated with folk remedies.
• Software to support online training, skill training at all levels from primary school.
• Restore traditional craft, agricultural tourism, making local food.
   

Desire to build a sustainable village by planning from the ground up so as not to destroy the landscape; Finally, the social project brings comprehensive development to the locality.
 

Comrade Oanh spoke about agricultural tourism and organic agriculture
 

“Facing the challenge of sea level rise, chemical agriculture, the northern mountainous region is very precious because it is the breadbasket of the whole country in the future.
In Vietnam, the self-sufficient economic sector has expanded after the pandemic. Building an organic zone includes technologies such as digital and non-chemical management, using biological products.
Focus on making fruit trees because it’s easier, vegetables are done in households.
If you want to stand out on the tourist map, you must definitely welcome international visitors.”
 

Comrade Toan spoke about herbs and organic fertilizers
“Agree to survey the medicinal herbs area because the district already has a policy for this industry. Proposing a remedy for the Dao people. A brief introduction to Germany’s nanotechnology organic fertilizer increased production to at least 20 %.”

Dong Chi Minh speaks on information technology
“Propose a uniform database on agriculture, tourism, and population to:

• Synchronous management
• Product promotion

From this common database, it can be used to develop different platforms such as homestay management, residential planning, promotion and management of agricultural products, …”

Comrade Hiep, the district chairman summed up
Hong Thai commune is a special commune among 138 communes in 7 districts in Na Hang, more than 700 villages. The sub-region is special because of its customary culture, so it is not merged into other communes.
Crossing Bac Kan and Quang Ninh. There are primeval forests, harmonious weather, high biodiversity (86,300 ha total: 6000 ha can be used for agricultural production, 30000 land for production forest, the rest is protective forest land).

However, if there is no herbal medicine program, it is difficult to have a long-term livelihood problem. Very supportive of medicinal herbs under the forest canopy due to fixed crops, few vegetables. Having checked the forest rangers for more than 1 year, 30 hectares are available for immediate planting of medicinal herbs.
Ask the fund to have a pre-feasibility project, raise problems with the province, and not disrupt the landscape and production life. Hong Thai people are not used to many changes.

Hong Thai should be run by locals. Some companies failed due to weak links with the people and government (monitoring problem).

When building Hanh Phuc village, carefully calculated the coordination of agriculture and tourism, combining health and medicinal herbs under the forest canopy.

Desire to restore brocade craft. (Comrade Oanh gave a brief introduction about the loom improvement program that is going on in Lam Binh => the topic of the Ministry of Agriculture and Science and the support from the ethnic committee from Mrs. Hanh) => Hanh Phuc village may have Center for creative design and fashion events.

Survey process

Point 1: Hong Ba Village

Planning to plant pear flowers along both sides of the road. Mainly, the production forest land has the butterfly bowl and the toenail leaves. 33 Hmong households.

Site 2: Na Mu village has a waterfall 100m high, has an area for growing medicinal herbs. Growing San Tuyet tea and no stables for buffaloes, ducks,…

Point 3: Pac Khoang village, with a village road to Ba Be through Da Vi commune. 39 households of Dao Tien, have a wide and high land bank.

Point 4: At the end of the commune, near Da Vi commune, located near the town, speciality of castrated chicken, convenient traffic to National Highway 279.

Point 5: Mu La, bordering Bac Kan, is the place where the Mong people gather every year to the love market after Tet, with a flagpole and a check-in point.

Point 6: Shan Tuyet Tea Cooperative, a place where you can experience

Point 7: Paragliding Camping Hill

Meeting with Commune level:

Comrade Thu chose the location:
Survey synthesis can focus on 2 points:

1. Na Mu:
   Can the area below be planned? There are tiered terraced fields, near the traffic of Da Vi commune, which can be used as agricultural heritage. Near the commune center and can be built in advance.
    
2. Pac Khoang (near Mu La)
   H’mong culture, near Bac Kan, but a bit far from the center of the commune. Comrade Oanh commented on tourism
   Linking the activities of local tourist attractions, people coming to can use those common tourist spots.
    
3. International guests prefer the secluded area, domestic guests prefer the bustling area. The points should not be too far from the town (distant in terms of health, amenities).
   Identify potential guests: no international visitors, no buzz. Na Mu can be made an international heritage, the center of operation.
    
4. Comrade Toan works on medicinal herbs
   Planting trees with an area of ​​3-5ha. Supply seeds, fertilizers, product consumption, contract with commune authorities. The district supports the people to make the point model successful. Duong Quy tree (purchase price: 140,000 VND/kg), an average of 3 tons of dry fruit per hectare. Growing in the plains is not as good as here because of the high humidity here.
    
5. Comrade Minh commented on tourism
    

The commune center still has a lot of waste and agricultural scraps, and needs a rural convention to manage security and environment.

The selected location still needs to be far from the center to avoid the influence of noise (karaoke, loudspeaker).

• You need local folk tales, legends, etc.

• Facilities: Handling overhead power lines, parking lots, etc.

Comrades from the commune side reported on the situation of 2 selected locations:

• Preserve local culture and architecture.
• At the end of the village, there is a plan for a cemetery, but it is only on paper and will be converted to another area when there is a project.
• Desire to build a suspension bridge spanning 2 points.
• There is no problem in terms of forest rangers, just a little protection forest
   

Photo of going to the lake through the primeval forest at lunch time

Report to the district secretary and visit the Na Hang night market

Meeting with Provincial level (10 minutes’ – mainly discussing lunch)

Summary
 

• Summary of the last trip, about choosing Hong Thai as a rural and health eco-tourism.
• Suggest that the District have a policy on roads as well as fund support in the construction of Hanh Phuc village; funds to build Hanh Phuc village.
• On the issue of growing medicinal herbs (Duong Quy) and providing nano organic fertilizers.
• Regarding organic agriculture and agricultural heritage, the Secretary proposed to consider two more districts of Ham Yen and Yen Son.
   

The comrades very much agree and agree with the plan of the fund