Yen Tu has long been famous for its history and majestic natural landscape. This place preserves about 2,700 ha of almost intact primary forest. In particular, Yen Tu boasts a combination of picturesque natural landscapes, with a unique spiritual relic complex of pagodas, temples, and towers of precious architectural, artistic and sculptural values of the Ly, Tran, Le, and Nguyen dynasties.

Tourists visit Yen Tu in March 2023.

Thus, Uong Bi City has always appreciated the value and great potential of the Yen Tu complex to preserve its cultural identity, associated with promoting economic development, especially sustainable tourism.

However, the process of management, conservation, and exploitation of the complex faces some challenges, such as the harmony between coal mining and the conservation of forests and relic sites. In addition, tourism products are not diverse or unique and few services can retain customers for long stays.

Therefore, Quang Ninh Province and Uong Bi City have planned to boost the sustainable tourism development of Uong Bi City and Yen Tu complex. Accordingly, since 2002, Quang Ninh Province has resolutely stopped coal mining at some important mines of the Nam Mau Coal Company, requesting the restoration and delineation of Yen Tu National Forest for protection.

Besides, the awareness of residents has been raised so that they do not destroy the forests and hunt animals while stopping the free grazing of livestock. Instead of exploiting valuable typical forestry products in the forest, such products have been cultivated and developed by local people, according to specific planning, becoming local brands such as Yen Tu yellow apricot flower, trau tien (a medicinal plant with a scientific name of Asarum maximum Hemsl), apricots, bamboo shoots, and others.

Quang Ninh Province and Uong Bi City have also prioritised inviting potential investors, who know how to evaluate and exploit the value of the Yen Tu complex. Some facilities and services have been built by prestigious companies, such as a chain of facilities and services on 20ha by Tung Lam Development JSC, the 133-room Legacy Yen Tu resort, the 700-seat Dien Hong Ballroom, the Am Tue Tinh Wellness Centre, the Minh Tam and Hoa Tam squares, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of visitors, and a modern cable car system using French technology, to Hoa Yen Pagoda and Dong Pagoda.

Quang Ninh Province also focuses on investing in synchronous and modern transportation infrastructure, connecting Yen Tu with the Tran Dynasty relic site in Dong Trieu District. In the near future, National Highway 279 and Provincial Road 327 will be upgraded to connect Yen Tu with Bac Giang and Lang Son. 

In particular, the Provincial People’s Committee has been coordinating with the People’s Committees of Bac Giang and Hai Duong Provinces, to complete the scientific dossier entitled “Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac relic and landscape complex”, to submit to UNESCO for recognition as a World Heritage Site.

Secretary of the Uong Bi City Party Committee and Chairman of the City People's Council Nghiem Xuan Cuong said, intending to turn “Uong Bi into a spiritual-cultural tourism centre of the country”, the city will continue to boost Yen Tu tourism sustainably, including raising people’s awareness in preserving and promoting the unique values of Yen Tu.

The city will also form a chain of spiritual cultural tourism links between localities, inside and outside the province, especially between localities located in the Yen Tu complex in the three provinces of Quang Ninh, Hai Duong, and Bac Giang.

Furthermore, the city will strengthen the state management over preserving and protecting the landscapes and ecological environment of Yen Tu National Forest. At the same time, the city will foster coordination with the Executive Board of the Buddhist Sangha of Quang Ninh Province and Tung Lam Development JSC, to effectively exploit the tourism potential, cultural tradition, and spiritual values of the Truc Lam Zen Buddhism in Yen Tu complex.

Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange held in Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex

(BGO)- The provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province on March 19 organized the cheery tree planting and Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange programme in Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex (Son Dong district). This programme is included in the series of events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic relations (September 21, 1973- September 21, 2023).

Japanese cherry blossoms bloom in Bac Giang’s Tay Yen Tu tourism complex

(BGO)- This time, the cherry trees presented by the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in Chukyo region (Japan) to plant in Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex in Son Dong district are in full blossom. A large number of locals and tourists come to see the flower which is symbol of the “country of sunrise” right in the land of Bac Giang.

Bac Giang opens Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival, Culture - Tourism Week

The Tay Yen Tu (West Yen Tu) Spring Festival and the Culture - Tourism Week 2023 of northern Bac Giang province opened with a ceremony held at the Tay Yen Tu spiritual and ecological tourism complex on February 2.

Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and Bac Giang Culture – Tourism Week 2023 to open on February 2

(BGO) – The People’s Committee in Bac Giang province will open Tay Yen Tu Spring Festival and Bac Giang Culture – Tourism Week 2023 on February 2, 2023 (or the 12th day of lunar January 2023) at Tay Yen Tu spiritual – ecotourism complex in Son Dong district (Bac Giang province).

Spring journey to sacred land of Tay Yen Tu

Tay Yen Tu (Western Yen Tu) consists of many cultural - historical relic sites and natural landscapes in the Western side and the North of the magnificent Yen Tu mountain range in Bac Giang province. This region also revealed several tower pagodas and relics relating to the foundation of Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen Sect in Tran dynasty.  

Source: Quang Ninh.gov.vn