Exploring the space of gong culture in the Central Highlands. Current situation and solutions for local tourism development

CONCLUSION

In recent years, tourism has been considered a “smokeless industry”, an important component that contributes significantly to the total income of most countries, promoting the development of the country. Therefore, orientation, planning, and management to provide solutions to serve the development of tourism is an important and extremely necessary task for all countries in general and each locality in particular.

Vietnam is not an exception to this general trend. With many natural and human resources, rich in culture and unique identities, Vietnam is considered a country with great potential for tourism development. Seizing that advantage, Vietnam has quickly proposed appropriate plans and solutions to promote the development of tourism for the country. Especially for localities - places with outstanding and valuable tourism potential. Among them is the Central Highlands.

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The Central Highlands – a land that has been known as a land of sunshine and wind, a heroic land, a land with many beautiful landscapes of Vietnam. This place is also known for many festivals, music, culture, cuisine, ... And more specifically, the Central Highlands is also honored with the Gong Cultural Space which has been recognized by UNESCO as an oral masterpiece and intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Therefore, the Central Highlands is considered a place with great potential for tourism development, and the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space can be considered the greatest tourism potential of the region.

In recent years, tourism activities in the Central Highlands have developed, standing firm and asserting themselves in the general development trend of the tourism industry in the whole country. The number of tourists and tourism revenue is increasing and the GDP contribution of tourism to the region's GDP, attracting many economic sectors to participate in tourism activities, creating jobs, improving the material and spiritual life of the people... However, compared to the potential of tourism strengths of the

The region has such a development speed but still has many limitations. Tourism in the Central Highlands has not developed commensurate with its inherent potential. Therefore, tourism in the Central Highlands needs to focus on innovation, propose appropriate solutions and orientations, know how to exploit strengths, grasp its weaknesses to adjust development appropriately.

The Central Highlands gong cultural space is a precious heritage of the Central Highlands, of Vietnam in particular and of all mankind in general. Providing solutions to serve tourism development in the local gong cultural space is a very necessary and should be done. That work helps the image of the Central Highlands gong cultural space reach domestic and foreign tourists, honoring the unique culture of the Central Highlands ethnic groups, of the Vietnamese people, contributing to bringing Central Highlands tourism into the strong tourism development flow of the country and the world.

INVESTIGATION FORM

Please provide some personal information.

Full name: ...................................................................................................................................

Address: ......................................................................................................................

Year old:............................................................................................................................

Job: ..............................................................................................................

Sex:.....................................................................................................................

1. Have you ever been to the Central Highlands?

 Never

 Passed

 Been there 1 time

 Been there many times

2. What do you want to visit and learn about in the Central Highlands?

 Places of interest

 Cuisine

 Art

 Culture

3. Have you ever heard of the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space?

 Ever heard

 Never heard of

4. Do you plan to go to the Central Highlands to enjoy the Central Highlands gong culture space?

 Yes

 Maybe

 No

5. Is gong culture space attractive to you?

 Yes

 No

6. In your opinion, what attracts you most to the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space?

 Gong sound

 Festivals combined with gong sounds

 Dances associated with gong sounds

 Other opinions

7. If you go to the Central Highlands, how long do you plan to stay there?

 Date

 Week

 Other

8. How do you find the service in the Central Highlands?

 Very good

 Good

 Normal

 Poor

 Very poor

9. Do the services in the Central Highlands satisfy your needs?

 Very satisfied

 Temporarily satisfied

 Not satisfied

10. In your opinion, should the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space be exploited in tourism?

 Should

 Should not

 Need to consider

11. In your opinion, should the Gong Cultural Space be staged?

 Should

 Should not

12. Please state some solutions that you think are reasonable to bring tourists to the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space?

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13. According to you, what difficulties are encountered in promoting the Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space to a large number of tourists?

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14. In your opinion, how should the Central Highlands gong cultural space be preserved and promoted appropriately?

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15. Do you plan to return to the Central Highlands to enjoy the gong culture space one (many) more times?

 Yes

 Maybe

 No

REFERENCES

Vietnamese documents :

1. Central Highlands – A region of gong culture, Institute of Culture and Information, 2004.

2. Central Highlands Festival, Tran Phong, World Publishing House.

3. Central Highlands Communal House, Nguyen Van Cu - Luu Hung, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, The Gioi Publishing House, 2007.

4. Tourist routes, Bui Thi Hai Yen, Education Publishing House, 2006.

5. Tourism resources, Bui Thi Hai Yen - Pham Hong Long, Education Publishing House, 2009.

6. Things to know about Vietnam's geography, Le Tuong Vy - Tran Thanh Nghia, Saigon Culture Publishing House, 2009.

7. Vietnam Tourism Geography, many authors, Education Publishing House, 2010.

8. Vietnam's landscapes, Tourism information center - General Department of Tourism, 2010.

9. World Heritage in Vietnam, Culture Publishing House, 2010.

Website:

1. Website of the General Department of Tourism: www.vietnamtourism.com

2. Search information page: www.google.com.vn

3. Also refer to other websites: http://vi.wikipedia.org

http://cinet.gov.vn http://thethaovanhoa.vn http://tim.vietbao.vn http://vietbao.vn http://vnexpress.net http://baomoi.com http:// cuocsongviet.com http://langamthuctaynguyen.vn

http://taynguyen24h.com.vn http://tailieu.vn

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