Orientation for developing traditional craft villages in Tra Vinh province to serve tourism in the integration period

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

Vo Minh Thu

ORIENTATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT VILLAGES

IN TRA VINH PROVINCE TOURISM SERVICES IN THE INTEGRATION PERIOD

MASTER'S THESIS IN GEOGRAPHY

Ho Chi Minh City – 2012

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION

Vo Minh Thu

ORIENTATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT VILLAGES

IN TRA VINH PROVINCE TOURISM SERVICES IN THE INTEGRATION PERIOD

Major: Geography (except Physical Geography) Code: 603195

MASTER'S THESIS IN GEOGRAPHY

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUCTOR:

Assoc.Prof.Dr.PHAM XUAN HAU

Ho Chi Minh City – 2012

I certify that this is my own work.

The data has a clear origin, complies with the principles and results presented in the thesis are collected during the research process, are honest and have never been published in any other work.

Thesis author

Vo Minh Thu

I would like to express my deep gratitude to my scientific supervisor, Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Xuan Hau, for his dedicated guidance and creating all favorable conditions for me to complete my thesis in the best possible way.

I would like to sincerely thank the Board of Directors, the Graduate Department, and the functional departments of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education for creating favorable conditions for contacting and resolving study procedures at the School.

I would also like to sincerely thank the teachers of the Faculty of Geography - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education for enthusiastically teaching and providing me with valuable knowledge during my time studying at the school.

I sincerely thank the teachers at Vo Van Kiet High School for creating conditions for me to go to school and complete my graduation thesis.

I would like to sincerely thank my family, relatives and friends for supporting, helping and sharing with me throughout the time of writing my thesis.

Sincerely thank you for your valuable comments to complete the thesis.

than.

Vinh Long, October 2012 Thesis author

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

STT

ACRONYM	FULL WORD
1	CNH	Industrialization
2	Industrialization and modernization	Industrialization - modernization
3	Mekong Delta	Mekong Delta
4	Delta	Red River Delta
5	cooperative	Cooperative
6	Profit after tax	Traditional craft village
7	Publisher	Publishing house
8	HCMC	Ho Chi Minh City
9	People's Committee	People's Committee

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1. Economic growth and structural transformation of Tra Vinh province 48

Table 2.2. Administrative units of Tra Vinh in 2010 50

Table 2.3. Population and labor force by urban and rural areas of Tra Vinh province 53

Table 2.4. Area, population and population density of Tra Vinh province by district 54

Table 2.5. Production and business situation of net profit in Tra Vinh in 2010 90

Table 2.6. Revenue of Tra Vinh province's net profit in the period 2007 - 2010 91

LIST OF CHARTS

Chart 2.1. Gross domestic product of Tra Vinh province at current prices 49

Chart 2.2. Structure of gross national product of Tra Vinh province by economic sector in the period 2006 - 2010 49

Chart 2.3. Urban and rural population structure of Tra Vinh province 53

Chart 2.4. Revenue of Tra Vinh province's net profit in the period 2007 - 2010 91

LIST OF MAP

Map 2.1. Administration of Tra Vinh province in 2010 ...................................................43a

Map 2.2. Current status of craft village tourism in Tra Vinh province in 2010 ...................................64a Map 2.3. Orientation of future craft village tourism destinations in Tra Vinh province .....95a

PHOTO LIST

Figure 2.1. A stage of production of products by workers in Dai An weaving village... 133 Figure 2.2. Products of Dai An weaving village 133

Figure 2.3. Products of Dai An weaving village. 134

Figure 2.4. Products of the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 134

Figure 2.5. Machinery of a household in the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 135

Figure 2.6. Products of the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 135

Figure 2.7. A stage of product production in the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 136

Figure 2.8. A stage of product production in the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 136

Figure 2.9. Products of the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune. 137

Figure 2.10. Products of the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune.. 137 Figure 2.11. Products of the weaving and handicraft village of Luong Hoa commune.. 138 Figure 2.12. Products of the Hung My craft village.. 138

Figure 2.13. Products of Hung My 139 craft village

Figure 2.14. Products of Hung My craft village (carpet). 139

Figure 2.15. Products of Hung My 140 craft village

Figure 2.16. Products of Hung My 140 craft village

Figure 2.17. Products of Duc My craft village 141

Figure 2.18. Products of the seafood processing village of Xom Day 141

Figure 2.19. Products of the seafood processing village of Xom Day 142

Figure 2.20. Products of the seafood processing village of Xom Day 142

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INDEX

INTRODUCTION 1

1. REASONS FOR CHOOSING TOPIC 1

2. OBJECTIVES OF TOPIC 2

3.TASK 2

4. HISTORY OF RESEARCH TOPIC 3

4.1. World 3

4.2. Vietnam 3

5.SCOPE OF RESEARCH 6

5.1. About content 6

5.2. About space 6

6. RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS 6

6.1. Applied perspectives in research 6

6.2. Research methods 8

7. STRUCTURE OF THESIS 9

8. CONTRIBUTIONS OF TOPIC 10

SECTION 11 CONTENT

CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL BASIS OF TRADITIONAL CRAFT VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT AND CRAFT VILLAGE TOURISM 11

1.1. SOME CONCEPTS: 11

1.1.1. Travel: 11

1.1.2. Travel needs 12

1.1.3. Tourism products 12

1.1.4. Traditional industries 15

1.1.5. Craft village 15

1.1.6. Traditional craft villages: 18

1.1.7. Craft village tourism 20

1.1.8. Concept of integration: 20

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