Potential, reality and solutions to cultural tourism developing in Dong Anh, Hanoi Tiềm năng, thực trạng và giải pháp phát triển du lịch văn hóa huyện Đông Anh, Hà Nội

towards 2030 with the viewpoint of building and developing Hanoi into the motivation to the development promoteof the whole country, Dong Anh will be directly connected to the center of Hanoi Capital. A system lot of big bridges (Nhat Tan, Tu Lien and Dong Tru) going throughover the Red River haves been planned and expected to be soon finished building (Nhat Tan Bridge, Tu Lien Bridge, Dong Tru Bridge). This direct connection to Hanoi’s Center will bring Dong Anh special advantages in socio-economic development. However, in the situation that industrialization and urbanism is strongly taking place, several existing problems need to be solved, such as: How to quickly and sustainably develop in correlation betweenwith exploiting comparativeed advantages and cultural character preservingation and promotioning the cultural values and national identities? Is it possible for the diversified and unique cultural resources in Dong Anh to strengthen its own cultural tourism development? If yes, how will the real situation of cultural tourism activities take place? From that issue, we have choosen the theme named “Potential, reality state and solutions for developing the cultural tourism in Dong Anh, Hanoi” in order to answer those e above questions. Concurrently, we recommend solutions for developingto the cultural tourism development in this area and scientific arguments on , helping to supply scientific arguments for policy planning tofor thedevelop socio-economic development in general and cultural tourism in particular. 2. Researching situation 2.1. Domestic researching situation Cultural tourism is one of many tourism kinds belonging to researching subject in Tourism studies. Therefore, researching cultural tourism, we could not ignore tourism the reseaching works on tourism in general and cultural tourism 16 in particular. Tourism The reseaching works on tourism: The works on tourism studies works are plentiful as Tourism studies reseaches several differentthe themes of subjectstourism studies are at different viewpoints with indiversified and the interdisciplinary method. Some of them could be listsed like: Tourism Overview by Vu Duc Minh (1999), Tourism Overview, Education Publisher, Hanoi; Tourism Economy and Tourism Studies by Dong Ngoc Minh and, Vuong Loi Dinh (2000), Tourism Economy and Tourism Studies, Youth Publisher, Ho Chi Minh City; Tourism Economy Handbook by Nguyen Van Dinh (2004), Tourism Economy Handbook, Labor Publisher, Hanoi; Tourism Market by Nguyen Van Luu (1998), Tourism Market, Vietnam National University Publisher; Tourism Geography by Nguyen Minh Tue (1999), Tourism Geography, Ho Chi Minh City Publisher; Resources and Tourism Environment by Pham Trung Luong (2000), Resources and Tourism Environment, Education Publisher, Hanoi; and Skills for tourism instruction by Bui Thanh Thuy (2005), Tourism Instruction Skills, Hanoi Cultural University. ,… It’s these works that are useful documents for references in for theis thesis executing process. Cultural tourism The researching works Cultural tourism: Cultural tourism is the separate researching subject subject of Tourism studies whose works are comparatively plentiful as below: Tourism Culture by Le Thi Van (2006), Tourism Culture, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Vietnam famous communal houses, pagodas and mausoleums by Tran Manh Thuong (1998), Vietnam famous communal houses, pagodas and mausoleums, Information Culture Publisher, Hanoi; and Cultural Tourism – Issues of argument, skill and professional knowledge by Tran Thuy Anh, (Editor in Chief – 2010), Cultural 17 Tourism – Issues of argument, skill and professional knowledge, Vietnam Education Publisher, Hanoi.… In general, there are many researching works ofn Tourism Studies and Cultural Tourism in Vietnam;, however, not many of them research profoundly abouton cultural tourism, especially, the cultural tourism in different areas. wWhereas, Vietnam is a country of diversified cultures with differentdistintive charactersfeatures. It is necessary to list all works in the collection named “Thang Long – One thousand years” in when researching of Dong Anh cultural tourism. Thisey are is the researching works system ofon the several fields oflike socio-culture, artliterature, history, geography, for policytics, – economy and Hanoi general documents. These works are useful references for my thesis as which shows that Dong Anh is inportant a part of Hanoi Capital. Some of these works are: Hanoi Ca Tru in the past and at present byNguyen Duc Mau (2010), Hanoi Ca Tru in the past and at present, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Education and Confucianism Examination in Thang Long – Hanoi by Bui Xuan Dinh (2010) Education and Confucianism Examination in Thang Long – Hanoi, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Trading Villages, Trading Streets on developing way in Thang Long – Hanoi by Vu Quoc Tuan (Chief Editor – 2010), Trading Villages, Trading Streets on developing way in Thang Long – Hanoi , Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi,; Hanoi – Landscapes and monuments by Luu Minh Tri (Editor in Chief – 2010), Hanoi – Formatted: Font: Not Italic Landscapes and monuments, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Thang Long Philology by Vu Khieu (Chief Editor - 2010), Thang Long Philology, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Hanoi – Landscapes and Monuments (Vol 2) by Luu Minh Tri (Editor in Chief – 2010), Hanoi – Landscapes and Monuments (Vol 2), Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; the Sustainable Development in Hanoi by Nguyen Quang Ngoc (Chief 18 Formatted: Font: Italic Editor – 2010), Sustainable Development in Hanoi Capital, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Thang Long – Hanoi Education, traditional and mordern method by Nguyen Dinh Huong, Thang Long – Hanoi Education, traditional and mordern method, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Tran Lam Bien; Symbol world in Thang Long – Hanoi Cultural monument by Assoc. Prof. Phd. Trinh Sinh (Co- Chief Editors – 2010), Symbol world in Thang Long – Hanoi Cultural monument, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; Hanoi in Hung Vuong – An Duong Vuong times by Trinh Sinh (Chief Editor – 2010), Hanoi in Hung Vuong – An Duong Vuong times, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi; and Thang Long – Hanoi’s Atlas by Truong Quang Hai (Chief Editor), Thang Long – Hanoi’s Atlas, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi…. It is said that “Thang Long – One thousand years” Collection, which indirectly refers to culture in general and Dong Anh’s cultural tourism in particularis, is a system of diversified works system relating to on severalvarious fields. In addition, some research works researchingon the tourism development in Hanoi such as Thang Long – Hanoi Tourism by Truong Sy Vinh (Editor in Chief – 2010), Hanoi Publisher and Hanoi Encyclopedia (Vol 15 – Tourism) by Hanoi People’s Committee (2010), Publisher of Dictionary and Vietnam Encyclopedia, Hanoi partly referred to the cultural tourism in Dong Anh, such as: Truong Sy Vinh (Editor in Chief – 2010), Thang Long – Hanoi Tourism, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi People’s Committee (2010), Hanoi Encyclopedia (Vol 15 – Tourism), Publisher of Dictionary and Vietnam Encyclopedia, Hanoi….. It is necessary to mention some Dong Anh’s specialized works inon cultural and socio – economic fields like as:such as Co Loa Monograph by Nguyen Quang Ngoc and , Vu Van Quan (Co- Editor if Chief – 2010), Co Loa Monograph, Hanoi Publisher; and Dong Anh in Thang Long – Hanoi’s 19 thousands of years by, Dong Anh District Communist Pparty cCommittee – People’s Council – Dong Anh People’s Committee (2010) Dong Anh in Thang Long – Hanoi’s thousands of years, Hanoi Publisher, Hanoi… . These works which showed presented the culture and history as well as natural and socio – economic conditions of Dong Anh comprehensively and systematicaally is highly general and interdisciplinary. Really, they are useful references materials to complete the thesis. In short, althoughIn spite of no speacialized works researching abouton the tourism in Dong Anh, especially cultural tourism, the works ofn tourism studies in general and cultural tourism in particular together with the works ofn cultural and historical traditions, the works ofn the fightings for freedom and, the ones ofn the natural and socio – economic conditions in Dong Anh are all useful references materials in for me to performing the thesis. 2.2. Oversea researching situation Some works onf Tourism studies in general and cultural tourism in particular researcheddone by oversea scholars are quite plentiful. Some of typical ones can be listed as belowfollows: Sustainable development by Bernd Von Droste, Dana Silk and Mechtild Rossler, Sustainable development, P.6-8, UNEIndustry dan Environment, 7,12/1992, Vol 15, No3, Pari, 1992; Tourism planning, An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach by Edward Inskepp, J.C, Tourism planning, An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991; Tourims and Environment by Hens. I, Tourims and Environment, M.S.C courso Free University of Brussel Belgium, 1999; and Tourism planning by Taylor Francis, Tourism planning, Newyork Philadelphia, London, 1988 9377pp)…. 20 In short, these above works are useful references materials in researching the cultural tourism in Dong Anh. 3. The thesis’s aims and tasks - To present some basic issues about the theoryies of cultural tourism - To evaluate the potentials and, the reality state of the cultural tourism in Dong Anh - To recommend some suggestionsdirections and solutions ofto exploiting and, developing cultural tourism together connecting with strenthening and preserving the culture in Dong Anh 4. Subject and scope of researching - Researching subject: Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritages to serve tourism activities - Researching scope: the Ssystem of Tangible and Intangible Cultureal heritages as well as some activities of the cultural tourism exploitingon in Dong Anh 5. Researching methods Some methods that the author uses to assess the potential and analyze real state of cultural tourism developing in Dong Anh can be listed as below: 5.1. Method of aggregate analysing This method has been used in most of the scientific researching works to evaluate the potential of humanistic tourism resources as well as organize the territory in the tourism exploitingon in Dong Anh. The cultural tourism is closely connected with natural, socio – economic conditions. Hence, using this method, the author can assess the potential and the real state of cultural tourism developingment as well as recommend the most feasible solution to the tourism 21 Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", First line: 0.5", Outline numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: Bullet + Aligned at: 0.25" + Tab after: 0.5" + Indent at: 0.5"