Soc Trang identifies key tourism products to attract tourists

  • The main hall at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The main hall at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The monolithic tower at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The monolithic tower at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The reclining Buddha statue at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda is 63m long, 22.5m high and weighs 490 tonnes, one of the largest reclining Buddha statues in Vietnam, that can be seen from hundreds of metres away. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The reclining Buddha statue at the Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda is 63m long, 22.5m high and weighs 490 tonnes, one of the largest reclining Buddha statues in Vietnam, that can be seen from hundreds of metres away. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda dates back to around 1785 and was originally built using bamboo, wood and simple leaf roofing. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda dates back to around 1785 and was originally built using bamboo, wood and simple leaf roofing. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda dates back to around 1785 and was originally built using bamboo, wood and simple leaf roofing. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda dates back to around 1785 and was originally built using bamboo, wood and simple leaf roofing. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
  • The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda, one of the most beautiful and largest Khmer pagodas in the region, has the largest reclining Buddha statue in Vietnam which is 63m long and 22.5m high. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt
    The Patum Wongsa Som Rong Pagoda, one of the most beautiful and largest Khmer pagodas in the region, has the largest reclining Buddha statue in Vietnam which is 63m long and 22.5m high. VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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Soc Trang identifies key tourism products to attract tourists
02/28/2023 09:59 | TTXVN |
The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has identified key tourism products to attract tourists and develop its tourism by 2025. The province will focus on spiritual tourism in the city of Soc Trang which is known as a home to many unique pagodas such as Buu Son or Dat Set (Clay) Pagoda, and Mahatup or Doi (Bat) Pagoda. In addition, community-based tourism and agricultural tourism will continue to be developed in My Phuoc and Phong Nam islets in Ke Sach district, Sau Xom Stork Garden in My Xuyen district, and in Chau Thanh and Cu Lao Dung districts. It will promote marine ecotourism in Cu Lao Dung district, and the beaches of Mo O in Tran De district and Ho Be in Vinh Chau district. Soc Trang targets to welcome 2.3 million visitors in 2023, including 64,000 foreign tourists. Tourism revenue is expected to reach more than 1 trillion VND (42.3 million USD). VNA Photo: Hồng Đạt

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