Project brings a fresh look to humble fishing village in Quang Nam

Trung Thanh village is located by the seashore facing the poetic Truong Giang river in Tam Thanh commune. The elders in the village said that Tam Thanh was established a long time ago. During the wartime, it was an area with a strong revolutionary tradition; hundreds of men from the area laid down their lives for national independence and freedom. Today, most of Tam Thanh’s residents are involved in fishing, shrimp farming and seafood processing because the natural land is not favourable for agricultural production. The local fishermen catch around 3,5000 tonnes of seafood of various types each year, helping the commune earn an annual income per capita of VND 25 million (US$1,120). However, the locality’s development has not yet met its full potential. Despite boasting a long coastline and beautiful beaches with crystal clear water, the commune’s tourism sector has not yet made full use of these available advantages. According to Chairman of Tam Ky City People’s Committee Van Anh Tuan, in recent years, local authorities have devised policies on facilitating socio-economic development in the city’s south region, including Tam Thanh commune. In mid May this year, the three-star Tam Thanh Beach Resort was inaugurated in Ha Thanh hamlet, Tam Thanh commune, providing visitors with unique accommodation and entertainment services. In the same effort to boost Tam Thanh tourism, one month later, the Korea Foundation in co-ordination with the UN-Habitat Vietnam launched an arts project, which would cover 100 houses in the commune with murals. The project was also… [Read full story]