After applying the admission fee waiver which is valid from 1 January to 31 December 2021, the Marble Mountains Tourist Area, along with museums and relic sites across Da Nang have become crowded over the past week. It is clear that a large number of tourists has been drawn back to beauty spots in Da Nang.

A family group taking souvenir photos at the Marble Mountains Tourist Site on 9 January

On Saturday, despite the cold weather, the Marble Mountains Tourist Site was still crowded with visitors.

Ms. Le Ngoc Huong, a female traveller from Ha Noi said she took her children to Da Nang on the New Year holiday vacation after their semester exam. The weather in Da Nang was cold but still warmer than Ha Noi. She couldnot hide her eagerness to enjoy free admission whilst being served well by enthusiastic and polite staff at this beauty spot in Da Nang.

Data published by the Da Nang Department of Tourism shows that the Marble Mountains Tourist Site hosted 5,100 visitors in the first 3 days of New Year. In addition, around 400 school pupils and university and college students across Da Nang, along with about 700 domestic tourists, have visited the Museum of Cham Sculpture over the past week.

Additionally, the Museum of Da Nang and the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum have welcomed large numbers of domestic visitors over the past days.

According to the latest statistics released by the municipal Department of Tourism, Da Nang received more than 50,300 tourist arrivals, up about 38% compared to the previous forecast. This, of course, marks an encouraging signal for Da Nang tourism industry’s rebound, hereby opening up many prosperous expectations for this year.

The majority of visitors to the Marble Mountains Tourist Area are independent holiday makers and family-based groups

Some visitors praying at Tam Thai Pagoda located at the Marble Mountains Tourist Site

A mother and her little daughter posing for souvenir photos at the Marble Mountains

School pupils and university students across Da Nang learning about the precious artifacts on display at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture

A tourist taking souvenir photos with artifacts on display at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture

A young person saving photos of the statute of Ganesha and the My Son E1 Pedestal, which have been bestowed Viet Nam's national treasure status and they are on display at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture

 During the first week of the new year, the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum hosted 414 domestic and 14 foreign visitors. Of special note, extracurricular activities at the Museum were very attractive to preschool and primary school pupils across the city.

A museum staff introducing the Vanh Khuyen Preschool pupils to traditional folk paintings

Pupils from the Tieu La Primary School learning about traditional fine arts at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum

Picture taken at the Museum of Da Nang

 By XUAN SON, THU HA - Translated by M.D