Latest Updates on the Spiritual Tourism Super Project Thanh Long Lake (Hai Duong) that the “vegan” billionaire Xuan Truong wants to invest in
The Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee has recently sent a document to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposing the implementation of the Thanh Long ecotourism area (Chí Linh City).
According to the proposal, the provincial People’s Committee has requested the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to allow the Thanh Long ecotourism area to be excluded from the boundaries in the record of tasks for the conservation, renovation, and restoration of the Con Son – Kiep Bac National Special Relic attached to the development of tourism in Chí Linh City in the period of 2023-2033, with a vision towards 2050.
At the same time, it is requested to allow the provincial People’s Committee to plan the Thanh Long ecotourism area as a landscape area, supporting and promoting the value of the Con Son – Kiep Bac Relic, and making it an internationally renowned tourist destination.
According to the comprehensive conservation plan for the Con Son – Kiep Bac National Special Relic attached to the development of tourism in Chi Linh town, Hai Duong province, from 2010 to 2020, the Thanh Long Lake area is part of the special exploitation zone.
Currently, the Prime Minister allows the extension of the implementation time for the relics plan and permits the review and formulation of new plans suitable for the situation and development orientation of the relics and the locality.
The Hai Duong Provincial People’s Committee has completed the record of tasks for the conservation, renovation, and restoration of the Con Son – Kiep Bac National Special Relic attached to the development of tourism in Chí Linh City in the period of 2023-2033, with a vision towards 2050. The Thanh Long Lake area is included in this plan.
The provincial plan for Hai Duong in the period of 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, clearly defines the conservation area and the Thanh Long Lake tourism development area with an area of about 1,380 hectares.
According to the previous report by Hai Duong province, the Thanh Long Ecotourism Area will be developed into a comprehensive national and international tourist destination, with distinctive forms of tourism such as history, culture, spirituality, and ecology. The entire area for planning the Thanh Long Lake Project covers a total area of approximately 1,502 hectares, including parts of Hung Dao and Le Loi communes and Cong Hoa ward.
The project includes construction works, and the restoration of Buddhist pagodas, bell towers, with a focus on the three towers in Tam Ton Lake, connected by an underground system under the lake.
Information from the Hai Duong Planning and Investment Department states that Thanh Long Lake is located in the center of the Con Son – Kiep Bac relic. Previously, this area was where the naval ships were stationed and the navy troops were trained by the Holy King Tran Dynasty, a rear base of the Dai Ban Doanh Van Kiep. Currently, the lake belongs to Hung Dao and Le Loi communes (Chi Linh City) and a part of Dan Hoi commune, Luc Nam district (Bac Giang province).
The lake area is currently a deserted land, with some areas of upland rice fields, and natural aquaculture resources assigned by the government to the people. The relics system here is deteriorating seriously and has not been renovated or restored for many years, and the natural landscape has not been planned, so the exploitation has not been effective.
Previously, at the conference announcing the list of investment attraction for the city of Chi Linh (Hai Duong) until 2040, the construction company Xuan Truong signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chi Linh City People’s Committee regarding the investment research of this project.
According to Xuan Truong’s proposal, the total project area is 2,000 hectares. The company commits to investing nearly 10 trillion VND over a period of 10 years in this tourism area.
Xuan Truong’s construction company is known as the investor of many spiritual tourism projects with investment value of tens of trillions of VND in many northern provinces and cities such as Bai Dinh – Trang An Complex (Ninh Binh), Tam Chuc – Ba Sao Tourism Area (Hà Nam), Cai Trap Spiritual Complex Island (Hai Phong), Ho Nui Coc Spiritual Tourism Area (Thai Nguyen), etc.
The person behind the success of Xuan Truong Construction Company is Mr. Nguyen Van Truong (born in 1963). Although he is a renowned entrepreneur, Mr. Truong rarely appears in the media.