Study on Agricultural Land Use Types towards Tourist Development in Dien Bien District

Abstract

       Dien Bien district is located in the north west of moutainous area in Viet Nam where prestige natural, social and historical conditions exist for development of historical, culture and ecological tourism. Agricultural land use plays an important role to support for development of tourism in the area in terms of local food supply with specialty products. In addition, appropriate land use enables to create beautiful landscape and enhance traditional culture of Dien Bien area such as terraced fields, paddy fields in Muong Thanh valley, local fruit orchards, and gardens of vegetable, Bauhinia variegata and peach flower and medical herbsto attact tourists. Four and 10 land use types of tourist potential were suggested for valley and slope land, respectively.