RESEARCH ON HO CHI MINH'S THOUGHT ON CULTURE AND DEVELOPING CULTURAL TOURISM IN VIETNAM

Abstract

Ho Chi Minh was honored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a national liberation hero of Vietnam and a world cultural figure. This honor is based on Ho Chi Minh's many outstanding contributions to the Vietnamese nation and to progressive humanity worldwide. In Vietnam today, the political line is determined on the foundation of Ho Chi Minh's thought. And in each specific field, Ho Chi Minh's thought also plays a guiding role for state agencies and organizations in developing strategies and action plans to implement the task of managing social development. This study analyzes Ho Chi Minh's thought on culture, focusing on the content of his ideas on developing cultural resources for Vietnamese localities to apply in developing cultural tourism and promoting socio-economic development. The author constructed a theoretical framework and surveyed the opinions of 240 managers from 150 cultural and tourism organizations operating in three locations across three regions of Vietnam: Hai Phong City (Northern), Hue City (Central), and Can Tho City (Southern). Based on these survey results, the author draws empirical conclusions and policy implications for the development of cultural resources and cultural tourism in Vietnam.