In 2023, Ha Nam surpassed many world-famous landmarks such as Gjirokastër city (Albania), Kathmandu valley (Nepal) or Oaxaca city (Mexico)... to become the "World's Leading Local Cultural Destination 2023" voted by the World Travel Awards. Recently, Ha Nam continued to be nominated for the 31st World Travel Awards in Asia and Oceania, in two categories "Asia's Leading Emerging Tourist Destination" and "Asia's Leading Local Cultural Destination".

It is no coincidence that a destination with a somewhat "modest" reputation compared to the leading names in the North such as Ha Long, Sa Pa ... has caught the eye of the award known as the Oscar of the world tourism industry. The rich and unique layers of historical and cultural sediments amidst the peaceful and pristine natural space are what create the soul and appeal that cannot be confused with any other place in Ha Nam. Here, there are many ancient pagodas with peaceful and tranquil beauty, thousands of years old, depicting the soul in the spiritual cultural life of the North, attracting millions of tourists to come and worship every year. The Long Doi Son pagoda relic complex (Tien Son commune, Duy Tien town) is one of the famous landscapes of the ancient Son Nam town, with a long history and reflecting a prosperous period of Buddhism in the history of the nation. Through many historical ups and downs, the pagoda still retains its ancient, sacred features, bearing the architectural and artistic style of the Ly Dynasty, and is also a valuable historical archive with the Sung Thien Dien Linh stele, a national treasure.

Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda, or Dia Tang Phi Lai Tu (Nom name is Dung Pagoda) with an age of nearly 1,000 years is also becoming the hottest destination in Ha Nam after being restored with both ancient and poetic beauty in an extremely quiet and peaceful space. Another famous spiritual destination in Ha Nam is Tam Chuc tourist area with a beauty likened to Ha Long Bay on land, with an ancient and peaceful architecture in the middle of majestic mountains and clear blue lakes.

Another cultural and spiritual destination that cannot be missed when coming to Ha Nam is the 140-year-old So Kien Basilica. This is one of four churches that have been awarded the title of Minor Basilica - a title specially honored by the Pope for churches with large, ancient architecture, and important historical and spiritual significance. Coming here, visitors will be overwhelmed by the space covered in ancient, quiet features, like a majestic and romantic corner of a European street.

In addition, Ha Nam also has countless centuries-old pagodas and temples such as Ba Danh Pagoda, Phat Quang Pagoda, Lanh Giang Temple, Tran Thuong Temple, Bau Pagoda, Dang Xa Pagoda, Trinh Tiet Pagoda, Tien Pagoda, or Bat Canh Son, which used to have 8 pagodas and a temple to worship the great earth god, arranged and built according to the theory of the eight trigrams and five elements... This will be a place where visitors can get lost in a peaceful, ancient space that is rarely found anywhere else. Besides spiritual and cultural destinations, Ha Nam is also famous for its pristine landscapes, the crystallization of the beauty of mountains, forests, rivers and lakes. Destinations not to be missed here include Ao Dong with a majestic natural picture created by high mountains and forests; Luon Cave, where visitors can float on a boat to admire the strange shapes of stalactites; Phuc Long Cave with a cave shaped like a mysterious dragon in harmony with the landscape of mountains, forests and ancient temples; Ngoc Mountain, a peaceful, green limestone mountain located right next to the peaceful Day River...

Not only is it a destination with many layers of ancient indigenous culture, Ha Nam is also on the journey to become a bustling urban area with many large-scale projects in the future with the support of Sun Group Corporation. The "Urban Era" project Sun Urban City is only 50km from Hanoi, with an area of ​​up to 420 hectares, invested about 35,000 billion VND with countless unprecedented landscape utilities in Ha Nam such as Sun World park, cultural park, ecological park, sports park, festival park... Sun Urban City has a suburban resort urban model with 1,001 utilities, where the elderly and families receive comprehensive health care with a nursing home, specialized hospital, large space for walking, entertainment, and many upgraded service utilities, promising to add a new colorful coat to this world-class cultural destination.

Soon, Ha Nam will not only be a local cultural tourism destination, but also a high-class resort destination, a vibrant investment destination right at the gateway to Hanoi.