Exploitation the cultural values of the Ma ethnic community in the buffer zone of Cat Tien national park to develop tourism: A case study in Ta Lai Commune

Tóm tắt

Established in 1998, Cat Tien National Park – the 41th Biosphere reserves of the world is not only highlighted with abundant fauna and flora but also a living locality of many native tribes with featured cultural tradition, in which most of population is the Ma people, mainly rounding up at Ta Lai village of the buffer zone of Cat Tien National Park. The variation about cultural tradition, customs and festival has made cultural humanity resources of this area more plentiful. However, the effectiveness of the exploitation of original culture of Ma people to develop tourism is still not true with its inherent advantages. This paper aims to show the potential, current state of development, im- pacts and solutions to exploit the cultural values of the Ma community in Ta Lai in order to develop tourism on the perspective of sustainable development standpoint.