Ho Chi Minh's Thought on Culture and the Practice of Developing Cultural Tourism in Vietnam

Abstract

Ho Chi Minh - the hero of Vietnamese national liberation, a world cultural celebrity, has made many outstanding contributions to the Vietnamese people and to the progressive humanity in the world. Vietnam's political line in general is determined on the basis of Ho Chi Minh's ideology. And in each specific field, Ho Chi Minh's ideology is also determined to play the role of a compass, guiding the agencies and organizations of Vietnam's political system to carry out the task of social development management. In terms of culture, Ho Chi Minh's ideology is the basis and foundation for building a development policy for an advanced Vietnamese culture, imbued with national identity, creating momentum for the country's socio-economic development. This study addresses some basic contents of Ho Chi Minh's ideology on culture and its application in the development of cultural resources to promote the development of cultural tourism in Vietnam. The author built a theoretical research model and conducted a survey of 360 managers of 200 cultural and tourism organizations of several localities representing three regions of Vietnam, including Hanoi (North), Da Nang (Central), and Can Tho (South). The survey results serve as the basis for the author to draw research conclusions and discuss policy issues to develop cultural resources to promote cultural tourism development in Vietnam.