▁Sheep:▁Maintaining▁identity to▁develop▁community tourism

From the▁livelihood▁based▁mainly on fishing and▁agricultural▁production, the Lamb Islanders are now▁taking▁steps to▁participate in▁resident▁activities,▁food▁services, and▁experience▁organization for▁tourists. 

“ The people▁took the▁initiative to▁design▁island tours▁such as night▁fishing,▁catching▁snails,▁fishing, and▁walking in the canal▁forest. If the people had▁previously▁lived in▁private, it would have▁been more open,▁making life on the▁island an▁experience to▁attract▁tourists back to the▁island of Celebrity - Mr. Lever Win, Chief of the Lamb,▁said.

The▁activities that▁became▁familiar with the people have▁become tourism. At homestays,▁visitors may▁enjoy local▁seafood,▁food▁prepared by the people or▁engaged in▁such▁activities as▁catching▁snails,▁clawing,▁throwing▁net▁nets,▁ink and▁exploring▁areas that▁remain▁natural to the▁island.

To Brother Pessian, the▁owner of a homestay in the▁village of the Lamb, local preexisting▁products are▁also part of the▁travel▁product. “ The▁island has a preservative water and local▁agricultural▁resources, ” he▁said.

▁According to the first 6▁months of 2026, the Lamb▁welcomed 87.780▁guests, in▁which 75.930▁residents were▁present; ▁Travel▁revenues▁estimate $175▁billion. There are now 31▁residence▁services▁businesses,▁eating with 327▁rooms and 624▁beds.

More and more people's▁participation not▁only▁create more▁livelihoods but it▁also▁helps▁travel▁activities to▁become more▁attached to local life. Tourists to the Lamb may▁experience things that are▁already▁familiar with the▁inhabitants of the▁island,▁rather than just▁vacations and tours.

▁Along with that, the▁cultural▁values of the▁community were▁also▁introduced into▁travel life. For the first▁six▁months of the▁year, the▁Sheep Festival▁attracted 2,251 people and▁visitors to▁participate,▁contributing to the▁maintenance and▁development of local▁cultural▁identity.

Development of tourism▁attached to▁conservation

▁Putting the▁island's▁available▁values into a▁tourist▁product▁gives people more▁livelihood, but at the▁same time▁making▁demands to▁maintain▁those▁same▁values. Because if the▁landscape▁changes, the▁environment is▁affected or local▁products are▁gradually one day, the▁island's▁specific▁experiences are▁also▁difficult to hold on to.

“ Sporting the people▁actively to look after the first-born▁forest▁areas and▁perform▁seabound▁forests for▁sheltering the▁island's water▁supply. The▁movement of homestays, the▁restricted▁motels▁using plastic▁waste to▁protect the ENCOM▁environment - Mr. Lever Win, Chief Lamb,▁adds.

“▁Every▁islander is a▁defender of the▁island, from▁its▁landscape, and▁environment. Because▁travel▁development must be▁accompanied by▁environmental▁protection▁when the Lamb is▁able to▁thrive and last long - Brother▁Liang,▁owner of a homehand at the Lamb,▁shares.

From▁keeping the▁beach▁clean,▁restricting plastic▁waste,▁protecting the▁trees,▁forest and water source, to▁maintaining▁products and▁activities▁associated with people's▁lives,▁conservation is▁becoming part of the way the Lamb▁does▁travel.

From▁today's▁attraction to▁sustainable▁direction

The▁efforts of the▁community to make tourism in the Lamb are▁most▁felt from the▁tourist▁side. “ I really▁enjoyed the wildest▁appearance of the Lamb Island. The▁sea here is▁beautiful, in blue, the▁air is▁also▁very▁clear. In▁recent years, the Lamb has▁grown more and more▁services, so I and my family are▁regularly▁returning here, Mr. Leujie, a▁visitor from the Ha Long Division,▁Guangzhing.

“ The▁air here is▁very▁clean,▁peaceful,▁beautiful▁beach and▁friendly people - Yuhun▁sister, a▁tourist from the Sea Hall,▁says.

In the▁coming▁period, the Lamb State▁continues to▁develop tourism in▁green,▁civilized and▁sustainable▁ways,▁taking the▁quality of▁services and▁experiences of▁tourists as a▁focus. ▁Along with that, the▁social step at▁low level▁completion,▁increasing▁environmental▁management,▁raising the▁quality of▁human▁resources,▁promoting the Lamb's image on▁digital▁platforms and▁promoting the▁role of the▁community in▁traditional▁cultural▁preservation.

▁Localities▁also▁study▁additions of new▁travel▁products,▁forming tours,▁lines▁connected to▁Guangxia, Tokuxia, The Real, and▁attracting▁investment▁resources for▁island tourism.

“ Tourism▁development must be in▁harmony between▁economic▁interests with the▁protection of▁resources and the▁maintenance of local▁cultural▁identity. We▁believe that, with the▁company of people,▁businesses and▁levels, the Lamb will step▁forth to▁become a▁safe,▁friendly,▁attractive▁destination,▁truly a▁green▁living space of the people and▁visitors to the▁island of the Red Moon - Mr.▁Mengong,▁Deputy▁Chairman of the▁Sheep,▁insists.

The▁future of the Lamb will▁grow, but not in▁exchange for▁its▁inherent▁values. ▁As▁travel▁creates a▁livelihood, the people are▁hosts that▁maintain an▁environment,▁landscape, and▁culture, these▁values are▁becoming the▁basis for a▁sustainable▁direction. It is▁also a▁journey that the Lamb is▁making to▁build new▁rurals:▁both▁raising people's▁lives, building▁green,▁civilized and step-by-step▁environments that▁create a▁developmental▁social▁appearance but▁retain▁their▁own▁identity.