The Kon Tum provincial Culture Tourism Week opened on December 14 in Kon Tum City, featuring many cultural activities of ethnic groups who live in the Central Highlands, such as gong dances, traditional costumes and cuisine.
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A gala concert "Sac Tham Po Lang” (Colour of Red Cotton Tree),
featuring the participation of People’s Artist Vy Hoa and Meritorious Artists
Anh Tuyet and Ta Minh Tam, opened the festival.
The event also attracted more than 700 artisans, musicians and
performers from the region, and from provinces in the central and Mekong
Delta regions. Gong dances and folk music performances with traditional music
instruments of different ethnic groups also featured.
A wood sculpture exhibition and workshop is being held at a
communal house where tourists and visitors can interact with the artisans and
learn crafts from them.
An exhibition introducing the Central Highlands’ cultural
heritage took place at the province’s museum.
The festival also included presentations of the region’s
traditional rituals, a cuisine fair, a street art festival and traditional
games.
The festival runs until December 17.
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Source: NDO
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With effective business operations, significant increases in the number of visitors at weekends and on public holidays, and being listed among the 71 most beautiful places to visit worldwide by the prestigious US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller, Hoa Binh’s tourism is "spreading its wings" on its journey towards the targets of welcoming 4.9 million visitors, including 1 million foreigners, and achieving total tourism revenue of 5.4 trillion VND (211.89 million USD) in 2025.
On February 21, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to implement the tourism plan in 2025 and meet with tourism businesses operating in the province. The event was chaired by Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the Head of the Provincial Tourism Steering Committee.
Tien Pagoda is located in the valley of Lao Noi and Lao Ngoai villages, Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district; it is surrounded by two mountain ranges stretching like two giant dragons reaching for the blue sky. Every year, when spring comes, thousands of Buddhists and tourists from all over the country make a pilgrimage to Tien Pagoda. The relic complex of Tien Pagoda is ranked as a national relic by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with 21 relic sites of many types: historical and cultural relics, scenic relics, and archaeological relics.
Cao Phong has paid due attention to developing tourism, creating impetus for socio-economic development towards completing the targets set in the resolution of the district’s 28th Party Congress for the 2020-2025 tenure.
A great number of visitors have flocked to tourist attractions in Hoa Binh province in the first lunar month every year to admire the beautiful scenery, fully enjoy the spring atmosphere, and immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere in many localities.
