Ly Son Island to celebrate First Culture Tourism Week

6/5/2018 - 10:38:55 AM

The central province of Quang Ngai will hold the 1st Ly Son Culture Tourism Week from June 29 to July 3, the Ly Son district People’s Committee stated recently.

The 1st Ly Son Culture Tourism Week will include traditional boat race. (Photo baoquangngai.vn)

The week will feature a wide range of cultural, sporting, and tourism activities, aimed at providing meaningful and impressive events for both locals and tourists. An exhibition entitled Ly Son - Di San Van Hoa Bien Dao (Ly Son - Islands and Sea Culture Heritage) will be one of the highlights of the week.

The exhibition will display photos of the daily life and beautiful landscapes on Ly Son Island, as well as maps and documents on the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands. The maps and the documents are regarded as historical and legal evidence that proves Vietnamese sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

The exhibition will also make use of digital 3D technology.

The event aims to set a Vietnamese record with around 3,000 people singing the national anthem. It will also feature a human formation of the national flag on Hang Câu Beach, while about 1,000 tourists will participate in a music festival during the week.

A traditional boat-race will be held, with boats named after the four sacred animals – the dragon, unicorn, turtle, and phoenix. A boat-race has traditionally been organised between the fourth and eighth days of the Lunar New Year to commemorate the ancestors and combatants who sacrificed their lives to safeguard our national sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

A ceremony to recognise Be Island as one of the province’s relics will also be held. Be Island (Small Island) is one of three islands in the Ly Son island district. The week will also feature a night food market, which has been opened since early May. It is expected to attract tourists, with 40 booths selling souvenirs, dried seafood, local cuisine and other specialties of the island.

"Transport services in the district are capable of transporting tourists to the culture tourism week, with 12 express ships offering about 1,450 seats in total," Nguyen Thanh, Chairman of the People’s Committee, said at a press conference.

"Different kinds of vehicles in Ly Son Island are also prepared to serve about 3,000 people every day,” he said.

The opening ceremony will be held at the Ly Son district centre at 7 pm on June 29.

Source: NDO

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