First int’l culture, tourism, cuisine festival opens in Ha Giang
The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang kicked off its first international culture, tourism and cuisine festival on March 29, aiming at promoting tourism brand, strengthening tourism cooperation and introducing local staples.
At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang kicked off its firstinternational culture, tourism and cuisine festival on March 29, aiming atpromoting tourism brand, strengthening tourism cooperation and introducinglocal staples.
The opening ceremony was attended by leaders of several ministries and Ha Giangprovince, the ambassadors of Azerbaijan and China, businesses from Yunnan(China), local residents and domestic and foreign visitors.
Sixty booths are arranged at the three-day event, including 17 from China,Azerbaijan, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Thailand.
According to Chairman of the provincial People Committee Nguyen Van Son, bestowedwith stunning natural landscapes, geological and cultural values together witha kaleidoscope of ethnic minority groups’ traditional culture, Ha Giang boastshuge potential and advantages for tourism development.
Over the past years, the province has issued various policies to boost tourismand has gained significant results. Last year, the province was named as emergingtourist destination in Asia at the 2023 World Travel Awards, and made it into the NewYork Times’s list of 52 best places to travel. Most recently, Booking.com selected Ha Giang as one of ten friendliest destinations in Vietnam./.
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At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)