Festival highlights north-western community tourism villages
A festival highlighting the unique traditional culture of community-based tourism villages in the north-western region was held in Hoa Binh province on October 7-8.
Art performance at the festival (Source: //www.nhandan.com.vn)
Hoa Binh(VNA) - A festival highlighting the unique traditional culture of community-based tourism villages in the north-western region was held in Hoa Binh province on October 7-8.
Vice Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong said the event aims to introduce community-based tourism models of ethnic groups and honour outstandingcommunity tourism villages in the region.
The festival offers agood chance for Hoa Binh to promote its community attractions,especially in Mai Chau district, for both domestic and foreign visitors.
Implementing thenational tourism development plan and strategy through 2020 and with a visiontowards 2030, north-western provinces have enacted a number of measures topromote tourism with the establishment of 12 tourist sites and four nationalones.
The two-day festivalfeatured numerous activities, including art performances, an exhibition on tourism products, an ethnic costumes stage, a cooking contest, and ascientific workshop on sustainable development of community-based tourism inthe northwest.
The north-western region consists of eightprovinces, namely Lao Cai, Hoa Bi✅nh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, PhuTho and Ha Giang. It boasts great cultural values,especially cultural tangible and intangible heritage of ethnic minority groups such as Thai, Muong, Mo🌊ng, Dao, Tay Nung among others.-VNA
The path leading to Phia Thap village, home to 50 families from the Nung ethnic minority in Cao Bang province, is surrounded by green rice paddy fields.
Various cultural activities will dazzle audiences throughout Muong Lo Culture Tourism Week, scheduled to take place in Nghia Lo town, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai from September 23-29.
Visitors to the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai have been dazzled by various cultural activities within the framework of the Muong Lo Culture-Tourism Week and a festival to explore terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai district which kicked off on September 23.
Community-based tourism has brought many changes to the lives of residents in Da Bac district, one of the most disadvantaged localities in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.
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Quang Duc pottery is known for its wide range of forms, including wine bottles, jars, lime pots, vases, plant pots, incense burners and candle stands. Decorative motifs are equally rich, featuring mythical creatures, pastoral scenes, floral patterns, deer, peacocks, bats and more.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
Art performance at the festival (Source: //www.nhandan.com.vn) 
