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Hanoi (VNA) – The Culture-Tourism Village for Vietnamese EthnicGroups on the western outskirts of Hanoi welcomed some 500,000 visitors fromthe outset of this year, up 20 percent from the same time in 2017, thevillage’s management board said on December 3.
Awide range of activities have been organised to promote their intangiblecultural heritages. Ethnic groups from 39 localities across the nation and 500artists from central theaters have contributed to the kaleidoscope of culturesat the village, where a broad range of intangible cultural heritages arepromoted.
This month, the village will dazzle its visitorsas it is becomes covered in Mexican sunflowers and buckwheat flowers, hosting avariety of cultural activities from different ethnic groups to welcome in thenew year under the “Sac hoa” (beauty of flowers) programme.
In particular, the mountain market – which features the traditional cuisinesand folk games of the Mong, Lao, Khang, Thai, Tay, Dao, and Kho Mu ethnicgroups – promises to be a fascinating event for visitors.
In addition, the Ruou Can festival, which is centred on a special wine storedin a large jar and drunken with a long pipe, will be acted out by the Khangethnic group in Son La province’s Quynh Nhai district. The festival isorganised from the first to the third month of the Lunar calendar, praying forgood health and prosperous villages.
Stellar artistic performances of the ethnic people will be staged at the village as well. -VNA