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Culture-tourism week invites visitors to Bac Lieu province

Culture and tourism in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu are being introduced to people from across Vietnam and foreigners during a special week that kicked off on November 20.
Culture-tourism week invites visitors to Bac Lieu province ảnh 1A performance at the opening ceremony of the Bac Lieu Culture – Tourism Week on November 20 (Photo: VNA)

Bac Lieu (VNA) – Culture and tourism in theMekong Delta province of Bac Lieu are being introduced to people from acrossVietnam and foreigners during a special week that kicked off on November 20.

At the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister ofCulture, Sports and Tourism Le Quang Tung said Bac Lieu is renowned for itsrich culture and natural resources as it stands at the confluence of manydifferent cultures, especially the Kinh, Hoa and Khmer ethnic groups. It is a cradleof “don ca tai tu” music and songs in southern Vietnam, which have been named anintangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO.

The province is currently home to 13 nationalrelic sites and 34 provincial sites that embody the typical cultural values ofthe whole Mekong Delta region, he said, describing them as precious tourismresources.

Tung added that his ministry will work moreclosely with Bac Lieu to preserve and bring into play local tangible andintangible cultural heritage, along with its stunning landscapes, to help thesustainable development of tourism.

Chairman of the provincial People’s CommitteeDuong Thanh Trung said this is the first time Bac Lieu has held a culture –tourism week. The event aims to create an occasion for relevant agencies andlocalities to connect with one another to boost tourism, as well as trade andinvestment, to help promote local development, he said.

The Bac Lieu Culture – Tourism Week 2019 runsfrom November 19 to 22 and features 10 events. It is expected to attract tensof thousands of visitors.

As part of the week, authorities from Bac Lieuand Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting on November 20 to discuss a cooperationprogramme on tourism development among the 13 Mekong Delta localities and HCMCity.

The meeting approved a draft cooperationprogramme which aims to maximise the tourism potential and advantages of theMekong Delta region and HCM City to improve tourism connectivity. Thisprogramme is scheduled to be signed in mid-December./.
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