Dak Lak to host coffee, gong festivals in 2017

The sixth Buon Me Thuot coffee festival and the Central Highlands Gong Culture Festival 2017 will take place in Dak Lak province from March 8 – 13 next year.
Dak Lak to host coffee, gong festivals in 2017 ảnh 1The opening ceremony of the Buon Me Thuot Coffee Festival 2015 (Photo: VNA)
 
 HCM City (VNA) – The sixth Buon MeThuot coffee festival and the Central Highlands Gong Culture Festival 2017 willtake place in Dak Lak province from March 8 – 13 next year. 

The opening ceremony will be held on March 10while the closing event on March 13, said the organisation board at a pressconference on December 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.

A wide range of well-prepared special programmes are scheduled during thefestivals, offering visitors opportunities to enjoy Buon Ma Thuot coffee andexperience the region’s gong culture.

Apart from of the festivals, there will be a tradepromotion conference where domestic and foreign investors can seek partners andexpand their markets in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. 

An exhibition on coffee, a street festival andgame challenges are spotlights of the coffee festival, which aims to promotethe trademark of Buon Me Thuot coffee and serve as a venue for coffee firms andrelated businesses to boost cooperation.

Meanwhile, the gong event, focusing on identitiesin an integrated world, will feature gong performances, ritual re-enactment anda wooden sculpturing competition, among others. 

It is also expected to raise public awareness ofintroducing and preserving cultures of ethnic groups in the Central Highlands,especially the value of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of the Space ofGong Culture.-VNA
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