A massive performance of Xoe dance involving 5,000 people at the festival (Photo: VNA)Yen Bai (VNA) – The 2019 MuongLo Tourism-Culture Week and the Mu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival kicked offon September 20 in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, featuring achain of exciting activities.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Do Duc Duy highlighted that Yen Bai isendowed with spectacular natural landscape with high mountains and rivers,along with a long-standing history and great cultural diversity.
The Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and theMu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival were held to highlight the beauty of locallandscape and culture, inviting visitors to explore the unique values of theprovince.
This year’s festival started with a streetparade staged by 600 performers from nine districts and towns and an artprogramme featuring 3D mapping technique.
A highlight of the event was a massive performanceof Xoe dance involving 5,000 people of Yen Bai province.
Xoe is a unique type of traditional danceof ethnic Thai communities in the northern region of Vietnam. It depicts thedaily lives of Thai people and shows their wish for a peaceful and prosperouslife.
The dance has been recognised as nationalintangible cultural heritage and is seeking the honour of being part of the intangibleheritage of humanity.
As part of the festival, the 6thparagliding festival themed “Flying over yellow fields” will offer visitors anopportunity to get a bird’s-eye view of the impressive terraced fields.
Mu Cang Chai district is home to 500hectares of rice terraces in La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh communes,cultivated by the H'mong people for centuries. The local terraces are among the2,500 hectares recognised as national heritage sites in 2007 by the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism.
The event, which runs until September 26,will also include food and tourism exhibitions, aiming to promote thelocality’s tourism development potential./.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Do Duc Duy highlighted that Yen Bai isendowed with spectacular natural landscape with high mountains and rivers,along with a long-standing history and great cultural diversity.
The Muong Lo Tourism-Culture Week and theMu Cang Chai Terraced Field Festival were held to highlight the beauty of locallandscape and culture, inviting visitors to explore the unique values of theprovince.
This year’s festival started with a streetparade staged by 600 performers from nine districts and towns and an artprogramme featuring 3D mapping technique.
A highlight of the event was a massive performanceof Xoe dance involving 5,000 people of Yen Bai province.
Xoe is a unique type of traditional danceof ethnic Thai communities in the northern region of Vietnam. It depicts thedaily lives of Thai people and shows their wish for a peaceful and prosperouslife.
The dance has been recognised as nationalintangible cultural heritage and is seeking the honour of being part of the intangibleheritage of humanity.
As part of the festival, the 6thparagliding festival themed “Flying over yellow fields” will offer visitors anopportunity to get a bird’s-eye view of the impressive terraced fields.
Mu Cang Chai district is home to 500hectares of rice terraces in La Pan Tan, Che Cu Nha and De Xu Phinh communes,cultivated by the H'mong people for centuries. The local terraces are among the2,500 hectares recognised as national heritage sites in 2007 by the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism.
The event, which runs until September 26,will also include food and tourism exhibitions, aiming to promote thelocality’s tourism development potential./.
VNA
