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Lao Cai (VNA) – The northwest cuisine and cultural space festivalopened at the Sun World Fansipan Legend tourism site, Sa Pa town in themountainous province of Lao Cai on August 8.
Visitors to the festival have chance to enjoy the kaleidoscopic cultures ofethnic groups in the northwestern region with mountainous markets and traditionaldances and singing.
They are treated to hundreds of excellent staples such as large pans of “thangco” (a dish made from horse meat and its organs), smoked buffalo meat hung upin kitchen, plump smoked sausage, and various kinds of wines.
Particularly, the life of local people is illustrated through the re-enactmentof the traditional wedding of Dao ethnic people, as well as a string of folkgames like stick pushing, bamboo dancing and walking on stilts, among others.
A grand bamboo dancing drawing 7,600 people stirred up the festival atmosphere.It also smashed Vietnam’s record in the number of participants.
The festival, the third of its kind so far, will last until September 10. Itaims to preserve and honour traditional culture of the northwestern region.-VNA