Thanh Hoa ready for 2015 National Tourism Year

The central province of Thanh Hoa is actively completing its final preparations for the 2015 National Tourism Year themed “Connecting World Heritages”, which will commence in Thanh Hoa city on April 3.
The central province of Thanh Hoa is actively completing its finalpreparations for the 2015 National Tourism Year themed “Connecting WorldHeritages”, which will commence in Thanh Hoa city on April 3.

The organisation board will screen footage featuring local UNESCOworld heritage sites before the opening ceremony kicks off at 8:05 pmwith a torchlight procession and the Dong Son bronze drum from the DongCo temple in Yen Dinh district.

A highlight of theevent will be a special art performance combining traditional andcontemporary art to portray the province as a land of heritage.

Vietnamese world intangible cultural heritages “nha nhac” (royal courtmusic), “quan ho” (love duet) of Bac Ninh, Vi-Dam singing (two kinds offolk music from central Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, “don ca tai tu”(amateur singing) and the Central Highlands gong festival will beintroduced to visitors.

As many as 800 domesticartists and other folk art troupes from Laos , the Republic ofKorea and Germany are expected to perform, promising to create anexcellent experience for local and international visitors.

This is the first time Thanh Hoa will host the National Tourism Year,presenting a significant opportunity for the province to popularise itstourism.

Located on mountainous-midland, lowland,and coastal terrains, Thanh Hoa has favourable conditions for developingtourism. It is home to the World Heritage Citadel of the Ho Dynasty,Lam Kinh National Special Relic and Ham Rong Culture Tourism Area.

Vietnam is currently home to eight cultural and natural World Heritagesites, including the Complex of Hue Monument (recognised in 1993), HaLong Bay (1994), Hoi An Ancient Town (1999), My Son Sanctuary (1999),Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (2003), the Central Sector of theImperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi (2010), the Citadel of the HoDynasty (2011) and the Trang An Landscape Complex (2014).-VNA

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