An ethnic Khmer cultural, sports and tourism festival will open in theMekong Delta province of An Giang on Dec. 12, organisers haveannounced.
The five-day festival, held at the XuanBien Industrial Park in Tinh Bien District, will highlight a varietyof cultural activities including long-boat races, fashion shows oftraditional Khmer costumes, traditional food, exhibitions andcross-border cultural exchanges. Cultural and scientific seminars willalso be part of the event that is held every three years.
Ho Viet Hiep, Deputy Chairman of An Giang People's Committee, head ofthe organising board, said organising the festival in a border districtlike Tinh Bien will help attract large groups of Khmer people fromCambodia to the festival.
He said the annual ox race, atraditional event of the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta provinces ofVietnam , will be one of the highlights of the event.
Local companies will display their products at 50 booths while Cambodianfirms will display theirs at 15 other booths at the festival, Hiepsaid./.
The five-day festival, held at the XuanBien Industrial Park in Tinh Bien District, will highlight a varietyof cultural activities including long-boat races, fashion shows oftraditional Khmer costumes, traditional food, exhibitions andcross-border cultural exchanges. Cultural and scientific seminars willalso be part of the event that is held every three years.
Ho Viet Hiep, Deputy Chairman of An Giang People's Committee, head ofthe organising board, said organising the festival in a border districtlike Tinh Bien will help attract large groups of Khmer people fromCambodia to the festival.
He said the annual ox race, atraditional event of the Khmer people in the Mekong Delta provinces ofVietnam , will be one of the highlights of the event.
Local companies will display their products at 50 booths while Cambodianfirms will display theirs at 15 other booths at the festival, Hiepsaid./.
