The Bay Nui ox racing festival will be part of the An Giang Tourism Month slated for May 16-25 (Photo: VNA) An Giang (VNA) - Visitors will have theopportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join thesolemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc city this May.
They are among a series of events of the AnGiang Food and Tourism Culture Week, part of the An Giang Tourism Month, beingheld in Chau Doc city from May 16 to 25.
“With a range of interesting cultural, sportsand tourism events, we would like to convey the message that An Giang’s aim isa green, clean and friendly tourism development,” director of An Giang’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Len said.
This cultural and tourism event of An Giang isalso aimed at introducing and promoting the local natural landscape, historicaland cultural relics, craft villages and local signature food.
The An Giang Tourism Month, organised by the AnGiang’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, features a range of events,which include the Bay Nui ox racing festival, a traditional festival ofthe Khmer in the Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) region; boat racing; lanternreleasing event; and a music gala featuring Mekong River’s music bands.
The An Giang Food and Tourism CultureWeek will feature 200 booths, an exhibition showcasing An Giang’s tourismdestinations, a space introducing the tourism and culture of the Khmer and Chamethnic minority groups and a don ca tai tu (southern folk music)performance.
Also on this occasion, visitors can participatein the Ba Chua Xu festival, an event that honours the sacred Ba Chua Xu (localtutelary goddess). The festival, held between 23rd and 27th of the fourth lunarmonth of the year at Ba Chua Xu temple, has five solemn rituals, includingwashing the statue of Ba Chua Xu, as well as dragon dances and artperformances. Traditional rituals to open the festival, a national intangible culturalheritage, officially took place on May 17 evening.-VNA
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