Illustrative image. (Photo: Cinet)Bac Kan (VNA) - The Ba Be - Bac KanTourism Week 2017 kicked off on November 18 at Ba Be Lake in the northern mountainousprovince of Bac Kan.
The tourism week opened a series of cultural events that aim to strengthentourism cooperation between the six participating provinces of Bac Kan, Cao Bang,Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang.
The week’s activities introduce and promote the historical and cultural relics,the landscape, people, food and culture of the northern mountainous provinces.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports andTourism, Dang Thi Bich Lien said, “The northern provinces of Vietnam haveseveral historical and cultural relics along with the spectacular landscape andunique cultural identity.
They are attracting an increasing number of bothdomestic and international tourists. However, the result has not yet reachedits full potential.
“The Ba Be-Bac Kan Tourism Week this year isimportant for the northern mountainous provinces in strengthening cooperationin tourism, promoting and attracting investment for tourism and thepreservation of historical and cultural relics. The plan is to develop tourisminto a spearhead of the local economy,” Lien added.
More than one thousand of artists from the participatingprovinces joined the performances at the opening event. Activities includedsinging, dancing and “dan tinh” (the traditional gourd lute of the Tay ethnicpeople) performances.
The event, which lasts till November 21, featurestraditional musical performances, a traditional costume show, food fair, folkand sports games, flower garlands and a photo exhibition featuring thelandscape and people of the northern mountainous provinces. Festival-goers canalso join a boat tour around the scenic Ba Be Lake.
Ba Be National Park is a highlight of Bac Kan’stourist destinations. About 70 kilometres from Bac Kan centre, Ba Be coversmore than 23,000 ha and is home to more than 1,000 species of flora and fauna,a series of caves and a gigantic fresh water lake, which was recognised as thecountry’s third Ramsar Site, an indication of its international significance,by UNESCO in 2011.
Ba Be Lake is located 145 metres above sea level andis said to have formed more than 200 million years ago. -VNA
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