The six-day event is part of activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7) (Photo: VNA) 
The annual festival aims to honor and protect cultural heritages and introduce Dien Bien Phu land and people to domestic and foreign friends so as to promote local tourism (Photo: VNA) 
The festival affords Dien Bien a chance to popularise the images of Ban flower (scientifically known as Bauhinia Variegata) (Photo: VNA) 
Ban flower has become a symbol of the land and people of the northwest and Dien Bien in particular (Photo: VNA) 
Second Miss Ban Flower Beauty competition is held as part of the festival (Photo: VNA) 
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The festival features fireworks display (Photo: VNA) 
It also features a number of cultural activities such as sport exchanges, folk music festival, display of tourist products, “Highlands Market” (Photo: VNA) 
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