Cultural heritage - tourism festival features wide activities

The 2019 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival, themed ‘Cultural heritage in integration and development’, will be held in Hanoi from November 21-26.
Cultural heritage - tourism festival features wide activities ảnh 1At the 2018 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The 2019 Cultural Heritage and Tourism Festival,themed ‘Cultural heritage in integration and development’, will be held inHanoi from November 21-26.

The event, as part of activities markingthe Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), aims to promote and honour thevalues of unique cultural heritages of Vietnam.

One of the highlights of the festival will be an exhibition displaying nearly 100 beautiful photos on the country’s history, culture, tangible andintangible heritage, and the daily life of Vietnamese people. In addition, another 100 photos selectedfrom 3,075 works by over 400 photographers nationwide submitted to the Vietnam Heritage’s competition, will be showcased.

On the occasion, the Vietnam National Museum of Nature will introducephotos on the country’s nature.

A special area will be arranged forprovinces and cities around the country to showcase the values of their cultural heritagesin the process of tourism development.

An exhibition, entitled ‘culturalheritage, trade tourism and traditional trade villages in Vietnam’, will honour33 traditional trades that were recognised as national intangible culturalheritages.

Visitors will also have the chance tolearn more about the tea culture of Vietnamese people and specialties ofdifferent regions in the country.

Several forums and exchange programmes as well as the signing of cooperationagreements among trade villages from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Lao Cai, Hoi An and Hue,are being held on the sideline of the festival./.
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