UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay. (Photo: VNA) According to the provincial People’s Committee, the HaLong Carnival is slated for the National Reunification Day (April 30) and MayDay holidays at the Ocean Park in Bai Chay ward of Ha Long city, bringing togetherthousands of domestic and foreign artists.
First held in 2007, the annual event, set to promotethe values of the world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay, has offered a familiar and favourite venue toboth local residents and tourists.
This year’s festival should promote the values ofthe Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac heritage complex, whose dossierhas been submitted to UNESCO to seek the world heritage tittle, as well as thetypical values of Quang Ninh, the committee said.
The committee noted that there will be nearly 50cultural, sport and tourism programmes and events at provincial, national andinternational levels in the province in the second quarter of this year.
Such activities are expected to help Quang Ninh fulfill its yearly target of luring at least 17 million tourists, including3 million international visitors, and earning 39.1 trillion VND (1.5 billionUSD) from the tourism sector.
Ha Long Bay was recognised as the world naturalheritage site by UNESCO twice, in 1994 for its globally outstanding aestheticvalues and in 2000 for its geological - geomorphological values.
The recognised area covers 434 sq.km and consists of775 limestone islets of all sizes – one of the core factors of the heritage’svalues./.
VNA
