The 6th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer ethnic peoplein southern Vietnam is to honour, preserve and promote the uniqueculture of the Khmer people, contributing to strengthening the greatnational unity bloc.
The three-day festival, which will open inHau Giang province on November 27 evening, is an important event in thepolitical, cultural and spiritual life of Khmer people in the south ingeneral and in the province in particular, said Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Tran Cong Chanh.
It will offer agood chance to southern Khmer people to meet and learn living andproduction experience from each other while reflecting the Party andState’s attention to the ethnic communities, especially the Khmer, headded.
A wide range of activities such as folk games, artperformances, a food fair, and a workshop on tourism potential will beheld during the festival, which sees the participation of 12 southerncities and provinces.
Vietnam’s Khmer people mainly live in the southwestern region and worship at more than 453 Khmer pagodas.
Hau Giang province is home to over 26,000 Khmer people, accounting for 3 percent of its total population.-VNA
The three-day festival, which will open inHau Giang province on November 27 evening, is an important event in thepolitical, cultural and spiritual life of Khmer people in the south ingeneral and in the province in particular, said Chairman of theprovincial People’s Committee Tran Cong Chanh.
It will offer agood chance to southern Khmer people to meet and learn living andproduction experience from each other while reflecting the Party andState’s attention to the ethnic communities, especially the Khmer, headded.
A wide range of activities such as folk games, artperformances, a food fair, and a workshop on tourism potential will beheld during the festival, which sees the participation of 12 southerncities and provinces.
Vietnam’s Khmer people mainly live in the southwestern region and worship at more than 453 Khmer pagodas.
Hau Giang province is home to over 26,000 Khmer people, accounting for 3 percent of its total population.-VNA
