Over 1,000 artists and ethnic people from Son La, Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Phu Tho participate in the 14th festival of northwestern region’s ethnic culture (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
The three-day festival features a string of activities including photo exhibitions depicting local culture and tourism, ethnic costume shows, sports and art performances (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
Chairman of the Son La provincial People’s Committee, Hoang Quoc Khanh delivers a speech at the 14th festival of northwestern region’s ethnic culture (Photo: VNA) 
A display introduces the traditional customs, crafts, farm tools, as well as delicacies of the communities (Photo: VNA) 
The festival is an occasion for ethnic minorities to share experience in cultural preservation and promotion and strengthen the great national unity bloc (Photo: VNA) 
It is scheduled to take place until August 20 (Photo: VNA) VNA
