A corner of Ha Giang province (Photo VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The culture and cuisine of 19 Ha Giang ethnicminority groups is being presented to the public in Hanoi this weekend at theLy Thai To Flower Garden by Hoan Kiem Lake.
An exhibition space has introduced typical festivals of the Dao people, the ‘newrice’ festival of the Giay people celebrating a good harvest and popular folksongs and dances from the Mong people.
Those attending can also take part in traditional games and see photos of theland and the people of Ha Giang.
Special dishes from Ha Giang are on offer, including buckwheat cake, seedless persimmonand Shan Tuyet tea.
Ha Giang province has a population of 800,000, 90 percent of whom are ethnicminority people with their own culture and lifestyle. The most numerous are theMong, Tay, Dao and Nung. The province seduces tourists with its endlessterraced rice fields, buckwheat flower fields and grandiose mountain landscapes.
One of the most beautiful sites in the province is the Dong Van Karst GlobalGeopark, designated by UNESCO as one of 77 sites with important geological andcultural value. The geopark is littered with ethereal karst formations that arenearly 400 million years old.
Tourism is expected to be a key sector for socio-economic development by 2020and by 2030. Ha Giang is expected to become an important tourism destination inVietnam.
The event has been organised by the Ha Giang provincial People’s Committee incoordination with the Hanoi People’s Committee, to introduce the land andpeople of Ha Giang to domestic tourists and international friends.-VNA
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