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Hanoi to hold numerous activities to attract tourists during Tet

Hanoi authorities will organise numerous vibrant and appealing culture activities to attract visitors to the capital city during the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Hanoi to hold numerous activities to attract tourists during Tet ảnh 1At the Spring Calligraphy Festival 2024. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi authorities will organise numerousvibrant and appealing culture activities to attract visitors to the capitalcity during the 2024 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

This is also part of efforts to preserve and promote traditionalcultural values, and utilise culture as a motivation for economic development, especiallyin the tourism industry.

Many activities and eventswill be held over an extended duration, offering opportunities for tourists to experience thetraditional Tet atmosphere in the Hong (Red) River Delta region, including a paintingexhibition at the Temple of Literature - the first university in Vietnam. Tet celebration and art performance programmesin the Old Quarter, the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, and Duong Lam AncientVillage, and the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Cultureand Tourism will round out the activities.

Notably, adrone light show expected to set a Southeast Asian record is scheduled to takeplace by the side of Ho Tay (West Lake) in Hanoi on the eve of the Year of theDragon on February 9. The event is set to feature the largest number of drones for such a performance in SoutheastAsia, to be accompanied with exclusively composedmusic and screens for live broadcasting installed around West Lake, promisinga spectacular show for locals and visitors on the threshold ofthe Year of the Dragon.

Localities in the capital have also prepared for organising key festivals,including Huong Pagoda festival in My Duc district, Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Co Loa festival in Dong Anhdistrict, Dong Da festival in Dong Da district, Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) festivalin Me Linh district, and TanVien Son Thanh (Tan Vien Mountain Saint) festival in Ba Vi district.
Hanoi to hold numerous activities to attract tourists during Tet ảnh 2Erecting a neu pole (a tall bamboo tree with red material strips used to ward off evil spirits during Tet) at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel. (Photo: VNA)
In the firstlunar month, the municipal Department of Tourism will collaborate with relevantunits to hold tourism promotion activities, towards stipulating tourism demand in2024.

To better servevisitors, the municipal Department of Tourism has required tourism units,businesses and organisations specialising in tourism in Hanoi to review and improvethe quality of tourism products and services and develop products meeting tourist demand./.

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