HCM City to hold Ao Dai festival in March

The HCM City People’s Committee has scheduled the fourth Ao Dai (traditional long dress) festival for March 3-17.
HCM City to hold Ao Dai festival in March ảnh 1A type of Ao Dai donned by young people. (Source: dep.com)

Ho Chi Minh City(VNA) – The HCM City People’s Committee has scheduled the fourth Ao Dai (traditionallong dress) festival for March 3-17.

The city also decided to callfor civil servants and students to wear the Ao Dai one or two days a week.

The festival will take place inareas like Nguyen Hue Walking Street, the Youth Cultural House, the Museum ofWar Remnants and the Museum of Southern Women.

The event will feature a contestfor beautiful photos of Ao Dai, the Charm of Ao Dai contest, and many others.

Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairmanof the municipal People’s Committee, said the city Department of Tourism would organisethe event to honour the Ao Dai, the beauty of Vietnamese women and desginers.-VNA

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