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HCM City tourism festival to depict world heritage

The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, themed “Impression of the World’s Heritage in Vietnam”, will take place at 23/9 Park from March 26-29, as released at a press conference on March 12.
The 11th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2015, themed “Impression of theWorld’s Heritage in Vietnam”, will take place at 23/9 Park from March26-29, as released at a press conference on March 12.

Around40 travel agents, hotels and universities have registered to showcasetheir tourism services and products and promotional programs in morethan 150 booths, said Deputy Chairman of the municipal Department ofTourism La Quoc Khanh.

The festival will feature miniaturereplicas of the world’s heritage sites in Vietnam as well asperformances of intangible cultural heritage such as Nha Nhac Cung Dinh(Vietnamese court music), Quan ho (Duo of love songs), and Cong ChiengTay Nguyen (Highland Gongs).

The annual event will offer anopportunity for travel enterprises to introduce their new andattractive products and services to consumers and develop the city’stourism sector.

This year, the festival is expected to attract 300,000 visitors.

Vietnam is home to 22 world heritage recognised by the UNESCO,including two natural heritage sites (Ha Long Bay and Phong Nha-Ke BangNational Park); five cultural heritage (the Central Sector of theImperial Citadel of Thang Long, the Citadel of the Ho Dynasty, theComplex of Hue Monuments, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary), andone mixed heritage (Trang An Landscape Complex).-VNA
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