Delegates visit the rice fields that supply raw materials for the Hop Thanh Green Sticky Rice Festival. (Photo: VNA)
Delegates visit the rice fields that supply raw materials for the Hop Thanh Green Sticky Rice Festival. (Photo: VNA)
The traditional green sticky rice pounding contest re-enacts the craft of making green sticky rice and honours the diligent hands of Hop Thanh residents. (Photo: VNA)
The traditional green sticky rice pounding contest re-enacts the craft of making green sticky rice and honours the diligent hands of Hop Thanh residents. (Photo: VNA)
Tay women in Hop Thanh sift green sticky rice — an essential step in the traditional process. (Photo: VNA)
Tay women in Hop Thanh sift green sticky rice — an essential step in the traditional process. (Photo: VNA)
A booth displaying Hop Thanh green sticky rice products, showcasing the uniqueness of local cuisine. (Photo: VNA)
A booth displaying Hop Thanh green sticky rice products, showcasing the uniqueness of local cuisine. (Photo: VNA)
A booth displaying Hop Thanh green sticky rice products, showcasing the uniqueness of local cuisine. (Photo: VNA)
A booth displaying Hop Thanh green sticky rice products, showcasing the uniqueness of local cuisine. (Photo: VNA)
Locals perform the new rice offering ritual – a sacred ceremony praying for good harvests and prosperous lives. (Photo: VNA)
Locals perform the new rice offering ritual – a sacred ceremony praying for good harvests and prosperous lives. (Photo: VNA)
Provincial leaders and residents visit exhibition booths featuring Hop Thanh green sticky rice products. (Photo: VNA)
Provincial leaders and residents visit exhibition booths featuring Hop Thanh green sticky rice products. (Photo: VNA)
Visitors experience making green sticky rice at the festival. (Photo: VNA)
Visitors experience making green sticky rice at the festival. (Photo: VNA)
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Lao Cai: Vibrant Hop Thanh green sticky rice festival 2025

Hop Thanh commune in Lao Cai province recently held the Hop Thanh Green Sticky Rice Festival 2025, in combination with experiential tourism activities. Under the theme “Fragrance of Hop Thanh Green Sticky Rice,” the event was organised with the participation of various departments, sectors, neighbouring communes and wards, as well as local businesses, attracting a large number of visitors from both inside and outside the province.