Rice fields in Ta Giang Phinh (Sa Pa) (Source: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) – A Summer Festival will take placein the mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Caifrom April 29 till the end of June, featuring various activities to commemoratethe Lao Cai – Northwest National Tourism Year 2017.
On the opening day, there will be a music show of theprovince’s ethnic arts troupe, along with a street festival at Mat Ngoc lakeand xoe dance performance of Tay and Xa Pho ethnic people, among others.
On April 30, visitors can choose to attend the festival oncloud at Ham Rong Mountain or to try hands at cultivation practice of localpeople and pick herbal plants with Red Dao people at Ta Phin tourism site.Meanwhile, the Quan site in Sa Pa will host the re-enactment of the traditionalwedding of the Red Dao ethnic group.
Besides, a thematic photo display on Sa Pa was opened onApril 28 and lasts until May 3, introducing 60 award-winning works of Sa Paphotography club’s members.
Several sport activities such as tennis and volleyballtourneys will also take place during the summer festival.
According to statistics of the provincial Department ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, Lao Cai welcomed more than 1.1 million tourists inthe first quarter of 2017, including nearly 230,000 foreigners, a year-on-yearrise of 56.6 percent.
It is striving towelcome more than 6 million tourists, and become a key tourism centre of thenorth western region by 2020, with Sa Pa becoming a national tourism site.
The province hopes to welcome at least 3.1 million touristsin the National Tourism Year 2017.-VNA
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