At the event (Source: VNA) Lao Cai (VNA) – The annual Sa Pa Summer TourismFestival 2018, the third of its kind, kicked off at Sa Pa resort town, thenorthern mountainous province of Lao Cai on April 28.
The festival features diverse and interesting activitiesfrom April 1 to June 30, including a photo exhibition, a flower festival, HamRong mountain climbing competition, cultural festival of Mong Cat Cat villageretracing wedding of Dao ethnic people, new harvest welcome ceremony of Xa Phoethnic group, and others.
The event “A Day as Farmer” in Ta Phin commune will enabletourists to experience farming in mountain areas and pick herbal leaves with Daoethnic people.
As part of the event, the cultural and tourism festival ofTam Duong district, the northern province of Lai Chau will be held for thefirst time to introduce its culture, tourist areas, cuisine, music performancesand folk games to businesses and visitors in Sa Pa.
The same day, a ceremony to announce Ta Phin Cave as anational cultural heritage took place in Ta Phin commune, Sa Pa district.
Ta Phin Cave lies in a range of karst stone mountain – apart of Hoang Lien Son Range in Sa Xeng village, about 1km to the north fromthe communal People’s Committee. Its gate is 5m high, 3m wide and 10m deep,leading to a space of hundreds of square metres with drooping stalactites ofdifferent shapes.
On December 29, 2017, the Cave was recognised by theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national scenic site.
During the opening ceremony, street and folk music festivalsalso attracted crowds.
Le Manh Hao, Vice Chairman of the Sa Pa district People’sCommittee, said the festival is expected to attract nearly 70,000 visitors athome and abroad during the April 30 – May 1 holiday,
Sa Pa is now home to more than 300 lodging facilities witharound 6,000 rooms, many of them are three-to-four star hotels.-VNA
The festival features diverse and interesting activitiesfrom April 1 to June 30, including a photo exhibition, a flower festival, HamRong mountain climbing competition, cultural festival of Mong Cat Cat villageretracing wedding of Dao ethnic people, new harvest welcome ceremony of Xa Phoethnic group, and others.
The event “A Day as Farmer” in Ta Phin commune will enabletourists to experience farming in mountain areas and pick herbal leaves with Daoethnic people.
As part of the event, the cultural and tourism festival ofTam Duong district, the northern province of Lai Chau will be held for thefirst time to introduce its culture, tourist areas, cuisine, music performancesand folk games to businesses and visitors in Sa Pa.
The same day, a ceremony to announce Ta Phin Cave as anational cultural heritage took place in Ta Phin commune, Sa Pa district.
Ta Phin Cave lies in a range of karst stone mountain – apart of Hoang Lien Son Range in Sa Xeng village, about 1km to the north fromthe communal People’s Committee. Its gate is 5m high, 3m wide and 10m deep,leading to a space of hundreds of square metres with drooping stalactites ofdifferent shapes.
On December 29, 2017, the Cave was recognised by theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national scenic site.
During the opening ceremony, street and folk music festivalsalso attracted crowds.
Le Manh Hao, Vice Chairman of the Sa Pa district People’sCommittee, said the festival is expected to attract nearly 70,000 visitors athome and abroad during the April 30 – May 1 holiday,
Sa Pa is now home to more than 300 lodging facilities witharound 6,000 rooms, many of them are three-to-four star hotels.-VNA
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