A week themed “Great National Unity – Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage” kicked off at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi on November 18.
Culture of the Cai Rang Floating Market, the national intangible cultural heritage will be a highlight of the Vietnam Ethnic Groups' Unity–Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week in Hanoi from November 18-23.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to upgrade the Cai Rang Floating Market with total investment of 8 billion VND (351,840 USD), according to Pham Van Luan, deputy director of the city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho welcomed more than 76,000 tourists during the three-day National Day holiday (September 2-4), up 60 percent year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Mekong Delta provinces are on the right track to lure more holidaymakers and turn tourism into a spearhead industry after PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved a master plan to develop tourism in the region.
Floating markets in the Mekong Delta have existed for hundreds of years. Cai Rang floating market, one of the kind in Can Tho city, has become cultural, economic heritage of people in south Vietnam.
The People Committee of Can Tho city has approved a project to preserve and develop the Cai Rang floating market with the aim of making it a favourite destination for international and domestic tourists in the Mekong Delta region, a local official has said.
Authorities of the Southwestern Steering Committee discussed cooperation with the delegation from the US city Riverside, led by Mayor William Bailey III, in Can Tho city on November 15.
The first Cai Rang Floating Market Festival is taking place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from July 7-9 with numerous activities to mark Vietnam Tourism Day (July 9).
Approximate 10 billion VND will be provided for households trading on the Cai Rang Floating Market in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho to maintain their operation as a signature tourist draw.
Can Tho city will work to implement a project to preserve and upgrade the Cai Rang floating market with the aim to make it a key tourism product in the Mekong Delta region.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho greeted 780,000 visitors during the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, up 15 percent against the same period last year.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Le Hung Dung has called for joint efforts to preserve and promote local cultural heritages from 2016-2020.
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