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Tourists invited to explore unique ethnic culture in Y Ty

An autumn festival opened in Y Ty commune, Bat Xat district, the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai, on September 1, inviting visitors to explore unique and pristine cultural identities of local ethnics.
Tourists invited to explore unique ethnic culture in Y Ty ảnh 1The wedding of the Dao Do ethnic people is re-enacted at the festival (Photo: VNA)

Lao Cai (VNA) – An autumn festival opened in YTy commune, Bat Xat district, the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai,on September 1, inviting visitors to explore unique and pristine culturalidentities of local ethnics.

The two-day festival, part of the NationalTourism Year 2017 themed “Colours of the Northwest”, features variousactivities demonstrating the special culture of ethnics in Bat Xat.

Visitors to the event can learn more about“trinh tuong” (earthen) houses of the Ha Nhi ethnic group and daily activitiesof northwestern people such as weaving and making “banh day” (a kind ofglutinous rice cake) and liquor.

Aside from folk games, songs and dances,tourists can also experience local farmers’ life, buy souvenirs and taste themountainous cuisine at a market.

Coming to Y Ty on these days, people have achance to enjoy beauties of the The Pa terraced rice field valley – a nationaltourist attraction – and the primary forest.

On September 1, a mountaineering contest washeld with Mount Lao Than, 2,860 metres high, challenging climbers.

Chairman of the Bat Xat district People’sCommittee Hoang Dang Khoa said the festival aims to honour, conserve and promotelocal tangible and intangible cultural values, thus helping to strengthentourism connectivity and encourage the creation of unique tourism products.-VNA
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