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Trang An Festival 2024 opens in Ninh Binh

The Trang An Festival 2024 themed “Visiting Trang An Heritage Region 2024" kicked off at the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh on April 26, attracting thousands of visitors.
Trang An Festival 2024 opens in Ninh Binh ảnh 1The dragon procession on Sao Khe river. (Photo: VNA)

Ninh Binh (VNA) – The Trang An Festival 2024 themed “Visiting Trang An Heritage Region2024" kicked off at the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northernprovince of Ninh Binh on April 26, attractingthousands of visitors.

President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-MirelaMiculescu attended the event.

The annual festival is held to commemorate Saint Quy MinhDai Vuong, a general under the reign of the 18th Hung King - one of Vietnam’slegendary founding fathers, as well as Tran Kings for their significant rolesin establishing and protecting the nation.

The festival is an important religious feature of theancient capital of Hoa Lu, known as the land of kings, saints, and gods, providing an opportunity for visitors to immerse themselves in the majesticnatural landscape and join various traditional rituals.

The highlight of this year’s event is a dragon procession from the Tam Quan Gatein Ninh Binh city to the Trang An wharf, and along the Sao Khe river./.

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