Tuyen Quang lit up with colourful giant lanterns ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
The upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival has brought a joyful and cheerful atmosphere to Tuyen Quang, as major streets in the northern mountainous city are filled with colourful giant lanterns in afternoon parades. The Tuyen Quang Citadel Festival has been confirmed by the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records as having the most unique and largest lanterns in Vietnam.
Major streets in Tuyen Quang city are filled with colourful giant lanterns in parades. (Photo: VNA)
Colourful giant lanterns are featured in parades along major streets in Tuyen Quang city. (Photo: VNA)
A lantern from Group 6, Luong Vuong ward, was inspired from the Hong Thai communal house and the Tan Trao banyan tree. (Photo: VNA)
Parades along major streets in Tuyen Quang city feature colourful giant lanterns. (Photo: VNA)
Children are especially excited by the giant lanterns of all shapes and sizes. (Photo: VNA)
The Long Tong (going to the field) Festival opened in Chiem Hoa district of the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on January 29 after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Along with festivals imbued with the traditional culture of ethnic minority groups, a range of spiritual tourist attractions in the northern province of Tuyen Quang also attracted thousands of tourists in the early days the lunar new year.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Craft villages producing festival lanterns are swamped with orders these days. Join us on a tour to Bao Dap village in Nam Dinh province, the largest maker of Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns in Vietnam, to admire the work of local craftsmen.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching, on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Craft villages making festival lanterns, such as Bao Dap village in Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province, are swamped with orders at the moment.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival fast approaches, mooncake bakers, especially those in major cities like Ho Chi Minh City, have been swimming in new orders. In addition to traditional offerings, creative new varieties have also been introduced not only to satisfy the tastes of picky customers but also to aim for foreign markets.
A programme for children and visitors to experience a traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is underway at Thang Long Imperial Citadel from September 19 to 24.
Major streets in Tuyen Quang city are filled with colourful giant lanterns in parades. (Photo: VNA) 
Colourful giant lanterns are featured in parades along major streets in Tuyen Quang city. (Photo: VNA) 
A lantern from Group 6, Luong Vuong ward, was inspired from the Hong Thai communal house and the Tan Trao banyan tree. (Photo: VNA) 
Parades along major streets in Tuyen Quang city feature colourful giant lanterns. (Photo: VNA) 
Children are especially excited by the giant lanterns of all shapes and sizes. (Photo: VNA) 
