Within the framework of the first Mong ethnic New Year Festival in 2026, organized by the People's Committee of Chieng Sai commune on January 15th, many vibrant cultural activities and sports competitions took place, attracting a large number of local people and tourists to watch and cheer.
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The organizing committee will score the cultural camps.
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Cultural camp of Nhem village, Chieng Sai commune.
The event included a cultural camp competition and an exhibition of local agricultural products. Ten cultural camps from villages within the commune participated. The camps were skillfully designed and decorated using natural materials, recreating the living spaces, activities, and unique cultural features of the ethnic groups in Chiềng Sại commune.
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The people of Suoi Trang village decorated their cultural camp.
The cultural camps also display and introduce traditional costumes, cuisine, folk musical instruments; agricultural products, handicrafts, and tools for labor and production. The cultural camps attract a large number of people and tourists to visit, experience weaving brocade, take souvenir photos, and buy local products...
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Locals experience weaving brocade at the cultural camp.
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Local agricultural products are on display at the Cultural Camp.
The festival also included competitions in various sports, such as crossbow shooting, tu-lu game, stick pushing, tug-of-war, rice cake pounding competition, and embroidery competition… With the participation of over 200 athletes from 10 villages in the commune. The teams and athletes competed in a spirit of exchange, learning, and solidarity, creating a vibrant atmosphere for the festival.
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Women's crossbow shooting competition at the festival.
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Tug-of-war competition at the festival.
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Rice cake pounding competition at the festival.
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Embroidery competition on fabric.
As a result, the organizing committee awarded 12 first prizes, 15 second prizes, 20 third prizes, and 22 consolation prizes to the winning athletes in the various competition categories.
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The organizing committee awarded first prizes in each competition category.
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