The 5th Yen Chau Mango Festival, 2024.

Attending the festival were Comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of several provincial departments and agencies, along with a large number of local people and tourists.

Delegates attending the festival.

A large number of people attended the festival.

Yen Chau is one of the localities with large fruit tree areas in the province, with over 11.500 hectares. The fruits have strong regional characteristics and are known and favored by tourists inside and outside the province. Among them, there is a famous round mango product with a characteristic fragrant, sweet and rich flavor, which was granted a Certificate of Geographical Indication Registration and Brand Identification System by the Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam; Mango with green skin is delicious and fresh for a long time; granted 24 growing area codes for export. Currently, the whole district has over 3.280 hectares of mangoes, with an output of about 15.000 tons of fruit/year.

Comrade Lu Van Cuong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Yen Chau district, delivered the opening speech at the 5th Yen Chau Mango Festival, 2024.

The Mango Festival has been held annually in Yen Chau district since 2017. This year, the district continues to choose Kha village in Sapp Vat commune as the main venue for the festival's activities. This village has great potential and advantages for developing community tourism, with dozens of hectares of ancient, round-fruited mango trees hundreds of years old and located within a geographical indication area. In particular, the village still retains traditional stilt houses and preserves the unique cultural features of the Thai ethnic group, such as the Dong Sua Festival, folk singing, performances of traditional musical instruments, and the maintenance of traditional crafts.

The festival aims to promote and publicize the brand of Yen Chau round mangoes and honor mango growers; contributing to introducing the land and people of Yen Chau to a wide audience of friends and tourists inside and outside the province, serving as a foundation to promote rural tourism in Kha village and the development of tourism in Yen Chau district, commensurate with the potential and advantages of the district.

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, delivered a speech at the festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Comrade Nguyen Thanh Cong requested Yen Chau district to continue developing mango cultivation sustainably, especially preserving and conserving the round mango variety in conjunction with tourism development; organizing production in specialized, safe farming areas along the value chain; promoting trade activities; contributing to promoting the image, cultural identity, and value of Yen Chau mangoes to consumers and for export to international markets.

Artistic performances to celebrate the festival.

Outstanding cultural performances at the festival.

The 5th Yen Chau Mango Festival in 2024 will take place over two days (June 8th and 9th), with main activities including: Mango picking competition; Xoe dance competition; exhibition of agricultural products and handicrafts characteristic of the communes and towns; and mango orchard tours and experiences...

Delegates visit the exhibition booths at the festival.

Reporters' Team