Extras practice the opening performance of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Week of Quynh Nhai district in 2025

The first festival is the “Lung ta” (hair washing festival) held on December 30 every year. This is a traditional festival that the Thai people here have preserved for many generations to commemorate the merits of Lady Han, the talented female general who defeated the enemy and kept the homeland peaceful. For many years, the hair washing festival has been maintained by Quynh Nhai at the district level, attracting people and tourists from everywhere to participate.

Right after the Lunar New Year, the district mobilized forces to complete preparations and get ready for the 2025 Culture, Sports and Tourism Week. Ms. Dieu Thi Nhat, Head of the District Culture and Information Department, said: The 2025 Quynh Nhai District Culture, Sports and Tourism Week will take place from February 7-9 with many exciting activities. In addition to maintaining the traditional boat racing festival, there will also be attractive cultural and sports activities... The new point of this year's event is that the Red Cotton Flower Festival by the River will be held for the first time with a combination of activities to restore and perform traditional festivals and intangible cultural heritages typical of the district. At the same time, a competition to perform traditional costumes and new sports will be organized in an expanded form.

Quynh Nhai district preserves the traditional cultural beauty of the Thai ethnic group.

The highlight of the event is the Opening Ceremony taking place on the evening of February 7 with a special art program with the theme "Quynh Nhai - Illuminating the heritage land". Along with that, there is the Traditional Boat Racing Festival of Quynh Nhai district in 2025 with the participation of racing teams from 11 communes, district towns, racing teams of Muong La district and Muong Lay town (Dien Bien) with nearly 500 athletes, certainly bringing the audience thrilling competitions on the river.

Along with that, there are activities such as beautiful photo exhibitions, traditional food contests, ethnic cultural spaces, ethnic costume performances, sports competitions, folk game experiences, lake sightseeing experiences... Thai Xoe art performance; reenactment of excerpts from the Kin Pang Then festival, the Thai people's wrist-tying ritual; reenactment of excerpts from the Pang A ceremony of the La Ha people, the Xe Pang A festival of the Khang people; performances of traditional folk songs and dances of various ethnic groups...

Mr. Luong Van Bua, Chairman of Muong Giang Town People's Committee, informed: The main activities of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Week take place in the town, so from the beginning of 2025, the commune has promoted people's awareness of environmental protection, preserving clean and beautiful landscapes, and actively coordinated to support the preparation for the event. At the same time, urgently practice and prepare to participate in sports competitions, boat racing, performances, and displays of ethnic cultural spaces within the framework of the event.

Performing arts with strong national identity for tourists.

Coming to Quynh Nhai in early spring, not only are there attractive festivals, but this is also a spiritual tourist destination chosen by tourists to visit and pray for peace at the beginning of the year. The spiritual cultural tourism area of ​​Quynh Nhai district is gradually being completed with Nang Han Temple, Linh Son Thuy Tu Temple, Quan Am Buddha statue... Along with the charming natural river scenery, it is a factor that attracts tourists to Quynh Nhai in the early days of spring, combined with exploring, experiencing, learning about the unique culture of the lake area, immersing in the vibrant atmosphere of the biggest event of the year - Quynh Nhai District Culture, Sports and Tourism Week.

Can wine festival of Khang ethnic group, Quynh Nhai district.

Ms. Luong Thi Duyen, Vice Chairwoman of the District People's Committee, said: The Culture, Sports and Tourism Week is an annual event maintained by the district to introduce and promote the potential and strengths of lake tourism, the unique culture of ethnic groups in the river region; honor traditional cultural values, contributing to raising awareness of ethnic communities about the responsibility of preserving and promoting traditional culture. This is also an opportunity to promote trade, introduce and connect the consumption of agricultural products, aquatic products, local OCOP products, and promote the development of tourism in the district. Preparations for the event have been completed, Quynh Nhai is ready to organize the Culture, Sports and Tourism Week with exciting activities, welcoming visitors.

Recreating the Kin Pang Then festival of the White Thai people for tourism

Bustling with the spring festival, Quynh Nhai has been effectively exploiting the traditional beauty and ethnic culture to link the development of cultural - spiritual tourism and lake tourism, gradually building unique and different tourism products, with characteristics of the river region, helping the district's tourism develop in the right direction and sustainably.

Hair washing festival of the White Thai people in Quynh Nhai district

According to: Son La Newspaper