Opening of Northwest Culture - Tourism Week in Ho Chi Minh City

Attending the opening ceremony were comrade Phan Van Mai, member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee; leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee of Dien Bien province. Son La province had comrade Trang Thi Xuan, member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Standing Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Representatives of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tourism Associations of the provinces: Son La, Dien Bien, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Phu Tho.

Special art program at the opening ceremony of the Northwest Culture - Tourism Week

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Duong Anh Duc emphasized that the Northwest Culture - Tourism Week in Ho Chi Minh City is a gathering place for "Cultural Colors", an opportunity to connect cultural and tourism products, contributing to promoting connections and developing tourism between the Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City with the whole country and internationally. At the same time, promoting potentials and strengths, attracting investment, building unique tourism products, creating a new step of development for tourism between the Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City; contributing to consolidating and enhancing the connection and cooperation between the Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City, affirming the achievements of cooperation in all fields, enhancing exchanges and expanding connections, promoting investment and development between localities, demonstrating the cultural harmony and solidarity between ethnic groups in the Northwest provinces and Ho Chi Minh City, helping the people of the Northwest provinces understand more about the dynamic and developing city.

Artisans introduce cultural products of Son La province

At the opening ceremony of the cultural week, delegates and audiences enjoyed an art program with the theme "Vietnam, a wonderful country". The program was divided into 3 chapters, including 13 performances with the participation of more than 250 actors from Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Son La, Dien Bien, Ha Giang, creating a unique and attractive art space, bearing the mark of the highlands in the heart of the city named after Uncle Ho.

The Northwest Culture and Tourism Week in Ho Chi Minh City will take place from December 4-6 with a series of unique and attractive cultural activities such as: Experiencing the culture of the Thai, Mong, Dao ethnic communities; experiencing the Tang Cau ritual of the Thai ethnic group in Son La; the art program "Colors of Son La - Northwest"; street cultural parade with the theme "Dien Bien - Convergence of Colors"; photo exhibition; activities displaying and introducing culture, tourism, trade, agriculture of Son La and Dien Bien provinces...

People follow the traditional cultural beauty of the Northwest ethnic groups.

In addition, visitors can also immerse themselves in the highland cultural space; experience the community culture of the Thai, Mong, Dao ethnic groups; the Tang Cau ritual of the Thai ethnic group in Son La and activities displaying and introducing the culture, tourism, trade, and agriculture of Dien Bien and Son La provinces...

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