The spring flower festival opened on February 5 in Bai Dinh flower valley close to the Bai Dinh pagoda in Gia Sinh commune of Gia Vien district in Ninh Binh. The festival is set to continue until March 20. Covering an area of nearly 15 hectares, the spring flower festival has been divided into indoor and outdoor areas for guests to visit. Artisans use flowers to portray different themes including Buddhism, a traditional Tet holiday in Vietnam,and bamboos. Throughout the displays the traditional values of Vietnam are on show. Fields of Orchidaceae flowers are in full bloom at the festival. Visitors are able to take beautiful photos and participate in a range of folk games held at the event. Guests can also get involved in traditional dances and Ao Dai fashion shows. Other events at the festival include calligraphy and Vietnamese tea culture which guests are free to enjoy. The spring flower festival opened on February 5 in Bai Dinh flower valley close to the … [Read more...] about Spring flower festival proves to be a hit in Ninh Binh during first days of Tet
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Ban Flower Festival 2018 honors traditional cultural values
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Van Binh Chairman of the Communist Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and head of the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region, said the annual festival bolsters the cultural development in the region, thus helping the province become a key destination on the northwestern tourism route. An art performance at the opening ceremony of the Ban Flower Festival 2018 The festival aims to honor and preserve traditional cultural values of ethnic groups and strengthen national unity, as well as promote local landscapes and people to international friends, he added. Aside from the opening ceremony held in the May 7 Square, the festival will feature a number of activities including art performances and exhibitions on local tourism products, among others. The highlight of this year will be a fashion show on traditional costumes of Dien Bien’s ethnic groups, which is expected to draw the participation of many local … [Read more...] about Ban Flower Festival 2018 honors traditional cultural values
Ban Flower Festival 2018 honours traditional cultural values
An art performance at the opening ceremony of the Ban Flower Festival 2018 (Photo: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) – The Ban Flower Festival 2018 kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien on March 17, attracting thousands of people in the province and surrounding localities. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Van Binh Chairman of the Communist Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and head of the Steering Committee for Northwestern Region, said the annual festival bolsters the cultural development in the region, thus helping the province become a key destination on the northwestern tourism route. The festival aims to honour and preserve traditional cultural values of ethnic groups and strengthen national unity, as well as promote local landscapes and people to international friends, he added. Aside from the opening ceremony held in the May 7 Square, the festival will feature a number of activities including art performances and exhibitions … [Read more...] about Ban Flower Festival 2018 honours traditional cultural values
Ban flower festival 2018 promotes tourism, folk culture
The Ban flower festival features the folk game "tung còn" - throwing a sacred ball through a ring. (Photo: baodienbienphu.com) Visitors can participate in folk games including throwing a sacred ball through a ring, blind man’s buff, and pushing each other with a stick. Lo Thi Mai, who lives in Dien Bien Phu city, said: “I go to the ban flower festival every year. I find it lot of fun. I hope Dien Bien province will become more developed and attract more visitors”. Festival goers compete in smashing "bánh giày" (round sticky rice cakes). (Photo: baodienbienphu.com) The festival features 75 booths highlighting tourism products and culture of localities across Vietnam. Ngo The Hieu, director of Bac Ninh province’s tourism promotion center, said: “We introduce visitors to ‘quan ho’ folk duet performances and Dong Ho folk paintings to promote Bac Ninh’s tourism potential”. The festival officially opens … [Read more...] about Ban flower festival 2018 promotes tourism, folk culture
Bauhinia Flower Festival 2018 to open in Dien Bien
Aside from the opening ceremony held in the May 7 Square on March 17, the festival will feature a number of activities including art performances and exhibitions on local tourism products, among others. An art performance at Ban Flower Festival 2017 The highlight of this year will be a fashion show on traditional costumes of Dien Bien’s ethnic groups, which is expected to draw the participation of many local artisans, in a bid to introduce traditional culture of ethnic groups in Vietnam and Dien Bien in particular. There will also be a pack-bike competition where participants push pack-bikes carrying food from the Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument to the Hill D relic site. This activity aims to illustrate the Dien Bien Phu Operation of the Vietnamese people and army in 1954. The annual Ban Flower Festival aims to honor and promote the natural beauty, cultural heritage and ethnic groups of the province. It also helps affirm the tourism trademark of Dien Bien … [Read more...] about Bauhinia Flower Festival 2018 to open in Dien Bien