Dien Bien Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival kicks off
Wednesday, 03/04/2024 16:23 (GMT+7)
The 10th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of Ethnic Groups of Dien Bien district is taking place in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien from April 1 to 3 as part of activities to celebrate the 270th anniversary of the victory of Hoang Cong Chat insurgent troops to liberate Muong Thanh (1754 - 2024), the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7) and Visit Vietnam Year - Dien Bien 2024.
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| Art performance at the festival (Source: https://baolaocai.vn) |
The event drew the participation of more than 500 artisans, actors, athletes and art troupes from 21 communes in the district as well as other provinces such as Bac Giang, Hoa Binh and Thai Nguyen, among others.
Diverse activities such as including a mass art festival, a national costumes show, folk dances, sports competitions and visit booths displaying cultural and tourism products, handicrafts, ethnic cuisine, agricultural and One Commune - One Product (OCOP) products are being held.
The festival aims to preserve, introduce and promote typical cultural values and traditional sports of 11 ethnic groups in Dien Bien district.
This is also an opportunity for artisans, actors and athletes to meet, join in exchanges, strengthen the great national unity, mobilise cooperation of all people in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, thus helping to build an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity./.
Compiled by BTA