Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival 2023 themed "I love Vietnamese Ao Dai"
Tuesday, 21/02/2023 10:15 (GMT+7)
"I love Vietnamese Ao Dai" is the theme of the 9th Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Ao Dai Festival 2023, which will be held by the HCMC Department of Tourism and the HCMC Women's Union in March, under the direction of the HCMC People's Committee throughout March with many exciting activities, promising to bring Vietnamese people and international tourists memorable emotions and unique experiences.
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The banner of the festival (Photo: lehoiaodaitphcm.com.vn) |
The festival is an outstanding annual cultural and tourism event of HCMC held in March every year. With the desire to preserve and promote the unique traditional cultural values of the national costume, and at the same time, inspire and spread the love for Ao Dai (traditional long dress) to domestic and foreign tourists.
This year's festival will take place in March 2023 at historical sites, cultural relics, tourist destinations and works of HCMC, with many unique and attractive activities honoring the beauty of Vietnamese Ao Dai such as opening ceremony of Ao Dai Festival, Ao Dai parade, art program about Ao Dai, Ao Dai charming contest, drawing contest on Ao Dai and Ao Dai online contest.
This will be an ideal rendezvous for those who love the Ao Dai and desire to contribute to honoring and promoting the traditional cultural identity values of the Vietnamese nation; thereby, contributing to promoting the image of HCMC - "Safe Destination - Lively Journey"./.
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