The event will feature landscapes, historical and cultural sites, traditional festivals of the locality, including the Quya Hieng festival of the Dao people in Ho Thau commune, a rite to worship the forest genie of the Dao ethnic group in Po Lo commune, and the Gau Tao festival of the Mong ethnic group in Ba Peo commune.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Secretary of the Hoang Su Phi district Party Committee Hoang Hai Ly said the festival contributes to promoting tourism development in the locality and the province in general.
Participating in the festival, visitors will have a chance to survey the most beautiful 100-year-old terraced paddy fields in Vietnam across six communes: Ban Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen.
Tourists will also join traditional cultural and sporting activities of local ethnic groups while learning about their habits and customs.
In addtion, a photo exhibition spotlighting landscapes and daily life of local residents will take place during the event.
Located in northern Vietnam at an altitude of 1,000-1,600 metres above sea level, Ha Giang boasts dramatic landscapes and rich biodiversity. It is also home to numerous medicinal plants.
The national heritage terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi, which attract thousands of holiday-makers yearly, are only some of the fascinating tourism attractions the province offers.
Leaders of Ha Giang People 's Committee awards the certification recognising the Quya Hieng festival as a national intangible cultural heritage.
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Participating in the festival, visitors will have a chance to survey the most beautiful 100-year-old terraced paddy fields in Vietnam across six communes: Ban Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen.
Tourists will also join traditional cultural and sporting activities of local ethnic groups while learning about their habits and customs.
In addtion, a photo exhibition spotlighting landscapes and daily life of local residents will take place during the event.
Located in northern Vietnam at an altitude of 1,000-1,600 metres above sea level, Ha Giang boasts dramatic landscapes and rich biodiversity. It is also home to numerous medicinal plants.
The national heritage terraced rice fields in Hoang Su Phi, which attract thousands of holiday-makers yearly, are only some of the fascinating tourism attractions the province offers.
