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Apr 05, 2018 / 17:08

Various events marks 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet

Hoa Lu Festival, the national cultural heritage in the northern province of Ninh Binh with themed “The 1050-year journey of Dai Co Viet State in the flow of history” will be held from April 24 to 27.

This festival marks the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet, the first feudal state of Vietnam.
 
Various events marks 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet.
Various events marks 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet.
In addition, Ninh Binh province will also hold a wide range of cultural and sport activities and festivals in April, including an art exchange programme between Ninh Binh and Asan city (South Korea), Oudomxay (Laos), Bac Lieu, Ca Mau and Tuyen Quang provinces among others. The national workshop on role of Dai Co Viet in the country’s history, art and photo exhibitions and Thai Vi Temple and Trang An festivals.
In 2018, Ninh Binh will publish books on local intangible cultural heritages and socio-economic development of the province from 2015 - 2018, host the beauty pageant “Miss Hoa Lu” and for the first time, organise a local tourism week promoting the beauty of the Tam Coc and Trang An complexes.
The events will provide people with a better understanding of the role and historic values of Dai Co Viet and promote signature cultural and natural beauties of Hoa Lu ancient capital, according to Pham Quang Ngoc, head of the provincial Party’s Committee Board of Information and Education.
In recent years, Ninh Binh Tourism is considered as a bright spot of the tourism development with the characteristics of safety,  civilized tourism and environmental sanitation. The number of visitors to Ninh Binh has continuously increased.
In 2017, Ninh Binh province welcomed more than 7 million tourists, increased 9,5% year-on-year, of which the domestic tourists account for over 6 million, increased by 8,2% from last year and of which the international tourists account for 859,000, increased by 20% from last year. The tourism revenue reached VND2.5 trillion (US$111 million), increased by 43% in comparision with 2016, according to Ninh Binh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.