Opening of Winter Festival " Dance of the White Plateau"

On the afternoon of November 21, Bac Ha district solemnly held the opening ceremony of the Northeastern Winter Festival in 2020 with the theme "Dance of the White Plateau".

The delegates attended the opening ceremony.

Attending the opening ceremony were the comrades: Dang Xuan Phong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Vu Xuan Cuong, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Trinh Xuan Truong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Standing comrades of the People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province; leaders of a number of departments and branches of the province and Bac Ha district together with a large number of people and tourists inside and outside the province. 

Art performance to open the festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Hoang Van Khoa, Vice Chairman of Bac Ha District People's Committee said: The Winter Festival is an opportunity for Bac Ha district to promote new tourism products; preserve, exploit, preserve and develop sports, traditional dances, unique cuisines and cuisines of ethnic groups in the district, thereby contributing to attracting a large number of tourists.

Traditional horse riding performance in Bac Ha.

Coming to the festival, visitors will experience and explore outstanding activities such as: The Open Na Hoi horse racing tournament; Bac Ha Culinary Competition; Street festival; The first Khèn Mong Bac Ha Competition in 2020; experience exploring Bac Ha Cultural Market, flower valley, km 7 rose garden ...

Immediately after the opening ceremony, delegates and visitors immersed themselves in the street festival, with performances bearing bold identity and cultural life of ethnic minorities in Bac Ha district such as: Mong, Nung, Tay, Dao, La Chi ...

Reenactment of the Dao ethnic identity ritual.
Performing dance of the Tay ethnic group.

Delegates, people and visitors dance together to open the festival.

The Northeastern Winter Festival 2020 will take place in 2 days (November 21 and 22).

According to LCĐT

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