Opening the Festival "Essence of the Northwest - Flavors of Lao Cai"

On the evening of November 20, in Sa Pa town, the People's Committee of Lao Cai province held the opening ceremony of the Festival "Essence of the Northwest - Flavors of Lao Cai" and the Art Fashion Show "Northwest Brocade - Love Story".

This is the attractive event held at the provincial level, which is the starting premise for the Festival "Essence of the Northwest - Flavors of Lao Cai" which will be officially held in 2022 with the encouragement of the provinces and cities in the broadly Northwest region and Ho Chi Minh City.

Delegates attending the Opening Ceremony

Delegates attended the Opening Ceremony: Mr. Dang Xuan Phong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Trinh Xuan Truong, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Standing comrades of People's Council, People's Committee, Provincial Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; leaders of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; representatives of departments, branches and localities in the province.

Special opening art program

After the Opening Ceremony, the delegates, people and visitors enjoyed the art fashion show with the theme "Northwest Brocade - Love Story". It was the brocade when being associated with new and lively love stories that reflect more clearly the true picture of the lives of ethnic minorities. The love stories associated with costumes, textures, brocade colors, combinations of music effects, lighting, artistic stage installations, dance language... prove the intense vitality and perfect creativity made from brilliant materials and colors of life, honoring the unique and characteristic beauty of ethnic costumes.

The art fashion show had the throughout theme of "Northwest Brocade - Love Story".

The program had the participation of famous designers: Duy Nguyen, David Minh Duc, Vu Viet Ha, Quang Huy, Tran Thanh Man, Minh Minh, Xuan Nguyen, Lan Rung brocade, brocade artisans, professional models and Lao Cai, Sa Pa combined on the background of the performance program of artist Ngo Hong Quang, artist group Dan Do, artist Trung Luong, singer Hoang Duong and Lao Cai ethnic art troupe.

Performing folk games to attract tourists.

Recreating the custom of pulling wife - a cultural feature that makes Sa Pa Love Market

Coming to Sa Pa on this occasion, visitors also have the opportunity to experience the cultural tourism product that recreates the Sa Pa Love Market and the art performance program for tourism "Weaving Sa Pa love" with an open space, can hear, see and experience the beauties in the cultural life of Lao Cai ethnic groups. Along with that is the exhibition space "Brocade - Story Tales" introducing brocade colors in Lao Cai - Northwest, introducing brocade craft villages and brocade products of the Mong and Xa, Pho, Dao, Tay, Giay ethnic groups.

Festival "Essence of the Northwest - Flavors of Lao Cai" will take place until the end of 21/11/2021./.

According to Duc Phuong/LCDT

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