Cultural Tourism Week of Mu Cang Chai terraced field opens

Mu Cang Chai terraced field (Credit: VNA)

The Cultural Tourism Week of Mu Cang Chai terraced field 2014 was launched at a ceremony in Mu Cang Chai district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 25.

The event aims to honour the national landscape of Mu Cang Chai terraced field and local ethnic minority groups’ cultural values, boost the relic’s preservation and promotion and tourism development. This is a practical activity to respond to World Tourism Day (September 27) and mark the 57th anniversary of Mu Cang Chai district’s establishment (October 18).

During the opening ceremony, numerous visitors and local people enjoyed a show of local costumes imbued with ethnic culture.

This year’s festival will feature a mountain market with 14 booths of communes and towns in the district, in which typical traditional products of Hmong people and cultural features will be displayed. Community-based tours to tourist attractions in the district will also be offered at the festival.

The festival is organised annually to promote local tourism and culture through an introduction to the local landscape, people, culture and potential to domestic and international visitors.

The event will last until September 30.

Nhan Dan Online