Attending the opening ceremony were the following officers: Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Head of the Hanoi National Assembly delegation, Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue; Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Chairman of Ethnic Committee, Mr. Do Van Chien; Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Chu Ngoc Anh; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms. Trinh Thi Thuy; Standing Deputy Secretary of Hanoi City Party Committee, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyen; Member of the Standing Committee of Hanoi City Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of Hanoi City People’s Council, Ms. Phung Thi Hong Ha; Vice Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, Mr. Nguyen Manh Quyen.
The delegates of Hoa Binh province, including Member of the Party Central Committee, former Secretary of Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Bui Van Tinh; Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Mr. Ngo Van Tuan; Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Bui Van Khanh, etc. and representatives of leaders of central ministries, Hanoi city and Hoa Binh province; representatives of some embassies in Hanoi and the majority of the people of the capital and tourists.
Delegates cut the ribbon to open the festival.
Speaking at the opening event, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Bui Van Khanh said, Hoa Binh, the Northwest gateway of the country, a land with a rich history and unique culture with world-famous “Hoa Binh culture” and glorious revolutionary tradition, where six ethnic groups converge together in solidarity, attachment, loyalty, deeply love the country… Hoa Binh’s natural beauty is made up of mountains and hills, where the majestic Da River, the romantic Hoa Binh lake, with Mai Chau valley, Muong Bi land, Muong Vang land with terraced fields, etc. Hoa Binh is also blessed with magnificent and beautiful landscapes. This is the potential for Hoa Binh to develop tourism.
“It can be said that the Hoa Binh land and people are associated with the thousand-year history of building and defending the nation, where precious traditional and cultural values are kept, and being blessed with wonderful, beautiful and attractive landscapes by nature, all these factors have been focused on arousing and promoting strongly by Hoa Binh province over the years to create an important driving force for contribution to promoting practical socio-economic development, creating a comprehensive change in Hoa Binh homeland”- Mr. Bui Van Khanh emphasized.
Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Hoa Binh Provincial People’s Committee, Mr. Bui Van Khanh speaking at the opening ceremony
According to Mr. Bui Van Khanh, Hoa Binh Provincial Tourism and Cultural Festival held in Hanoi is an important cultural and tourist event of Hoa Binh province, to introduce cultural identities and promote tourism potential to a large number of people in Hanoi and tourists from everywhere, etc. “Through this event, Hoa Binh province wishes to strengthen the connection with Hanoi capital and other provinces and cities nationwide to closely link the tourist area and develop tourism professionally and sustainably. Also, Hoa Binh province commits to create the most favorable conditions for businesses and tourists for investment and visit locally “.
With the theme “Hoa Binh – An epic region”, Hoa Binh Provincial Tourism and Cultural Festival in Hanoi in 2021 aims to strengthen and expand cooperation, promote potentials, advantages, promote cooperation and promote socio-economic development of Hoa Binh province and Hanoi city. Also, the event is an opportunity to connect investors, businesses, travel companies, units and individuals to cooperate in developing Hoa Binh cultural and tourism products, contributing to expanding the tourist market and stimulating tourism demand.
The art performance at the opening ceremony bears the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group, Hoa Binh province
Gong Muong Art Parade.
Hoa Binh Provincial Tourism and Cultural Festival in Hanoi was held from January 22 to 24, 2021 with many rich activities taking place at the pedestrian street space of Hoan Kiem lake and the surrounding area such as The ethnic arts program of Hoa Binh province; showcasing local culture, cuisine and products; performing folk games; exhibition of cultural and tourism photos of Hoa Binh province; Gong Muong art parade, etc.
Right in the opening night, the people and visitors were able to enjoy special artistic performances bearing the bold cultural identity of Muong ethnic people, notably the repertoire of typical festivals in Hoa Binh such as Festival for praying seasons of the Muong people, festival in the opening of Muong Bi, Xen Muong Festival, fishing on streams festival, festival of Muong Dam’s De rice, new rice festival, etc. Along with that, people and visitors also experience and enjoy the specialties of agricultural products and cuisine of the ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province.
Some pictures in the cultural, cuisine and products areas of Hoa Binh province.
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