Various cultural and sports activities, featuring the Thai ethnicgroup's traditional identities, will be held for the first time in thenorthern province of Lai Chau from December 27 to 29.
The eventwill bring together local people and those from the provinces of DienBien, Hoa Binh and Son La, as well as Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Nghe An, andThanh Hoa, where the majority of the Thai ethnic people in the countrylive.
Mass artistic performances will be organised during thedays, and traditional costume shows, tourism and cultural products aswell as the revival of traditional ceremonies of the group will beshowcased.
Various folk games will be organised during the festival
Visitorswill be able to explore some popular tourism sites in the province,including the villages of Vang Pheo, Ban Hon and Na Luong, as well asSan Thang and Pusamcap.
Lai Chau has the maximum number of Thaipeople, numbering more than 400,000 people, accounting for 37 percent ofthe province's population.
According to Vuong Van Thanh, ViceChairman of the Lai Chau People's Committee, 150,000 tourists visit theprovince every year, 20,000 of which are foreigners.
"We havecoordinated with the neighbouring provinces to draw tourists todestinations in the northern provinces of Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai,as well as Dien Bien and Son La," he said.
"Our challenge is howtourists can be made to stay longer in Lai Chau." caption: Atraditional Thai dance will be featured at the first-ever Thai ethnicgroup festival to be held in the northern province of Lai Chau.-VNA
The eventwill bring together local people and those from the provinces of DienBien, Hoa Binh and Son La, as well as Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Nghe An, andThanh Hoa, where the majority of the Thai ethnic people in the countrylive.
Mass artistic performances will be organised during thedays, and traditional costume shows, tourism and cultural products aswell as the revival of traditional ceremonies of the group will beshowcased.
Various folk games will be organised during the festival
Visitorswill be able to explore some popular tourism sites in the province,including the villages of Vang Pheo, Ban Hon and Na Luong, as well asSan Thang and Pusamcap.
Lai Chau has the maximum number of Thaipeople, numbering more than 400,000 people, accounting for 37 percent ofthe province's population.
According to Vuong Van Thanh, ViceChairman of the Lai Chau People's Committee, 150,000 tourists visit theprovince every year, 20,000 of which are foreigners.
"We havecoordinated with the neighbouring provinces to draw tourists todestinations in the northern provinces of Phu Tho, Yen Bai and Lao Cai,as well as Dien Bien and Son La," he said.
"Our challenge is howtourists can be made to stay longer in Lai Chau." caption: Atraditional Thai dance will be featured at the first-ever Thai ethnicgroup festival to be held in the northern province of Lai Chau.-VNA
