Folk games will be held during the Culture - Tourism Week in Bac Giang province from February 14 to 20 (Photo: langvietonline.vn)
Bac Giang (VNA) - The northernprovince of Bac Giang will host a Culture - Tourism Week from February 14 to 20with a theme ‘Discover Sacred Land in Tay Yen Tu’.
The week aims to introduce provincial tourism potential and Tay Yen Tu cultureheritage in particular.
"We want to focus on Tay Yen Tu Holy Tourism Complex," said Tran MinhHa, Director of the provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
"Tay Yen Tu Holy Tourism Complex includes a system of historical, culturalrelics and landscapes located on the west and north of Yen Tu Mountain tointroduce to tourists and tourism companies".
The week will have various activities in the districts of Son Dong, Yen Dung, LucNam, Luc Ngan and Bac Giang City. Highlights of the week will include aBuddhism statue procession, a ceremony for peace and prosperity, a photoexhibition on Truc Lam Zen and the publication of the book Relics andSightseeing in Tay Yen Tu.
The 100-page book is compiled by historians from Bac Giang Museum and publishedby Ethnic Culture Publisher.
Thuong and Ha Pagoda inauguration will be held onthe second and the fourth days of the week. This is a part of Tay Yen Tucomplex which is being built by Bac Giang province with total capital of 300billion VND (nearly 13 million USD).
In addition, Han-Nom woodblocks from Vinh Nghiem Pagoda will be displayedduring the week. They were listed as World Documentary Heritage by UNESCO in2012.
A range of cultural and sport activities will also be held such as chau van singingand the Non Vua Mountain Climb tournament. - VNA
Holding the Yen Tu festival in Tay Yen Tu in northern Bac Giang province and Dong Yen Tu in neighbouring Quang Ninh province will help preserve and promote the cultural values of Yen Tu, said a Government Committee for Religious Affairs official.
The northern province of Bac Giang has successfully secured more than 1.5 billion USD in 16 tourism projects at an investment promotion conference held in Bac Giang city on October 10.
Citrus trees in Luc Ngan district of Bac Giang province have begun to bear fruit, promising to bring orchard owners in great revenue and helping them attract a large number of visitors.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Folk games will be held during the Culture - Tourism Week in Bac Giang province from February 14 to 20 (Photo: langvietonline.vn) 
