A corner of Cai Rang floating market (Source: VNA)
CanTho (VNA) - The third Cai Rang Floating Market Culture and TourismFestival kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 7.
Theannual festival is part of activities to respond to the Vietnam Tourism Day(July 9), and honour and promote the images and culture of the Cai Rangfloating market, a national intangible cultural heritage.
Speakingat the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee LeVan Tam stressed that the Cai Rang floating market is one of the highlights of CanTho’s tourism as it honours cultural values of river areas and trading on therivers.
The market’s operation helps transfer economic structure, create jobs and attractinvestment, contributing to promoting the locality’s socio-economic developmentand raising its position.
The organiser said a wide range of activities are featured in the three-day event,including a parade of tourism boats, a composite boat race, a photo, book and magazine exhibition, tourismpromotion programmes and a Don ca tai tu performance exchange.
The Cai Rang Floating Market, located about 6km from the centre of Can Thocity, has been around for centuries. It is a prime example of the waterwaymarket culture in the southwestern region, where people buy and sell goods onboats.
It becomes an attractive destination for tourists, helping the locality topromote tourism development.
The municipal authority has made efforts to preserve and develop the heritage,focusing on raising public awareness of the importance of the market fortourism development, enhancing tourism links in the region, towards attractingmore and more holiday-makers to the city.-VNA
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A corner of Cai Rang floating market (Source: VNA) 
