The ASEAN Photo and Documentary Exhibition will be launched in Cao Bang province on September 7 (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)
Cao Bang (VNA) - The ASEANPhoto and Documentary Exhibition will be launched in the northern mountainousprovince of Cao Bang on September 7.
This will be the first time the province has hosted an international photoexhibition.
The exhibition will feature around 500photographs, of which 300 are about ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations),and the rest about Cao Bang; 30 documentaries about ASEAN; and stamps and sealsof ASEAN countries.
Photos displayed are arranged in themessuch as beauty, traditional culture, ethnic minorities, and environmentalprotection work of ASEAN countries.
The three-day event, jointly organised by theMinistry of Information and Communication and the Cao Bang People’s Committee,is expected to give visitors an insight into countries and people in the ASEANCommunity, and promote mutual understanding as well as friendship and unityamong ASEAN people.
This is also an opportunity for Cao Bang tointroduce its economic and tourism potential to international friends.
Cao Bang, a northern mountainous province, ishome to many ethnic groups like Tay, Nung, Mong and Dao.
It is home to the magnificent Ban Gioc waterfall,the fourth largest border waterfall; the UNESCO-recognised global geopark Non NuocCao Bang; and the historic site Pac Po Cave where late President Ho Chi Minhlived for a short time after he returned to Vietnam from abroad to lead theVietnamese revolution against France.-VNA
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The ASEAN Photo and Documentary Exhibition will be launched in Cao Bang province on September 7 (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) 
