Drone light show to be performed over Ha Long Bay this summer
The Ha Long Carnival 2024 will be a highlight among 186 tourism promotion programmes and events to be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this year, during which a drone light show will be performed over UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay for the first time.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The Ha LongCarnival 2024 will be a highlight among 186 tourism promotion programmes andevents to be held in the northern province of Quang Ninh this year, duringwhich a drone light show will be performed over UNESCO-recognisedHa Long Bay for the first time.
According to the provincial People’s Committee, the HaLong Carnival is slated for the National Reunification Day (April 30) and MayDay holidays at the Ocean Park in Bai Chay ward of Ha Long city, bringing togetherthousands of domestic and foreign artists.
First held in 2007, the annual event, set to promotethe values of the world natural heritage of Ha Long Bay, has offered a familiar and favourite venue toboth local residents and tourists.
This year’s festival should promote the values ofthe Yen Tu - Vinh Nghiem - Con Son, Kiep Bac heritage complex, whose dossierhas been submitted to UNESCO to seek the world heritage tittle, as well as thetypical values of Quang Ninh, the committee said.
The committee noted that there will be nearly 50cultural, sport and tourism programmes and events at provincial, national andinternational levels in the province in the second quarter of this year.
Such activities are expected to help Quang Ninh fulfill its yearly target of luring at least 17 million tourists, including3 million international visitors, and earning 39.1 trillion VND (1.5 billionUSD) from the tourism sector.
Ha Long Bay was recognised as the world naturalheritage site by UNESCO twice, in 1994 for its globally outstanding aestheticvalues and in 2000 for its geological - geomorphological values.
The recognised area covers 434 sq.km and consists of775 limestone islets of all sizes – one of the core factors of the heritage’svalues./.
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UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay. (Photo: VNA) 
