Cai Rang floating market (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Culture of the Cai Rang Floating Market, the national intangiblecultural heritage will be a highlight of the Vietnam Ethnic Groups'Unity–Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week in Hanoi from November 18-23.
Don Ca Tai Tu(Amateur Singing), which was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage byUNESCO, will also be another highlight of the event, the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism announced on October 17.
Nearly 200ethnic minority people and artists of 13 groups, namely Tay, Dao, Mong, Muong,Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Co Tu, E De, Khmer, Cham, Kinh, Raglai of 13 localitiesand local tourism associations, tourism agencies will join the event.
A number ofcultural exchanges among ethnic minority groups, workshops, seminars onbuilding and developing the Tourism and Culture Village of VietnameseEthnic Groups will also take place during the festival.
The annualevent aims to honour the cultural heritage of the ethnic minority groups ofVietnam and promote cultural, sports and tourism exchanges.
The activityalso helps consolidate the national great unity and welcome the 87thanniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18), and the VietnamCultural Heritage Day (November 23).
The Cai RangFloating Market, formed over 100 years ago, has become a tourism brand of theMekong Delta city of Can Tho. It is a prime example of the waterway marketculture in the southwestern region, where people buy and sell goods on boats.
About 200 – 250 waterway vehicles engage inbuying and selling activities at the market every day with agriculturalproducts being main goods. About 2,000 tonnes of products are sold and boughtat the market each day, generating over 3 billion VND (132,000 USD) in dailyrevenue.-VNA
Don Ca Tai Tu(Amateur Singing), which was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage byUNESCO, will also be another highlight of the event, the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism announced on October 17.
Nearly 200ethnic minority people and artists of 13 groups, namely Tay, Dao, Mong, Muong,Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Co Tu, E De, Khmer, Cham, Kinh, Raglai of 13 localitiesand local tourism associations, tourism agencies will join the event.
A number ofcultural exchanges among ethnic minority groups, workshops, seminars onbuilding and developing the Tourism and Culture Village of VietnameseEthnic Groups will also take place during the festival.
The annualevent aims to honour the cultural heritage of the ethnic minority groups ofVietnam and promote cultural, sports and tourism exchanges.
The activityalso helps consolidate the national great unity and welcome the 87thanniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18), and the VietnamCultural Heritage Day (November 23).
The Cai RangFloating Market, formed over 100 years ago, has become a tourism brand of theMekong Delta city of Can Tho. It is a prime example of the waterway marketculture in the southwestern region, where people buy and sell goods on boats.
About 200 – 250 waterway vehicles engage inbuying and selling activities at the market every day with agriculturalproducts being main goods. About 2,000 tonnes of products are sold and boughtat the market each day, generating over 3 billion VND (132,000 USD) in dailyrevenue.-VNA
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