Quang Ninh: Binh Lieu yellow season festival to kick off this weekend
A festival to honour the ethnic traditional cultures and natural beauty of the border district of Binh Lieu in northern Quang Ninh province will be held from October 29 to November 20.
Quang Ninh (VNA) - A festival to honour the ethnic traditionalcultures and natural beauty of the border district of Binh Lieu in northernQuang Ninh province will be held from October 29 to November 20.
The “Hoi mua vang” (yellow season festival) will include a variety ofactivities for participants to get immersed in local cultures and explore thebeauty of the terraced fields during the ripening rice season such us a runningrace on October 29, com moi (new rice) worshiping ceremony on November 4, apageant for most beautiful girl in traditional costume, a paragliding programmeand an ethnic women’s football tournament on November 5.
The yellow season festival has been held annually by the People’s Committee ofBinh Lieu district since 2020.
Binh Lieu has become a new destination for tourists in recent years thanks toits primitive beauty.
Although the locality is endowed with a charming beauty all year-round, thedistrict particularly strikes visitors when fall transitions to winter. Fromthe glossy yellow hues of staircase rice fields to the magnificent mountainlandscape and natural waterfalls, the area visually amazes at every turn.
More than 90% of locals in the mountainous district are ethnic minorities suchas Tay, San Chi and Dao. The area is also home to special cultural festivitiessuch as the Soong Co and San Co folk song singing festivals and Luc Nafestival./.
French-flagged cruise ship Le Lape'rouse with over 100 foreign holidaymakers aboard docked at Ha Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh on October 13.
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Terraced field in Binh Lieu (Photo: Internet) 
