Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 to be the biggest ever
People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province coordinated with related
agencies to hold a press conference to announce the program of Ha Long -
Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 on April 1, 2011.
Accordingly, the Ha Long - Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 will take place
from April 28 to May 2, 2011 at the Bai Chay and Tuan Chau tourist areas
and in the centre of Ha Long City with attractive culture, sport and
tourism events.
The main activities will include the seminar on voting campaign for Ha
Long Bay to become one of the seven natural wonders of the world,
contest of the best MC on Ha Long Bay, music and poetry night on Ha
Long, gastronomy festival, international beach volleyball final round,
Open Quang Ninh tennis tournament, classical music concert in the Dau Go
Grotto and Quang Ninh international trade fair.
Especially, the high-tech and unique light art performance which is held
for the first time in the Ha Long - Quang Ninh Tourism Week with the
theme “Miraculous Ha Long by night” and last about 90 minutes will bring
surprises to visitors.
The Ha Long Carnival which will be held at 8:00pm on May 1 at the Bai
Chay Tourist Area will be the highlight of the tourism week, including
three parts: opening ceremony, art performances on stage, carnival
parade and masquerade festival. Notably, this year the Ha Long Carnival
is expected to show more cultural features of each locality in the
province such as the tutelary god procession of Tra Co Communal House in
Mong Cai City and Tien Cong (the founding fathers) procession of Yen
Hung District…
Besides, there will be culture, sport and tourism activities to respond
the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 in tourist centers as the
cities of Mong Cai, Uong Bi. The organising board has also invited art
troupes from Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan (China) to perform at the festival.
The Ha Long - Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 is not only an important
event to promote the image, cultural values and landscapes of Quang Ninh
Province, but also contributes to enhance competitive capacity of
tourism in the province. This is also a good chance to strengthen the
promotion for Halong Bay, and create the support from a large number of
international visitors to vote for Ha Long Bay to get the New7Wonders of
Nature title.
Compiled by Phuong Anh http://www.vietnamtourism.com