A festival to commemorate the nation’s legendary mother Au Co began in Ha Hoa district, the northern midland province of Phu Tho on February 6, the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
The Tich Dien (ploughing) festival officially opened on February 6 in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam in the presence of Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and representatives from many ministries and sectors.
Dong Van karst plateau in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang welcomed nearly 4,500 tourist arrivals during the first three days of the traditional Lunar New Year, raking in over 4 billion VND (190,000 USD).
Hanoi has so far welcomed over 2.6 million domestic and foreign arrivals during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday that began on January 27 and will end on February 9.
As many as 60,000 tourists, including nearly 41,000 foreign visitors visited imperial Hue’s relics in the central province of Thua Thien–Hue during the first three days of Tet (the Lunar New Year)-the Year of the Horse.
The Khanh Hoa provincial tourism sector is preparing to welcome tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2014 with the expectation of greeting about 154,000 tourist arrivals, including 35,000 foreigners.
As many as 39,011 people visited historical Ba Dinh square and paid tribute to Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2014.
The Huong Pagoda Festival officially opened in Hanoi’s My Duc district on February 5 or the sixth day of the lunar New Year, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims.
People across the country are enjoying spring festivals, during which they wish for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity for all.
130 photos of Vietnamese traditional cultural festivals are on display at an exhibition which opened in the northern port city of Hai Phong on January 22.
The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first month of 2014 is estimated at 722,350, up 7.5 percent from last December and 21 percent against 2013’s January.
More than 6,000 arrangements from over 700 artisans have been displayed at the largest Spring Flower Festival in HCM city on January 25.