February 24, 2017 | 21:39 (GMT+7)
Ao dai Festival 2017 to see various interesting activities
PANO - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, on February 23, held a press conference to introduce the Ao dai Festival 2017.
Ao Dai Festival will take place from March 3 to 17. Photo: baotintuc.vn
The event will take place from March 3 to 17 with its theme “Quintessence of Vietnamese Ao dai”. Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh will be invited to be the ambassador of the event.
The festival will involve more than 10 activities including a “Charming Ao dai” exhibition in Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, a snapshots contest with Ao dai, and many art performances to entertain local people and visitors and to broaden their knowledge of the traditional dress of Vietnam.
The festival also aims to honor and promote traditional cultural values as well as the beauty and grace of the Ao dai, the symbol of feminine beauty of the Vietnamese women.
Translated by Chung Anh