March 04, 2017 | 20:51 (GMT+7)
Ao dai festival held in Southern hub
PANO – The Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) festival, themed "Charm of Ao dai in Ho Chi Minh City," was kicked off in Nguyen Hue Pedestrian street of District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City on March 3 by the city's Department of Tourism and Women's Association. Miss Vietnam 2016 Do My Linh was invited to be the event's ambassador.
At the opening ceremony of the festival
The half-month festival covers various activities such as an exhibition entitled "Ao dai - Traditional quintessence of the Vietnamese people" in Nguyen Hue Pedestrian street; a beauty contest themed "Charm of Ao dai" with the participation of more than 1,700 contestants and 250 units; a photo competition titled "Online beautiful photos of Ao dai", and more. Notably, the event will feature an Ao dai parade themed "I love Vietnam" with thousands of young participants and a ceremony to hand over 100 scholarships for needy students.
At the opening festival, locals and guests enjoyed an art performance themed "Quintessence of Vietnamese Ao dai" with traditional and modern collections from designers Si Hoang, Trinh Do Hoai Nam, Lien Huong, and Viet Hung, to name just a few.
Translated by Trung Thanh