February 24, 2017 | 21:39 (GMT+7)
Cherry-yellow apricot blossom festival to open in Quang Ninh
PANO - The Yen Tu cherry –yellow apricot blossom festival will take place in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province from March 11 to 15, announced the Quang Ninh municipal People’s Committee at a press conference on February 23.
Visitors at the cherry-yellow apricot blossom festival in 2016
The festival, themed “Cooperation and Development”, will feature various activities including a show of Japanese and Vietnamese traditional and modern costumes, a Vietnam-Japan cultural and art exchange, and an exhibition popularizing the images of Japanese cherry blossom and Yen Tu yellow apricot.
The organizing panel will also conduct activities to introduce products of Ha Long city-based businesses and local tourism products; promote typical household goods of Vietnamese and Japanese makers; as well as hold a Vietnam-Japan investment promotion conference in tourism industry.
Translated by Thuy Duong