April 24, 2017 | 17:58 (GMT+7)
Sam Son tourist destination promoted to city status
PANO - A ceremony to open a festival in celebration of the 110th anniversary of Sam Son Tourism took place in Sam Son town, Thanh Hoa province, on April 22 evening.At the ceremony, the Thanh Hoa authorities also announced the Government’s decision to promote Sam Son to a city status.
Present at the event were Former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu; Pham Minh Chinh, member of Politburo, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organization; Vuong Dinh Hue, member of Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister; and Uong Chu Luu, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Chairman of National Assembly.
According to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 368 issued in 2017, Sam Son city covers an area of 44.94 sq. km and has a population of 150,902 people. It has 11 administrative units comprising eight wards namely Bac Son, Trung Son, Truong Son, Quang Tien, Quang Cu, Quang Chau, Quang Tho, Quang Vinh and three communes of Quang Minh, Quang Hung and Quang Dai.
An artistic show, themed “Sam Son blue sea singing all year round” opening the ceremony, recalled the history of Sam Son over the past 110 years, and highlighted strong changes of Sam Son tourism with modernized and civilized tourist services.
During the festival, numerous cultural and sport activities such as a Trade-Tourism Fair scheduled between April 21 and 25, Sam Son summer table tennis, badminton, tennis tournaments from April 21-23 and a Futsal Delta Cup tourney will be organized.
Translated by Dinh Viet