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Kon Tum Province’s Culture Tourism Week kicks off today

Gong dances will be highlighted at the Kon Tum Province’s Culture Tourism Festival from December 14 to 17 in Kon Tum City. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Giang
Viet Nam News

KON TUM — The Tay Nguyen’s (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum’s Culture Tourism Week opens today in Kon Tum City.

The four-day event features the folk culture of ethnic groups who live in the Central Highlands, their gong dances, as well as traditional costumes and cuisine.

The festival will open with a gala concert “Sac Tham Po Lang” (Colour of Red Cotton Tree) featuring People’s Artist Vy Hoa and Meritorious Artists Anh Tuyet and Ta Minh Tam.

The concert will begin at 7pm at the May 16 Square.

The event will attract more than 700 artisans, musicians and performers from the region, and from provinces in the central and Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta regions.

Gong dances and folk music performances with traditional music instruments of different ethic groups will be featured.

A wood sculpture exhibition and workshop will also be set up at a communal house where tourists and visitors can interact with artisans and learn crafts from them.

An exhibition introducing the Central Highlands’ cultural heritage will be held at the province’s museum.

The festival will also include presentations of the region’s traditional rituals, a cuisine fair, a street art festival and traditional games.

A number of trips around Kon Tum City and its neighbouring districts of Kon Plong, Kon Ray, Ngoc Hoi, Tu Mo Rong and Sa Thay will be offered to promote home-stay services and the province’s natural landscapes.

The organisers expect to welcome 200,000 visitors during the festival, which will close on December 17. — VNS


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