The Lao Cai Province Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism has some new offerings to attract tourists, including horse
cart tours to visit ethnic minority villages in Bac Ha town and a trip
to Bac Ha Tourism House to see the local wine...
Bareback: Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to the annual Bac Ha
traditional horse race on Sunday. Seventy-eight jockeys from Bac Ha and
Si Ma Cai districts in the northern province of Lao Cai participated in
the event.
People from the south – especially big cities like
HCM City and Can Tho – think of plums as a Ha Noi specialty. But in
reality they''re grown on Bac Ha Plateau, 340km from the capital.
Bac Ha District, one of the most famous tourism
destinations in the northern province of Lao Cai, has opened a night
market at the district''s centre market.
The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets
found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all
over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the
border region of Si...
Swirls of colour, sparkles of light and shadow and
the interference of cultures are key themes at Italian photographer
Maurizio Cofini''s ongoing photo exhibit here.
More than 30,000 people crowded the central stadium in Bac Ha District,
Lao Cai Province to witness the final round of the Traditional Horse
Racing Competition yesterday morning.
Authorities in the northern province of Lao Cai plan to expand and
upgrade traditional markets in Bac Ha District to facilitate more trade
by ethnic minority communities and attract more tourists.
Farmers from different ethnic groups on Bac Ha plateau in the northern
mountainous province of Lao Cai gathered at weekend to compete in the
annual horse race.
As many as 10,000 visitors are expected to travel to
the highlands of Sa Pa on the coming National Day holidays this
weekend, said Lao Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism director
Tran Huu Son.
