The opening ceremony of the Cultural and Tourism Week in 2019 is scheduled to take place on the evening of December 6 in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh.

The cultural event aims to honour the province’s traditional values whilst also helping tourists from Vietnam and abroad gain a greater insight into the area’s potential for economics, culture, and tourism. 

A wide range of entertaining activities will be held during the event including a photo exhibition, a food festival, and displays depicting the cultural heritages of ethnic groups that live throughout Hoa Binh province, a beauty contest, and a seminar discussing ways in which to promote tourism products in the locality.

In addition, a number of tours will be designed on the occasion to help visitors explore popular destinations in Hoa Binh such as Mai Chau and Hoa Binh lake.  

Most notably, a workshop will be held on December 10 which aims to seek solutions for tourism development in the locality in future.

Since the start of the year, Hoa Binh province has welcomed approximately 2.5 million visitors, achieving 83.3 per cent of the yearly plan and earning an estimated tourism revenue of VND 1,650 billion.