Adjusting the schedule for the Week of the 2024 Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province to mid-November

10/20/2024 - 5:57:39 PM

The Provincial People's Committee Office issued the Official Document No. 9958/VPUBND-NVK on October 15th, 2024, regarding the adjustment of certain contents in the plan for organizing the Week of the 2024 Culture - Tourism of Hoa Binh province.

During the opening night of the Culture-Tourism Week, a special art program themed "The Muong Land in Celebration” will take place.

Accordingly, the schedule for the Culture-Tourism Week has been postponed from the end of October to mid-November. After the adjustment, the Culture-Tourism Week is expected to officially open at 7:30 PM on November 16 at the stage of Hoa Binh Square (Hoa Binh City).

Aside from the change in the event's timing, the other activities within the framework of the Culture-Tourism Week will continue as planned under Plan No. 185/KH-UBND, dated September 4, 2024, by the Provincial People's Committee, with many notable activities such as the ceremony to receive the national special monument certificates for Xom Trai Cave and Mai Da - Vanh village; a photo exhibition; an ethnic costume performance festival of Hoa Binh province; a tourism guide competition; a traditional Can wine festival night…

The Culture-Tourism Week aims to promote and introduce the potential, strengths, beautiful natural landscapes, cultural identities of the ethnic groups, the national special archaeological monuments, Xom Trai Cave and Mai Da - Vanh village, and the province's distinctive and attractive tourist destinations.

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