Vietnam’s central Quang Nam Province will open a festival Wednesday highlighting the heritage and traditional cultures of Indochina’s three countries – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
The Quang Nam Heritage Festival will take place from June 27 to 30 in and around the historic town of Hoi An.
The third edition of the biennial festival will open Wednesday evening in Hoi An with a show featuring performances by art troupes from Cambodia and Laos together with their Vietnamese counterparts.
Cambodia will be represented by artists from Siem Reap Province, and Laos by performers from Luang Prabang and Champasak Province.
Vietnam boasts five UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, two of which – Hoi An Town and the ancient Hindu sanctuary of My Son – are in Quang Nam province.
The highlights will include night festivals, a show on Indochinese culture, a food festival featuring specialties from the region, and a seminar on the Indochina cultural heritage road.
Many entertainment activities will also be launched, including kite flying, boat races, a vintage bike rally, sea diving, and a beach volleyball tournament.
The rally, with bicycles and motorbikes made between the 1920s and 70s, will start from the Palm Garden Resort in Hoi An Wednesday afternoon and arrive at the inauguration of the Quang Nam - Heritage Festival.
The next morning the group will arrive at the My Son Sanctuary where theywill visit the famous Phuoc Kieu bronze casting village and the Duy Xuyen traditional silk village.
The rally wraps up that evening with the winner being handed Queen of the Old Bikes Award.
Visitors will be taken on excursions to traditional craft villages in the historic town of Hoi An and Dien Ban and Duy Xuyen districts.
The Heritage Festival has been held since 2003 to promote tourism in the central province.
Source: http://www.thanhniennews.com/
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