The event aims to portray the beauty of the culture, people and nature of Muong Lo village though special performances by hundreds of local artists, including mua xoe (traditional dance of Thai ethnic people). The dance brings everyone together in a circle around the village shrine, and with so people hand-in-hand forming the circle.

On this occasion, the Gau Tao (new year) festival will also be held, along with mua sap (bamboo pole dancing), khen (pan-pipe) performances and the Mong ethic people’s ritual of worshipping the tea tree.

The week will also kick off a travel programme offering various tours of nearby villages, waterfalls, terraced fields, hot-water streams and tea farms in Nghia Lo, Van Chan and Mu Cang Chai towns. These tours will offer visitors a chance to experience the daily lives of the locals, offering them a genuine cultural experience.