Ninh Thuan to host Cham ethnic festival
(VOV) - A culture, sports and tourism festival will be held in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan from October 14-16 for Cham ethnic people from all parts of the country.
The event is scheduled to take place in Po Klongirai tower tourism area, Huu Duc communal stadium, My Nghiep brocade weaving craft village and Bau Truc pottery craft village.
The festival, called “Cham culture-preservation, development and integration”, will focus on five major activities: arts performances, fashion shows, food and book exhibitions, seminars on preserving and developing Cham culture, and sports competitions.
The organizing board said the event aims to provide opportunities for Cham ethnic people to exchange experiences in preserving and developing Cham culture.
In Vietnam, there are 145,235 Cham ethnic people living in Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh, An Giang and Ho Chi Minh City.
Ninh Thuan has the largest number of Cham ethnic people (57,137 or nearly half of total the Cham population).