This was announced at the board’s meeting in Phu Tho province on April 10 to examine its preparations for the Hung Kings Temple Festival which is going to take place in the next few days. 

Phu Tho has worked with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and relevant agencies to draft tentative plans for the approved events.

About 1,000 artists are working hard to rehearse the opening and closing ceremonies and other cultural activities during the festival.

The province has put up stages, arranged seats and designed costumes for delegates attending the incense ceremony.

The sub-committee for security and order has set up a plan to ensure the security and traffic during the festival. The organisers have asked businesses, restaurants and hotels to ensure food safety, hygiene, and accommodation for delegates and guests.

A media centre has also been established at the Phu Tho provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The full-dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony will be held on April 13, and the incense ceremony will be on April 23 with Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders and representatives from ministries, agencies and localities attending the events.

Viet Tri city has been decorated with colourful banners and posters to welcome guests to the festival, and Nguyen Thi Kim Hai, Vice chairwoman of the Phu Tho People’s Committee, said this year’s festival will be the largest ever, showing “the gratitude to our ancestors”.

The Hung King Temples Festival is observed on the 10^th days of the third lunar month. This year it will coincide with the culture, sports and tourism festival for ethnic people in the Northeastern region.