Stunning images from Yen Bai paragliding festival
VOV.VN - Mu Cang Chai district in the northwestern province of Yen Bai played host to a paragliding festival on the weekend of May 25 and May 26, with the event proving popular with both local people and tourists in attendance.
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| The festival was themed “Flying over rising water on terraced paddies” and was held in the Khau Pha mountain pass. |
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| Over 100 pilots took part in the activities featured during the event, thrilling those in attendance. |
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| This year’s event marks the third time that Mu Cang Chai district’s authorities have organised the event. |
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The Khau Pha pass was selected as the venue due to it being one of the nation’s longest mountain passes. |
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| Visitors to the mountainous province of Yen Bai have the chance to experience an exhilarating ride on paragliders and take in the spectacular views from above. |
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| Thousands of local people and tourists in attendance were thrilled by the impressive performances put on by both local and foreign paragliders. |
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| A view of the terraced fields as seen from the Khau Pha pass. The scene from above the fields looks picturesque. |
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| Running simultaneously alongside the event, Mu Cang Chai district’s authorities also put on a wide range of activities such as a rural market that displayed traditional products which were open for domestic and foreign visitors. |
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| In addition to this, a festival honouring the cultural value of the Khen (panpipe) used by the Mong ethnic minority people took place. |
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| Some of the traditional products of minority people on display |
