Dien Bien gears up for 2019 Ban flower festival
VOV.VN - Thorough preparations have been getting underway ahead of the Ban flower festival and the sixth Dien Bien Cultural, Sports, and Tourism Day which is set to take place on March 16 in Dien Bien Phu city in the north-western province of Dien Bien.
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| The events for the festival are set to open on March 16 in 7/5 Square in Dien Bien Phu city |
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| Workers have been putting the finishing touches to the stage, set to host an array of art performances. |
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| Art troupes from Dien Bien province have been preparing for the opening ceremony since March 4 to ensure they put on a good show |
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Doan Van Chi, the deputy director of the provincial department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism says preparations for the Ban Flower Festival are on schedule, adding that plans for the opening ceremony were making strong progress and were ahead of schedule. |
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| A wide range of activities are planned to be held over the course of the festival such as a highland market with stalls ran by ethnic minority people as well as the second Miss Hoa Ban beauty pageant. |
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| The feature point of the event will be the highland market which will give audiences a glimpse into the cultural life of the region’s ethnic people. The market will introduce some of the unique cuisine of Dien Bien province to visitors with over 60 pavilions |
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| The main streets in Dien Bien Phu city have been colorfully adorned with flags and flowers. |
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More than 1,000 banners and billboards have been installed on the major roads in the city. |
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| Information about the festival has been printed and displayed for visitors and residents |
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| Visitors can participate in pack-horse contest at the event |
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| Electricity workers monitor the power grid in the area to ensure the event runs smoothly with no disruption |
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| From the beginning of March, visitors have come to Dien Bien to see some of the historic relics from the Dien Bien Phu campaign |
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| According to statistics from the Museum of Dien Bien Phu Victory, the number of tourists visiting the historic relics of the battle of Dien Bien Phu during the first quarter of this year is estimated to have reached 87,000. This is including more than 3,000 foreign arrivals. |
