Cultural event spotlights Ha Giang’s terraced paddy fields
A cultural and tourism event honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and the culture of ethnic groups in Ha Giang province will take place in Hoang Su Phi district from Sept. 24-26.
Terraced paddy fields in Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province (Source: VNA)
A cultural and tourism event honouring the values of terraced paddy fields and the culture of ethnic groups in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang will take place in Hoang Su Phi district from September 24-26.
According to Chairman of the Hoang Su Phi People’s Committee Then Ngoc Minh, this first event of its kind will feature the Quya Hieng festival of the Dao people in Ho Thau commune, a rite to worship the forest genie of the Dao ethnic group in Po Lo commune, and the Gau Tao festival of the Mong ethnic group in Ba Peo commune.
A ceremony to announce the Decision recognising the Quya Hieng festival as a national intangible cultural heritage will be arranged as part of the event.
Visitors to the festival will be offered a chance to survey the most beautiful 100-year-old terraced paddy fields in Vietnam across six communes: Ban Luoc, San Sa Ho, Ban Phung, Ho Thau, Nam Ty and Thong Nguyen.
They will also join traditional cultural and sporting activities of local ethnic groups while learning about their habits and customs.
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Terraced paddy fields in Hoang Su Phi district, Ha Giang province (Source: VNA)
