The ASEAN Music Festival – 2022 was opened in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on December 19 with the participation of 14 troupes from ASEAN countries.
A performance in the ASEAN Music Festival - 2022 that was opened on December 19. (Photo: baovanhoa.vn)
Quang Nam (VNA) – The ASEAN Music F✨estival – 2022was opened in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam, on D♑ecember 19 withthe participation of 14 troupes from ASEAN countries.
The event, to last to 24, is among the activities within the framework of the closing of the National Tourism Year -Quang Nam 2002 and those marking the 55th founding anniversary of ASEAN thisyear. Performances by more than 200 artists are conveying a message of “United, Creative - Shining Together”. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairmanof the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Tan said that the eventcreates opportunities for the ASEAN countries to promote cultural exchange andmutual understanding, which contributes to building an ASEAN community ofpeace, co-operation, friendship, and development. He said that the festival also helps promote the province’stourism. Quang Nam is home to two world cultural heritages - Hoi AnAncient town and My Son sanctuary, and a World Biosphere Reserve of Cu Lao Cham -Hoi An. The province is also well-known for Bai Choi singing - an intangible cultural heritage. It is a gateway connecting with countries in the MekongSub-region and ASEAN and part of the East-West economic corridor axis. With the advantage of roads, waterways, and air routes linkingit with other countries in the region, Quang Nam has become a tourist hub ofVietnam./.
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Despite tourism reopening this year, local businesses in Hoi An have asked for more supportive solutions from the state for a full recovery after 90% of travel enterprises closed or withdrew from the market in 2020-21.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
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A performance in the ASEAN Music Festival - 2022 that was opened on December 19. (Photo: baovanhoa.vn) 
