Ha Giang (VNA) – National Assembly ViceChairman Uong Chu Luu attended the opening of the “Through the legacy of HoangSu Phi terraced fields” culture week in the northernmountainous province of Ha Giang on September 21.

The event aims to honour and uphold traditional cultural valuesof the local ethnic groups, thus contributing to socio-economic development.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Luu hailed Ha Giangauthorities and people for choosing tourism as a pillar economy for sustainabledevelopment and developing agriculture on the back of terraced fields.

He suggested that the province should clarify its potentialsand push forward fields of its strength such as tourism, herbal medicine andcross-border trade.

The official also asked the province to strengthen itsnational defence and security stability in combination with the new-style ruraldevelopment campaign, thus firmly safeguarding national sovereignty over borderareas.

At the event, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism granteda decision recognising the silver jewelry making of Nung ethnic group in HoangSu Phi as a national intangible cultural heritage, and presented awards to Vietnamesetea brewers 2019.

Luu also took the occasion to visit and present gifts tofamilies of war heroes in Ban May commune and staff of Ban May border gatestation.-VNA