The 2015 Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Week opened on April 30 in Sa Patown, northern Lao Cai province, amid the cheerful celebrationsmarking the 40th anniversary of national reunification.
The event is being held by the People’s Committee of the Sa Padistrict and the Lao Cai provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism, with a view to promoting the beautiful local landscapes anddiverse cultures.
Visitors can immerse themselves inthe vibrant atmosphere of the “festival in the clouds”, a culturalgathering in Mong Cat Cat village and a farmers’ day programme.
Young volunteers are willing to guide visitors at information stallsaccording to the organisation board, while local authorities have takenstrong measures to prevent price hiking.
Sa Pais famous for natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, SilverWaterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave.
In recent years, the Sa Pa district has concentrated on developingecological tourism and community-based tourism, promoting tours whichexplore the special cultural features of local ethnic groups.
In 2014, Lao Cai welcomed over 1 million visitors. Sa Pa, inparticular, served more than 700,000 tourists, a year-on-year rise of 30percent.
This year, the province hopes to welcome more than 1.2 million vacationers.
The 2015 Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Week, which will run until May 3, is expected to serve 50,000 holiday makers.
The launching ceremony drew over 20,000 visitors to admire pyrotechnic and art performances.-VNA
The event is being held by the People’s Committee of the Sa Padistrict and the Lao Cai provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism, with a view to promoting the beautiful local landscapes anddiverse cultures.
Visitors can immerse themselves inthe vibrant atmosphere of the “festival in the clouds”, a culturalgathering in Mong Cat Cat village and a farmers’ day programme.
Young volunteers are willing to guide visitors at information stallsaccording to the organisation board, while local authorities have takenstrong measures to prevent price hiking.
Sa Pais famous for natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, SilverWaterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave.
In recent years, the Sa Pa district has concentrated on developingecological tourism and community-based tourism, promoting tours whichexplore the special cultural features of local ethnic groups.
In 2014, Lao Cai welcomed over 1 million visitors. Sa Pa, inparticular, served more than 700,000 tourists, a year-on-year rise of 30percent.
This year, the province hopes to welcome more than 1.2 million vacationers.
The 2015 Sa Pa Culture and Tourism Week, which will run until May 3, is expected to serve 50,000 holiday makers.
The launching ceremony drew over 20,000 visitors to admire pyrotechnic and art performances.-VNA
