Attending the festival were comrade Tong Thanh Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Head of the Organizing Committee of the King Le Thai To Temple Festival; leaders of the District Party Committee, District People's Committee, athletes of 9 swallow-tail boat racing teams, 9 raft racing teams and a large number of people and tourists inside and outside the district to cheer.
The river worship ceremony is performed before the opening of the Festival.
Comrade Nguyen Van Ninh - Vice Chairman of Nam Nhun District People's Committee delivered the opening speech of the Festival.
In the swallow-tail boat racing event, teams will compete in the 1,000m distance and the 300m raft race in a timed draw format. After the qualifying round, the 4 teams with the shortest competition times in each event will advance to the semi-finals.
Teams participate in swallow-tail boat racing and raft racing at the Festival.
Through the organization of the Festival, we aim to preserve and promote the good traditional cultural values of residents living in the coastal areas of Son La Hydropower and Lai Chau Hydropower, create a useful playground, enhance understanding, exchange, solidarity, help and learn from each other among ethnic groups inside and outside the province.
Comrade Tong Thanh Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee beat the drum to open the Festival.
Athletes participating in the Swallow Tail Boat Race.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Mr. Nguyen Van Ninh - Vice Chairman of Nam Nhun District People's Committee said: The organization will contribute to attracting the movement of practicing and competing in ethnic sports in general and swallow-tail boat racing and raft racing in particular; implementing the campaign "All people exercise following the example of great Uncle Ho". This is a practical activity to promote the image and cultural identity of ethnic groups in Nam Nhun district, and is one of the premises for developing tourism in Nam Nhun district in the coming years.
Many people and tourists joined in cheering for the competing teams.
The Swallow-tail Boat Racing and Raft Racing Festival in Nam Nhun district is expected to take place on February 8-9, 2025.
Source: https://baolaichau.vn/du-lich/khai-mac-le-hoi-dua-thuyen-duoi-en-dua-be-nam-2025
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