Opening of walking street and fishing festival, releasing flower lanterns on Da river

Leaders of Hoa Binh province (middle) attend the fishing ceremony and release flower lanterns on the Da River.

This is a series of cultural and tourism events to introduce the cultural heritage and traditional culinary quintessence of the Muong ethnic groups in Hoa Binh. The event has attracted thousands of people and tourists from inside and outside the province to participate.

Within the framework of a series of cultural and tourism events taking place over 6 days (from October 26 to 31, 2023), including: Opening of the walking street, the Fishing Ceremony, releasing flower lanterns on the Da River; National Fisheries Symposium with the theme "Developing aquaculture in reservoirs"; Festival opening program; Sports fishing competition on Hoa Binh Lake associated with promoting cultural features and introducing Hoa Binh tourism landscape; Releasing fish to regenerate aquatic resources on the Hoa Binh hydroelectric reservoir; Specialized agricultural extension seminar on Fisheries with the theme "Solutions to protect, regenerate and develop aquatic resources in the Da River basin"...

The walking street is one of the important projects that not only has cultural and social significance but also has an important significance in building a civilized urban area, promoting socio-economic development. Especially promoting the connection of trade and services with tourism development of Hoa Binh city.

The operation of the walking street will be a new tourism product with special appeal to attract tourists, creating space and environment for developing activities, cultural-artistic-commercial-service and culinary forms to meet the needs and expectations of tourists and people of Hoa Binh, contributing to promoting the traditional cultural values, history and people of Hoa Binh, creating a breakthrough in organizing the implementation of the Tourism Development Program of Hoa Binh province.

The walking street has a total length of more than 2km on Da Giang embankment in Phuong Lam ward and Dong Tien ward (Hoa Binh city).

The walking street is a place for ward and commune units, youth unions, organizations, and clubs to organize cultural and artistic activities, and the central area has a stage for performances. It combines the arrangement of locations for businesses to sell goods, eat at night, and buy and sell goods, souvenirs, etc. The walking street is held every Friday and Saturday evening.

At the fishing ceremony and flower lantern release, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hoa Binh province Dinh Cong Su emphasized that this is an activity that contributes to honoring the spiritual cultural values and beauty in the spiritual culture of the Vietnamese people with the purpose of praying for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, a year of bountiful harvests, a peaceful and prosperous country, and a prosperous and happy people.

The fishing ceremony and the flower lantern release on the Da River carry spiritual values in cultural traditions, while also creating a highlight to introduce and promote tourism products imbued with the cultural identity and people of Hoa Binh...

Some pictures at the ceremony: