On the evening of August 23rd, at the Tran Nhan Tong pedestrian street (Hai Ba Trung district), the Hanoi Department of Tourism organized the opening ceremony of the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 with the theme "Hanoi Delicacies".
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Tourism Tran Trung Hieu said that the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 is an annual tourism stimulus activity, promoting the image of the Capital City - a "Safe-Friendly-Quality-Attractive" tourist destination - to attract tourists to Hanoi on the occasion of National Day on September 2nd. This is also a practical activity to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital City (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024).
With the theme "Hanoi's Delicacies," the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 aims to honor the culinary essence of Hanoi, contributing to the preservation and promotion of folk culinary culture.
The festival also aims to discover and honor folk artisans, collect and preserve traditional recipes and cooking methods, safeguard and promote the culinary treasures not only of the Vietnamese people but also of ethnic groups across the country, contributing to the development of the capital's tourism industry.
This year, the festival features approximately 100 participating units, including over 20 food stalls and numerous photo-taking spaces for visitors. Many characteristic Hanoi culinary products are showcased at the festival, such as: Me Tri sticky rice flakes, Thanh Tri rice rolls, Pho bread, Huong Mai rolled pho, Duong Lam peanut candy, sweet soup, Hanoi draft beer, spring rolls, lotus jam, and savory cakes...
During the opening ceremony, locals and tourists enjoyed elaborate artistic performances, 3D mapping technology, and contemporary dragon dance...
At the festival, visitors can not only experience food and drinks and see souvenir products from traditional craft villages, but also participate in various activities such as making bamboo dragonflies, creating artistic flowers, and recycling items. In addition, visitors can interact with famous kite-making artisans from Hanoi, such as People's Artist Nguyen Huu Kiem (Ba Giang kite-making artisan); and Meritorious Artists Pham Van Mai and Nguyen Gia Do (Hong Ha commune, Dan Phuong district).
During the festival days, visitors can enjoy traditional art performances such as: Gong performances by the Muong ethnic group (Thach That district); boat opera performances in Tan Hoi commune, and Ca Tru singing in Thuong Mo commune (Dan Phuong district)...
The Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2024 kicks off a series of events and activities to stimulate and promote Hanoi's autumn tourism.
The festival will last until August 25, 2024.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/kham-pha-am-thuc-ha-thanh-trong-le-hoi-qua-tang-du-lich-post826525.html
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