The first Ho Chi Minh City Water Festival in 2023 brings a unique highlight of the city taking place from August 4-6, 2023 at prominent locations such as: Saigon Port - Cruise Passenger Port, Bach Dang Wharf Park, Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal area, Binh Dong Wharf, Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Area... This festival helps promote the development of typical waterway tourism products in Ho Chi Minh City, while building the image of Ho Chi Minh City as a destination "Attractive - Vibrant - Modern". Activities at the festival include many cultural, artistic, tourism, and sports events combined with experiential activities, along with hundreds of shopping and stimulus promotion programs including 150 tour programs and promotional product packages. 
Author Nguyen Huu Binh with the photo series "Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2023" captures some activities in the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival program in 2023. The program is directed by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to promote inherent potential, exploit the maximum economic , cultural and tourism value of the Saigon River. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Happy Vietnam Photo and Video Contest, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications . 
Along with the development of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City, over 300 years, along the rivers and canals, ports - wharves, market streets, craft villages, services. 
The “On the wharf, under the boat” movement was formed and developed bustlingly, creating a unique feature of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City. “On the wharf, under the boat” is not only an activity that needs to continue to be promoted to develop the economy of Ho Chi Minh City, but also a way of life, a culture, a precious heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted. 
A riverside city is not only associated with alluvium but also harmonizes culture and economy, tradition and modernity, identity and integration. 
Ho Chi Minh City River Festival attracts a large number of domestic and international tourists because of its completely new experiences and artistic values for visitors. This is also an opportunity to arouse the love of homeland and pride of the city's people about the history of this land.
Author Nguyen Huu Binh with the photo series "Ho Chi Minh City River Festival 2023" captures some activities in the first Ho Chi Minh City River Festival program in 2023. The program is directed by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to promote inherent potential, exploit the maximum economic , cultural and tourism value of the Saigon River. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Happy Vietnam Photo and Video Contest, organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications . Along with the development of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City, over 300 years, along the rivers and canals, ports - wharves, market streets, craft villages, services. The “On the wharf, under the boat” movement was formed and developed bustlingly, creating a unique feature of Saigon - Cho Lon - Gia Dinh - Ho Chi Minh City. “On the wharf, under the boat” is not only an activity that needs to continue to be promoted to develop the economy of Ho Chi Minh City, but also a way of life, a culture, a precious heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted. A riverside city is not only associated with alluvium but also harmonizes culture and economy, tradition and modernity, identity and integration. Ho Chi Minh City River Festival attracts a large number of domestic and international tourists because of its completely new experiences and artistic values for visitors. This is also an opportunity to arouse the love of homeland and pride of the city's people about the history of this land.Vietnam.vn
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