Tips for a great weekend food tour in Hanoi

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Director of Hanoi Department of Tourism Dang Huong Giang said that the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival is a practical activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day and respond to the National Tourism Year 2025 "Hue - Ancient Capital, New Opportunities".

Delegates performed the opening ceremony of the festival.

Following the success of the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival in previous years, this year's program tells special stories about the value of heritage, thereby spreading the love of Hanoi to a large number of tourists. In addition, the festival is also an opportunity to introduce unique handicraft techniques, especially honoring two craft villages recognized as members of the World Network of Creative Craft Cities: Bat Trang Pottery Village, Gia Lam and Van Phuc Silk Village, Hanoi.

With the theme " Hanoi Tourism - World Heritage Destination", the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2025 aims to honor the values ​​of world and national cultural heritage. Through tourism activities, Hanoi will continue to preserve, promote and attract tourists, affirming its brand as a cultural destination in the region and the world.

Delegates visited booths and experienced interesting activities within the framework of the festival opening ceremony.

More than 80 booths at the festival will offer domestic and foreign tourists gift options suitable to their needs when traveling to Hanoi.

Visitors can find Bat Trang pottery, Van Phuc silk, Phu Vinh bamboo and rattan weaving, Ha Thai lacquerware, Ngu Xa bronze casting, Lang Vong green rice... in this festival.

At the festival, visitors will be able to explore the space of the Old Quarter, Hanoi Old Street; the world heritage site of Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam; experience craft villages, traditional craft performances... Along with that, the culinary introduction space will bring visitors delicious Hanoi dishes, food tours right at the festival.

This year's Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival has 80 standard booths divided into 8 spaces for visitors to visit.

During the festival, many intangible cultural heritages of the capital that have been recognized by UNESCO such as Ca Tru singing, Ai Lao singing and dancing, Do singing, Dao Thuc water puppetry, etc. will be reproduced to promote to tourists.

The Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival will take place from April 11-13 at the Tran Nhan Tong walking street.

According to Phung Linh (TPO)

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