Western specialty fruits during the week On the wharf, under the boat along Ben Binh Dong

This year's On the Wharf, Under the Boat Fruit Week brings together fruits and products that are specialties of the Southeast and the West... to introduce to people and tourists the unique culture of "On the Wharf, Under the Boat" of District 8.

Accordingly, specialty fruits from Dong Thap, Can Tho , Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Long Khanh (Dong Nai) ... will be sold in thatched-roof stalls. At the side stage of the week, the organizers designed vivid images associated with the river delta of the West; every night there will be art performances.

People attending the program can join in the experience of making bamboo leaf sticky rice cakes, making Ba Trang cakes, arranging coconut leaves artistically, making to he figurines, drawing art paintings, and designing and decorating conical hats.

Trái cây đặc sản miền Tây trong tuần lễ 'Trên bến dưới thuyền' dọc Bến Bình Đông - Ảnh 1. — Specialty fruits from the Southeast and the West converge during fruit week

In addition, the food stall also introduces and sells products made from fruits and traditional Southern cakes.

According to the organizers, the "On the wharf, under the boat" fruit week along Ben Binh Dong street will recreate a lively, bustling scene with games, traditional cakes combined with folk songs of the "xự xang xê cong" (rice bowl)...

The opening ceremony of the fruit week will take place at 8:00 a.m. on June 17 at the main stage on Nguyen Van Cua - Ben Binh Dong Street (Ward 13, District 8).

Previously, in 2022, the "On the wharf, under the boat" fruit week was held with 120 booths of traders and gardeners from Vinh Long and Ben Tre provinces... attracting over 3.1 million visitors and shoppers.

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