Pac Bo festival opens in Cao Bang province

by T.N07 March 2019 Last updated at 07:00 AM

Photo: Cao Bang TV
Photo: Cao Bang TV

VTV.vn - The Pac Bo festival 2019, the first of its kind, kicked off in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang on March 6, attracting crowds of locals and visitors.

The festival is designed to raise public awareness about the country's revolutionary cause and history, as well as honour traditional cultural values and promote local tourism.

It includes a water procession and offering rituals at a temple dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh, folk art performances, a cake making contest, traditional sport competitions, and other activities.

The event is hoped to help local people restore and conserve traditional cultural values and promote images of the UNESCO-recognised Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark, thereby fostering the province's tourism.

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