VietNamNet Bridge – The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival will open on June 9 at Tam Thanh Beach, offering tourists an opportunity to explore the region’s known and hidden charm.

Midnight city: Hoi An was listed as world cultural heritage sites by UNESCO since 1999.— Photo quangnamtourism.com

Themed “Quang Nam - Connecting Cultural Heritage”, the festival aims to give visitors insight into Quang Nam as a land with a variety of tangible and intangible heritages found in its plains, coast, islands and remote inland areas, Dinh Hai, director of  the province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said at the press conference on Tuesday in Ha Noi.

“We hope that the festival will help visitors further discover the heritage of the region and promote its tourism. We expect to attract from 500,000 to 800,000 tourists during this festival,” he said.

The opening ceremony will begin at 8pm on June 9 at Tam Thanh Beach in Tam Ky City of Quang Nam Province and will close at 8pm on June 14 at the Hoai River square in Hoi An City. The two events will broadcast live on Vietnamese Television.

The Viet Nam International Choir Competition  will be held from June 7 until June 10 at Hoi An Theatre. It will feature 32 choral groups and about 1,500 artists from 15 countries and territories.

The international kite festival will be organised in  Hoi An City and Tam Thanh Beach (Tam Ky City of Quang Nam Province), from June 8-11. More than 100 artisans from 12 nations will join the event with 300 traditional and modern kites.

During those days, Hoi An City will host the International Food Festival as well as the “World and Viet Nam silk festival” with the participation of the silk association around the world and the fashion designers from more than 10 countries.

On this occasion, on June 10-13, the first ever Ngoc Linh Ginseng Festival will take place at the foot of Ngoc Linh Mountain in Nam Tra My District. It will introduce to visitors the value of Vietnamese ginseng trees.  For the first time, during this festival, visitors can witness the rite to set up the neu trees (Tet tree) of Vietnam ethnic groups on June 13 in Tay Giang District.

Brilliant blue sky: The 6th Quang Nam Heritage Festival will open on June 9 , offering tourists an ideal opportunity to discover further its heritages. Photo quangnamheritagefestival.com

Moreover, a workshop on conservation and promotion of the ancient town’s heritage values will be held on June 13 in Hoi An City. They will focus on discussing key issues on mechanism and policies to conserve and promote heritage values as well as tourism development in the Central Viet Nam.

Quang Nam Province locates in the central Viet Nam, where has Hoi An ancient town and My Son sanctuary listed as world cultural heritage sites by UNESCO since 1999, together with many rich and unique tangible and intangible heritage values.

The province is home to several potential beautiful  landscapes such as excellent beaches, Cham and Tam Hai islands as the majestic Truong Son mountain range. Quang Nam Province has been an attractive destination for national and international tourists. It attracted nearly 4.4 million of tourists in 2016.

More information about the festival can be found on the website: http://disanquangnam.vn/quangnamheritagefestival.com .

VNS