4,000 people perform in Ao Dai on Nguyen Hue walking street

HCMC - More than 4,000 people in colorful ao dai performed on Nguyen Hue walking street, at the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival, on the morning of March 8.

From 7am, thousands of people, students, officials, and city leaders were present at Nguyen Hue walking street to participate in the Ao Dai performance to celebrate International Women's Day March 8 and the 10th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival.

People in colorful costumes, lined up hundreds of meters long, performing choreographed moves.

The 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival has the theme "I love Vietnamese Ao Dai", taking place from March 7 to 17. The series of festival activities will take place at locations such as President Ho Chi Minh Monument Park and Nguyen Hue walking street, Lam Son Park, Youth Cultural House, Ao Dai Museum, QT4 Square (Thu Duc Saigon Riverside Park) and at famous historical, cultural and tourist sites in Ho Chi Minh City.

The participants all had a rose in their hands to add color to the performance.

During the 10-day festival, there are 14 main activities for people and other areas to participate in, including performances with Ao Dai, the "Charming Ao Dai of Ho Chi Minh City" contest, the "Painting on Ao Dai" contest, the logo design contest to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ao Dai Festival of Ho Chi Minh City, exhibitions and interactions with Ao Dai, free and reduced tickets for tourists and city residents wearing Ao Dai to visit the Ao Dai Museum, the Southern Women's Museum and the War Remnants Museum.

More than 100 women from Tan Phu district came to Nguyen Hue walking street to participate in the Ao Dai festival. "We woke up early to come here together to participate in the festival. Everyone was happy and excited to participate in the program," said Ms. Huynh Thi Xuan Mai (right cover).

Encouraged by the school to participate, Tuyet Linh, a 10th grade student at Le Quy Don High School, District 3, and her friends joined the festival. "This is the first time I have participated in the program. I find it very interesting, with many interesting and colorful things, so that everyone can learn about Vietnamese cultural traditions," Linh said.

Also participating in the show were many singers, models, and KOLs such as Miss Ngoc Chau, Thu Uyen, Thanh Ha, MC Huynh Hoa, singer Nguyen Phi Hung, and Kyo York.

Miss Ngoc Chau took photos with young people at the Ao Dai Festival on Nguyen Hue walking street, morning of March 8.

Many women in ao dai in the colors of the Vietnamese flag.

Through the festival, Ho Chi Minh City wants to preserve and promote national cultural identity, while promoting the destination's image to the international tourist community, continuing to maintain the position of Ho Chi Minh City tourism.

Along with the ao dai, many people also carry the "accessory" conical hat, a traditional symbol of Vietnamese women.

The ao dai are stylized with lotus flowers, which are also symbols of Vietnamese beauty. The organizers said that this year's ao dai festival has 30 famous ao dai designers from many localities across the country participating in designing many styles.

The Ho Chi Minh City Ao Dai Festival was first held in 2014 at Dam Sen Cultural Park with 4 activities. By 2017, the festival had grown in scale and quality when it was first held in the city center with a series of 11 activities. Up to now, the Ao Dai Festival has been held periodically in early March at Ho Chi Minh Monument Park and Nguyen Hue Walking Street, attracting thousands of participants.

Ho Chi Minh City's tourism industry hopes that the festival's activities will create a ripple effect through the act of wearing Ao Dai in public reception activities and at work during the festival.

Thanh Tung - Vnexpress.net

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