Hanoi - Come to love

“Hanoi - Come to love” is the theme of the Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2023 recently held on Tran Nhan Tong walking street, Hai Ba Trung district. According to the leader of the Hanoi Department of Tourism, Hanoi is known as the land of hundreds of professions, with an old quarter, a system of revolutionary historical relics and a rich treasure trove of intangible cultural heritage... These valuable assets all contain a lot of cultural materials, good stories to convey strongly through each product.

Come with Vietnam.vn to Hanoi to spread love through the photo series "Ha Hoi - Come to love" by author Tran Duc Hanh. The photo series was taken by the author in Hanoi, introducing to you about 1,350 craft villages, the largest in the country today, Hanoi has rich resources and great opportunities to develop an attractive, diverse gift production industry, full of cultural identity and typical of the Capital. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications. The festival is also an opportunity to strengthen tourism, culture and people connections through activities in the event, thereby increasing the need to travel and experience, encouraging tourism development. Traditional products with strong cultural features are welcomed and loved by many people. Street performances with folk games, stilt walking... add to the excitement. Vietnamese Soul dance performance with the message "Hanoi come to love". Colorful stilt walking street performances add to the excitement of the streets. Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival has attracted domestic and international tourists to visit and experience. The conical hat represents closeness and familiarity, symbolizing Vietnamese culture, decorated with the message "Hanoi, come to love". The festival has received many positive responses from tourists and people of the capital for the program. The Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2023 is an annual event to promote and support artisans and craft villages in producing gift products for tourists, while connecting craft villages and gift production units with travel agencies and tourism service businesses to increase the consumption of gift products, contributing to the development of the tourism economy. "Hanoi Tourism Gift Festival 2023" brings together many highlights such as: The opening ceremony taking place on the evening of November 3 at the gate of Thong Nhat Park; photo exhibition "Hen Yeu Ha Noi"; A series of activities imbued with Hanoi's culture and traditions, such as folk games, mandarin squares, bamboo dancing, stilt walking, cyclo parades, drum performances, especially the performance of the ancient dance of Thang Long "con dia danh bong"... In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn for all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby, helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Award Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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