The flavors of Lao Cai highlands attract tourists

From June 28 to 30, in Si Ma Cai district, Lao Cai province, the 2nd Si Ma Cai - Highland Flavors Program 2024 took place.

The Si Ma Cai - Highland Flavors program takes place over 3 days (from June 28 to 30, 2024). Within the framework of the program, many attractive activities took place, such as: The 2nd Ta Van Plum Festival in Seng Sui village, Lung Than commune; agricultural and folk culture festival; ethnic costume performance contest and unique highland culinary space at the central stadium of Si Ma Cai district; mountain climbing competition "Conquering Din Phang peak" and many other attractive cultural, artistic and sports activities.

Folk dance competition at the Si Ma Cai Program – Highland Fragrance. Photo: Si Ma Cai Television.

The national costume performance contest with the theme "Cultural identity of ethnic minorities" has 10 participating teams. Each team has 10 minutes to perform ethnic minority costumes, through the form of dramatization, combined with musical instruments...

National costume performance competition with the theme "Cultural identity of ethnic minorities". Photo: Si Ma Cai Television.

The contest is not only an opportunity for ethnic people in the district to meet and exchange, but also an opportunity to honor the traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic groups, thereby educating the tradition of patriotism, national pride, pride in preserving and promoting traditional national culture, contributing to consolidating and strengthening the strength of the great national unity bloc in Simacai district.

The rice cake pounding competition is imbued with the cultural identity of the Mong people in the highlands. Photo: Si Ma Cai Television.

In addition, as part of the series of activities "Si Ma Cai - The scent of the highlands", at the Si Ma Cai district stadium, there was also a folk dance competition, a mixed male-female tug of war, folk games; a rice cake pounding competition and stilt walking...

The activities created a joyful, exciting atmosphere and wonderful experiences for visitors, contributing to making the Si Ma Cai program - the highland flavor - truly meaningful, imbued with national cultural identity.

Walking on stilts at the Si Ma Cai Program – Highland Flavors. Photo: Si Ma Cai Television.

Mr. Nguyen Trung Kien, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Si Ma Cai district, Lao Cai province said: Si Ma Cai, the upstream of the Chay River, has beautiful natural scenery, majestic mountains and is home to many ethnic minorities, mainly the Mong ethnic group with a rich cultural identity.

Through the organization of the Si Ma Cai Program - The Flavors of the Highlands, not only will it help people and tourists have an experience of nature, culture, and people, but it will also create an impression to attract tourists to the borderland imbued with the fairy tale of the divine horse, explore the villages that still preserve long-standing traditional cultural features and enjoy agricultural products such as pears, plums, persimmons, etc. made by the highland farmers themselves.

PV Northwest

Source: https://trangtraiviet.danviet.vn/huong-sac-vung-cao-lao-cai-hap-dan-du-khach-20240630164647987.htm