Tien Yen: Many cultural activities and festivals attract tourists

In the last months of the year, during the Fall - Winter tourist season, Tien Yen becomes bustling again with many cultural activities, festivals, and unique new tour itineraries, promising to attract visitors.

Although heavily affected by Typhoon Yagi, Tien Yen tourism is making efforts to overcome difficulties and return to normal. Accordingly, in the last months of the year, Tien Yen district has many festival, cultural and artistic activities within the framework of festivals; the restart of tourism products such as: Tien Yen Walking Street, Ha Lau Highland Market... The highlight of these events is the unique entertainment, cultural and sports activities that are recreated, renewed, and increased attractiveness to tourists.

In October alone, there are 3 major activities, of which the attractive and branded destination is the Golden Season Festival of Soong Co (Dai Duc commune) opening on October 27. The highlight of this year's festival comes from the performances recreating the Harvest Prayer Ritual, the smooth Soong Co melody in the exchange program; the rice pounding competition, the fast cooking of the San Chi people along with countless specialties and delicious dishes of the Dai Duc highlands...

faf — The golden season of Dai Duc with its unique cultural products and festivals promises to attract tourists to Tien Yen.

Here, visitors can immerse themselves in and admire the skill of San Chi spinning top players in friendly matches with Huc Dong commune (Binh Lieu); soccer matches, women's volleyball and other ethnic sports. Visitors also have the opportunity to visit and take photos of the typical San Chi houses, the beautiful golden terraced fields of Khe Lac village; immerse themselves in dances, campfire nights...

Coming to Tien Yen in the Fall - Winter, surely tourists are curious and want to immerse themselves in and enjoy the atmosphere of the nearly 60-year-old Ha Lau highland market, which has been restored and organized into a large-scale tourism product. The market is most bustling and crowded on the last Sunday of each month, a gathering place for the colorful ethnic groups around Ha Lau, Binh Lieu, Lang Son... Here, in the bustling atmosphere of the market, visitors can learn about the culture of the Dao people through the coming-of-age ceremony, the bride-processing ceremony... The market also cannot lack colorful hand-embroidered costumes, handmade silver jewelry, and special dishes of the Ha Lau people.

In addition, Tien Yen walking street has been restarted early, welcoming visitors every Saturday. The festival of Duc Ong Hoang Can (Hai Lang commune) along with the ceremony to receive the decision and award the certificate announcing the list of National Intangible Cultural Heritage of the folk performing art of singing Soong Co of the San Diu people in Quang Ninh province. Along with many new and attractive programs such as: The First Sea Crab Competition of Hai Lang commune, performance of the typical culinary space of the San Diu people, beautiful food presentation competition; vibrant music programs .

The tourist route to Khe San (Phong Du), Dai Duc, the tourism connection route Binh Lieu - Tien Yen also attracts many tourists, notably international tourists. Therefore, many localities such as Hai Lang, Phong Du, Dai Duc... are also interested in investing in renewing products. For example, Phong Du commune is promoting new tourism products such as: San Chi village model with 9 households with traditional houses; develop tourism to explore Thong Chau mountain over 1,000m high...

Despite many difficulties after the devastation of Typhoon Yagi, the number of tourists to Tien Yen still increased compared to 2023, estimated at nearly 117,000 visitors in 10 months of 2024. Of which, many improvements, especially at tourist destinations such as Dai Duc homestay, Khe San Phong Du waterfall, Tien Yen walking street, Tien Yen market...

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