The 2017 Autumn Festival will be held on 26 – 27 August in Y Ty Commune, Bat Xat District, in the northwestern province of Lao Cai.
It is part of an array of cultural and tourism activities in Bat Xat to celebrate the 2017 National Tourism Year in Lao Cai and the Northwestern region.
The main activities include experiencing and discovering the Ha Nhi culture and people, exploring national relic - terraced fields, climbing to conquer Lao Than peak in Y Ty, and discovering highland markets. In addition, there will be side activities such as displays of ethnic products and a food court.
The event aims to promote the image of Bat Xat tourism to foreign and domestic tourists; attract organizations, enterprises and individuals to invest in and participate in business activities and services, and intensify sustainable tourism development; contributing to reducing poverty.
Tourists will have the chance to experience the color of national culture of Bat Xat in general; traditional culture of Ha Nhi ethnic group and other Y Ty ethnic groups in particular.