The Da Lat Festival 2008 will be held from Dec. 4-7, 2008 at the Bao Loc town in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, which is an area known for its tea production.
The festival, which will focus on “Tea Cultureâ€, will open with a ceremony highlighting the history and development of tea processing, with the help of 700 actors.
The event will be divided into parts, including the Jubilant Festival and exhibitions on Vietnamese brands of tea.
A beauty contest will also be held to respect the intellectual beauty, grace and morals of girls living in the realm of tea.
Tourists who attend the tea-drinking festival will have the opportunity to learn about the “tea drinking cultureâ€. During the festival, tea will be popularized in different contexts, including the experience of drinking tea with flowers, poetry, music and painting.
A ceremony commemorating Da Lat City’s 115th anniversary will be held from December 17-21, 2008.
Nearly 350,000 domestic and foreign tourists attended the first Tea Festival held in 2006, according to the provincial Department of Commerce and Tourism.