The specific cultural beauty of Dao ethic people drew many local people and visitors to the Dao ethnic cultural festival in Tien Yen district, the northern province of Quang Ninh.
The second cherry blossom festival will be held in Ha Long park in the northern coastal city of Ha Long in Quang Ninh province in mid March.
The number of foreign tourists to Vietnam in the first month of 2014 is estimated at 722,350, up 7.5 percent from last December and 21 percent against 2013’s January.
In January 2014, total tourist arrivals to the northern province of Quang Ninh reached an estimated 523,000, a 8 percent rise over a year previous, according to the provincial Department of Planning and Investment.
Twelve businesses sought partners and some others signed memoranda of understanding or contracts with partners at the Ha Long Trade, Gastronomy Culture and Tourism Week, said Quang Ninh Television.
Sixty restaurants and hotels are showcasing dishes from more than 20 countries at 120 stands of a food festival, which opened in HCM City on December 5.
The central city of Da Nang has welcomed more than 3.1 million tourists from the beginning of 2013, representing a year-on-year increase of 17.2 percent.
The northern province of Quang Ninh has greeted nearly 7 million tourists since the start of the year, 94.3 percent of the year’s plan and a 9 percent increase over a year previous, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Through October 2013, the Quang Ninh tourism sector welcomed more than 6.5 million tourists, reached 84.7 percent of the year’s plan and a year-on-year rise of 10 percent.
The northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed more than 6.5 million tourists so far this year, 84.7 percent of the year's plan and a 10 percent rise in comparison to the same period last year.
A fair aiming to recreate the specific characteristics of ancient Phong Coc market in Quang Yen town and Dong Van love market of the Dao ethnic minority in Binh Lieu district, is being held in Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province, on October 18-25.
A workshop on tourism promotion via movies was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 15.