The first Trang An Heritage Connection Festival - Ninh Binh 2022 opened in the northern province of Ninh Binh on November 17 night with the participation of 14 provinces and cities from across the nation.
The art programme at the opening ceremony.
Opening the festival, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tong Quang Thin, who is also head of the organising board, said the organisation of the festival aimed to turn it into an annual large-scale culture and tourism event, thus making it a cultural product and a new brand of Ninh Binh province.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Tong Quang Thin delivers his speech.
It was also expected to promote cultural exchanges and tourism cooperation among provinces and cities both at home and abroad, he said.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said he hoped via the festival, Ninh Binh will further prioritise the building of culture and the promotion and conservation of cultural value of the province and the nation.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addresses at the festival.
He suggested the locality focus on measures to mobilise efforts from people and businesses to the cultural preservation work and to develop tourism into a spearheaded sector.
The Deputy PM expected the festival will become a heritage brand of Ninh Binh.
At the ceremony, a grand art programme took place, gathering hundreds of artists, actors, and folk artisans in Vietnam and from abroad.
Lasting until November 19, the festival is also set to treat visitors to an exhibition on cultural heritage, traditions, and history, a street festival, a concert highlighting cultural heritage and contemporary sound, and a closing ceremony.
Ninh Binh, home to the Trang An Landscape Complex - a mixed cultural and natural heritage site of the world that earned the recognition in 2014, is eyeing to make the festival a biennial event at the national level, and later international one.