Cambodia, Laos to take part in central Vietnam heritage festival
14:28 04/03/2009

      Art troupes from world heritage sites in Cambodia and Laos will join their Vietnamese counterparts for the first time at the Heritage Itinerary Festival to be held in Quang Nam province next June.

The third edition of the biennial festival will showcase cultural heritage sites and traditional cultures of the three Indochinese countries – Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

Cambodia will be represented by Siem Reap province, and Laos by Luang Prabang city and Champasak province.

The highlights will include the night festivals Wat Phou-My Son-Angkor and Hoi An-Luang Prabang, a show on Indochinese culture, a food festival featuring specialties from the region, and a seminar on the Indochina cultural heritage road.

Visitors will be taken on excursions to traditional craft villages in the historic town of Hoi An and Dien Ban and Duy Xuyen districts.

Themed Indochina Culture and Tourism Week, the four-day festival will open June 27 in Hoi An and conclude on Cham Island off the old town.

Vietnam boasts five UNESCO-listed world heritage sites, two of which – Hoi An town and the ancient Hindu sanctuary of My Son – are in Quang Nam province.

The others are the former imperial city of Hue, Phong Nha cave in Quang Binh province, and Ha Long Bay.

The Heritage Itinerary Festival has been held since 2003 to promote tourism in the central province.

Reported by Ho Trong – Translated by Thu Thuy

Source : thanhniennews.com