The fifth buckwheat flower festival has been in full bloom in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang since mid-November with various cultural activities to last through December.
The fifth buckwheat flower festival opens in Ha Giang (Source: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA)ꦍ – The fifth buckwheat flower festival has been in full bloom in thenorthern mountainous province of Ha Giang since mid-November with various cultural activities to last through December.
Themed“Pink color on karst plateau”, the event this year will not only highlightlocal buckwheat flowers, which come into full bloom these days, but alsohighlight local tourism products. On the night of November 15, a traditional music show titled 'Lighting upthe Plateau' was organised at Khau Vai traditional market in Meo Vạc district. Theofficial opening ceremony for the festival took place on November 16, at Dong Van town’s stadium, which combined music, arts and tourism products. Visitors to the festival can have chances to experience how to makebuckwheat cakes with local farmers and make mochi cakes using local buckwheatflour with Japanese artisans. The first ever contest for local tour guides will take place together withan exhibition of art objects. Folk music and games are also available atthe site. Local authorities want not only to advertise Ha Giang tourism through the event but also call for investors in localtourism. Dong Van karst plateau in Ha Giang province is a dry place with scarce water and soil.Locals have planted buckwheat as a source of food. The plant can be eaten as akind of vegetable while its seeds can be ground for flour to make soup andcakes. The festival isheld annually in the middle of November in the centre of Dong Van district, when immense field of buckwheat flowercomes into full bloom./.
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The fifth buckwheat flower festival opens in Ha Giang (Source: VNA) 
