Ha Giang (VNA) – A peach blossomfestival is taking place at Dong Van stone plateau in Meo Vac district of thenorthern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
The event was opened with an art exchangeprogramme on February 21.
Tourists can take the chance to visit poeticpeach blossom gardens in Thao Chu Lung hamlet, Ta Lung commune, and join in dancingand singing with local people, or tasting traditional dishes of Mong ethnic people.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Meo Vacdistrict Tran Quang Minh said the festival creates an opportunity for thedistrict to promote the local land, people, culture, and tourism.
It will help strengthen solidarity, friendshipand cooperation, and promote investment of domestic and foreign businesses andorganisations, he added.
Spreading over the four mountainous districts ofQuan Ba, Yen Minh, Meo Vac and Dong Van in the north of Ha Giang, Dong Vanplateau is blessed with beautiful nature and cultural diversity from ethnicminority groups.
The plateau was recognised as a member of theGlobal Network of National Geoparks in 2010, becoming Vietnam’s firstgeological park and the second in Southeast Asia.-VNA
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Peach blossom in Ha Giang (Source: internet) 
