Hoa Ban (Bauhinia Flower) Festival opens in Dien Bien

ABO/NDO- The 2023 Hoa Ban (Bauhinia Flower) Festival and the seventh Dien Bien Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival, officially opened at a ceremony held in Dien Bien Phu City, in the northwestern province of Dien Bien, on March 12.

The event offers an opportunity for Dien Bien Province to expand its connection with many provinces, cities and businesses, to boost cooperation, investment and trade promotion and the renewal of tours, contributing to the socio-economic development of the localities.

An art performance at the opening ceremony. (Photo: NDO).

The art programme at the opening ceremony reflected the beauty of the life and culture of ethnic minority groups in Dien Bien Province.

Since 2014, Bauhinia Flower Festival has become a typical cultural and tourist brand of Dien Bien Province. The festival’s spread has contributed to successfully fulling the goal of making tourism a spearhead economic sector of the province, creating a driving force for economic growth and restructuring.

(Source: NDO)