First Border Hoa Sim Festival to be held in Mong Cai

The opening ceremony for  the first Border Hoa Sim (Rose myrtle) Festival will be held at 7pm on May 14 at the Culture and Sports Staditum of Hai Son Commune.

The two-day festival is part of activities responding to the National Tourism Year, promoting Mong Cai’s tourism and marking the 132nd birthday anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

The event aims to create a new tourism product in association with the development of community-based tourism in Hai Son commune, contributing to preserving and promoting the cultural values of ethnic minority groups in Mong Cai city.

The activities within the festival will be held in several tourist areas of Hai Son commune such as the communal cultural and sports centre, Po Hen martyrs’ Monument, Border marker 1347, Ho Dang hamlet, Po Hen village, Than Phu Xa village, rose myrtle hill, and Panai mountain peak.

The festival will also feature various attractive activities including the Po Hen rural market, sports exchanges and folk games.