Soong Co Festival to open in Binh Lieu on April 15

As San Chi people’s biggest festival, Soong Co festival is annually held on the 16th day of the third lunar month in Binh Lieu. This year’s event will take place in 3 days from April 15.  

Soong Co Festival is going to be held at several places at Huc Dong commune such as  cultural houses, the communal stadium, Thanh Thin dam, and Cao Ly mountain. A range of exciting activities imbued with the cultural identity of the San ethnic group will be the traditional ritual of praying for good luck, Song Co singing programs among artisans, people and tourists, Cao Ly campfire night, an exhibition on traditional life of indigenous people.

There are also plenty of folk games like pull tug, stick push, women's football, etc. and sports competition namely tossing ball, cymbal, walking on stilts, etc.

Being held annually in the commune of Huc Dong where San Chi ethnic minority people mainly live in, the festival aims to tighten the solidarity among the community as well as preserve and develop valuable cultural value of this ethnic minority group.

This festival is also Binh Lieu’s first tourism stimulus activity in 2022 after the reopening of tourism nationwide from March 15.

Located in the eastern part of Quang Ninh province and bordered with China, Binh Lieu is home to ethnic groups such as Tay, San Chi and Dao and endowed with many stunning landscapes as well as attractive cultural features. 

The mountainous district is likened to ‘Sapa’ in northern Lao Cai province with similar climate, landscapes and culture of ethnic minority groups. Binh Lieu has no high-end tourism services but will comfort travelers by its own wild beauty and peaceful scenery.

Tourists can visit tourist sites such as Luc Na communal house, Khe Van waterfall, Khe Thien waterfall, Mooc A waterfall, border roads, etc. 

They also trek up mountains to admire various wild flowers and fruits, enjoy the beauty of immense terraced rice fields and learn more about the daily life of ethnic people living in stilt houses scattered around mounts and hills. 

Binh Lieu has also a border gate market where tourists can shop for some souvenirs, garments and food.