Martial arts performances at the opening ceremony in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province on August 8, 2019. (Photo: VOV)

Nguyen Tuan Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Binh Dinh Provincial People’s Committee said the festival is an opportunity to promote not only Vietnamese martial arts but also provincial tourism.  “It’s an honor for Binh Dinh to host Vietnamese traditional martial arts fans at home and abroad. The festival has contributed to popularizing Vietnamese martial arts to the world,” said Mr. Thanh.

The foreign martial artists come from countries like India, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Canada.