A stick game is played by 2 ethnic women.

This year, the biennial event featured exhibits on tourism, local people’s lives, and President Ho Chi Minh.

Cao Chi Hai, Deputy Director of the Thua Thien-Hue Department of Culture and Sports, said: “A myriad of cultural and sports activities were included in this year’s festival. We also promoted tourism through culinary demonstrations and re-creations of ethnic new-rice festivals.”