 Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan speaks at the opening ceremony of the Ninh Binh-Trang An Festival 2023. (Photo: VNA) |
In her remarks, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan highlighted the significance of the event, saying that it helps connect heritage sites and inter-regional tourist centers, and promote cultural exchange activities, thus upholding the value of heritage in the socio-economic development of localities and regions.
The Vice President expressed her hope that the festival will become a unique cultural brand of Ninh Binh, and that the province will be one of the leading localities nationwide in developing the cultural industry, and an exemplary model of harmonious combination between the heritage restoration and preservation and green growth and sustainable development.
 Art performance at the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA) |
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Quang Ngoc said the festival shows Ninh Binh's efforts and capacity in organizing large-scale cultural events, contributing to realizing its goal of developing its annual festival brand, thus strengthening domestic and international cultural exchange activities, and attracting more tourists to the locality, Ngoc said.
The Ninh Binh – Trang An Festival 2023 will last until December 31.