4th Central Ethnic Culture Festival opens in Binh Dinh province  (Photo: VOV)

The festival featured music and art performances, showcases of traditional costumes, festivals and rituals, cultural  and sports activities, and folk games.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, said: “The festival will uphold cultural achievements that have been made through generations. This is also an evidence of the solidarity, and the desire for development of the ethnic minority people in this region. This is an opportunity to honor and promote unique cultural values of the ethnic groups in the central region.”