Opening officially the Yen Tu Spring festival 2013 in Quang Ninh

In the evening February 18, 2013 (meaning on the 9th of January 2013 based on the lunar calendar), the Yen Tu festival, one of the biggest festivals in the Northern Vietnam was officially opened at the Trinh pagoda - Uong Bi City - Quang Ninh Province. It is a day earlier than the previous year.

The top of Yen Tu Mountain is over 1000m in height

On this occasion, the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province held a ceremony to receive special National Monument Certificate for Yen Tu History and Attractions. It increased the total number of special national relics in Quang Ninh is three relics. Participants also include many people who have the role of the State and government as Vice President – Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan, Deputy Prime Minister – Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan, representatives of the Buddhist Church of Vietnam, the leading director of Quang Ninh province, numerous Buddhists and tourists to attend. On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister has given "the special National Monument Certificate" for Yen Tu land in Quang Ninh province. Vice President – Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan and representatives of the Buddhist Church of Vietnam in Quang Ninh province incense offering and open press for the Yen Tu spring festival 2013.

Vice President - Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan incense offering and open press

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister – Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan emphasized the virtues of the Buddha Emperor - Tran Nhan Tong King, who gave up the throne and power to go to Buddhism. He invented Yen Tu Truc Lam Buddhist in Vietnam.

On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister – Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan also suggested for Quang Ninh Province and the relative authorities, who do not only continue to restore and preserve the heritage, but people also learn based on spirit of Tran Nhan Tong King - Buddhist.

A worship ritual at Yen Tu Festival

Opening the Yen Tu had many rituals such as wishing for the peace nation and happy population, the procession ceremony, performing arts, dragon dance, unicorn vibrant, drama dance-singing, recreating the historical stories about Yen Tu Truc Lam Buddhism more than 700 years ago. Currently, it is being inherited and spread.

The Yen Tu festival will spend three months of spring, so the organization is expected to welcome more than 3 million visitors to this Buddha land.

Promote Ha Long Bay to the world's largest tourism market

Ha Long Bay has been famous in the world. Therefore, when promoting the program is done, it is extremely attracted travelers and brought a high efficiency. Indeed, the evening of 15/11/2012, in Hanoi, Quang Ninh People's Committee has an action in collaboration with the Vietnam Aviation Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) to hold a press conference to introduce the "Ha Long Week 2012" for the European market in this province.

Ha Long Bay Photo 1

The program of "Halong Week 2012" will take place from 27 to 30/11/2012 in Ha Long city - Quang Ninh province with some contents such as:

- Tours and experience about the tourism’s product on the bay and a number of other tourist attractions

- Programs as contact, exchange with the product introduction and business cooperation between Vietnam's tourism with the same company in the European market.

- Workshop on promoting the tourism potential of Ha Long.

Attending into this program, there are more than 200 representatives of the media, travel companies, marketing parts directly sell travel program in Vietnam with people in European countries.

In addition, that is the leading travel company in Vietnam. And Vietnam Airlines shuttle mission of European tourists, and participate in expanding tourism market in the continent.

Ha Long Bay Photo 2

Mr. Ha Quang Long, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Quang Ninh province said that this event aims to tourism to promote the image of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province to the European market. It creates favorable conditions for business, travel, hotels, transportation... And it directly does some works as follows:

- Accessing, exchanging and getting cooperation with tour operators or the media of the European market

- Quang Ninh Tourism will receive comments and contributions of the travel businesses from the continent. This is the world's largest tourism market.

The stork garden on Hua mountain in Quang Ninh

If you go to the stork garden in the Hua mountains (Dai Binh, Dam Ha) in Quang Ninh province of Vietnam in the early days of collection, you will have a first impression; it is feeling overwhelmed. Because, there is not the green of the trees, but it is also the excitement of the white storks are hovering in the air; it creates a very special picture... The stork garden is located in the slopes northern of Hua mountain. It's in the bamboo forest and eucalypt forests of Pham Van Ha, Lang Field village, Dai Binh. The entire living area of the Forum is about 1ha. Ha, from the late 70s of the last century, people have been on this shelter. At first, only a few; then, due to climatic conditions and abundant food, they grow faster. In addition, the care and protection of his family Ha, the stork garden increasingly attracts a variety of residents, reproduction and development. Since then, there have been thousands of flying back here for nesting and shelter. Focusing especially flies, small size, small, gray dwarf...

Mr.Ha said: Migratory birds; so often in the winter, stork garden is less noisy. But if you want to reach at the notes, you can come here in the summer. Especially, it is in the period from June to August. Now migratory birds; and this time is when the trigger reproduction and development should trigger increased number; a total of several thousand children. On this occasion, visitors will immensely enjoy walking around the "garden" to see the owner of a new child; their feet still firmly, as they stood on the soft bamboo shoots. For clear observation, tourists have to come here at around 4 to 5 am, when we are preparing to fly to feed; or from 5 - 6 pm, when we come back. The silky white wings glide on top of the tree with the noisy sounds which create a beautiful natural setting. Currently, the stork garden on Hua mountain still remains the unchanged natural beauty; tourists do not seem to know much about this place. In the future, this will be the eco-tourist and explore the attractions of Dam Ha district. Scene also bearing the wild beauty of nature, the stork garden would actually bring to travelers with an unforgettable impression.