July 19th, 2006
Bac Kan
Destinations:
- Ba Be Lakes
Location: Lie in the middle of a vast limestone mountain range of Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province, 240km from the north-west of Hanoi.
Characteristic: Being dubbed a “precious jade of Vietnam and one of 500 lakes recognised as worthy of attention.
- ATK
Location: In Bang Lung Townlet, Cho Don District, Bac Kan Province.
Characteristics: ATK consists of a network of underground tunnels with strong defense works able to withstand bombs and bullets.
Festivals:
- Xuan Duong Festival
Time: 25th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Na Ri District, Bac Kan Province.
Characteristics: The festival of the Tay, Nung, Dao; traditional cultural activities: folk song singing.
- Long Tong Festival
Time: 10th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Nam Mau Commune, Ba Be District, Bac Kan Province.
Characteristics: Spring festival annual of the ethnic minorities usually arranged near Ba Be Lake, attracts many people.
The typical folk games for spring festival of the ethnic minorities of North-East mountainous area: sticks pushing, tug of wars contest, còn throwing, giao duyên singing. In recent years, people arranged the contest of village singing between two hamlets of Tay and Dao minorities.