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Quang Nam Tourism Year 2006 draws 40,000 in just two days

Nearly 40,000 Vietnamese and foreigners visited the world heritage town of Hoi An in the first two days of the National Tourism Year 2006 event, which began in central Quang Nam Province on February 11.

Vo Phung, director of Hoi An Information and Culture Centre, said the ancient town was crowded with the surge in visitors, especially when the opening ceremony coincided with the Full-moon Night Festival, held on the fourteenth night of every lunar month.

The opening of the year-long event took place mainly at Hoian, My Son Sanctuary and Chu Lai Open Economic Zone. The organisers said some 40,000 spectators gathered in front of the three stages in Hoi An, My Son and Chu Lai to enjoy unique art performances.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan took a boat across the Hoai River in Hoi An to reach the floating stage on the romantic river before delivering a speech to kick off the Quang Nam Tourism Year 2006.

Visitors showed keen interest in road shows organised along Tran Phu and Nguyen Thai Hoc streets of the ancient town, festooned with hundreds of lanterns in the full-moon night.

Highlighted programmes in Hoi An included kylin and dragon dances, folk music and dance performances, folk games, a food festival at the Palm Garden Resort near the Dai Beach, and Nguyen Tieu (first full-moon) Festival celebrations at Quang Trieu and Ong Bon pagodas.

At My Son, the event was open with performances of drums, gongs, and sanara, a wind instrument of the Cham ethnic minority people, coupled with Cham’s royal court rituals.

Art performances on the stage at Ky Ha Port in Chu Lai also attracted nearly 10,000 spectators, including hundreds of foreign investors and tourists.

Following the opening ceremony, a series of activities and festivals will be held until the end of the year in Quang Nam. The province expects to attract some 1.5 million visitors through the event, said Dinh Hai, director of Quang Nam Tourism Department.

Calendar of Quang Nam 2006 cultural, tourist events
February and March, 2006: Quang Nam to witness National Tourism Year 2006 celebrations and tourism activities of the "Travel in Spring" programme.

Declaration ceremonies of the National Tourism Year 2006 to be held at three venues
– Date: February 12, 2006
– Location: Hoi An ancient town, My Son Tower, and the open economic zone of Chu Lai

Nguyen Tieu Festival
– Date: February 13, 2006
– Location: Hoi An ancient town

Thu Bon Goddess Festival
– Date: March 11, 2006
– Location: Duy Tan Commune, Duy Xuyen District

Traditional Cham Festival
– Date: March 13 &14, 2006
– Location: My Son Heritage Site

Cau Ngu (Whale Worshipping) Festival
– Date: March 12, 2006
– Location: Hoi An ancient town

"Luc Tanh Vuong Gia" Soul Festival
– Date: March 15, 2006
– Location: Hoi An ancient town

April and May, 2006: "River and Traditional Handicrafts" programme

Quang Nam Traditional Handicrafts Festival
– Date: April 8-10, 2006
– Location: Hoi An town.

n Kim Bong Village Carpentry Show
– Date: April 15 & 16, 2006
– Location: Hoi An town

Cu Lao Cham Swallow Village Festival
– Date: April 6 & 7, 2006
– Location: Cu Lao Cham Island – Hoi An ancient town

Thanh Ha Pottery Village Festival
– Date: April 22 & 23, 2006
– Location: Thanh Ha Commune, Hoi An ancient town

Bronze Casting Festival of Phuoc Kieu Village
– Date: April 29 & 30, 2006
– Location: Dien Phuong Commune, Dien Ban District

Silk Weaving Festival of Ma Chau and Dong Yen Thi Lai villages
– Date: May 6 & 7, 2006
– Location: Ma Chau and Dong Yen Thi Lai villages, Duy Xuyen District

June, 2006: "Hoi An – Summer Feelings" tourism month

Coastal culture festival
Food festival of central provinces
Fashion shows "Beach and Summer" and "Hoi An’s Traditional Costume"
Sand model making competition
National volleyball competition

July, 2006: "Culture of Ethnic Minorities along Ho Chi Minh Trail" programme

Quang Nam Ethnic Minority Culture Festival
– Date: July 7-9, 2006
– Location: Kham Duc town, Phuoc Son District

"Follow Father’s Footsteps" Tour
– Date: July 12-14, 2006
– Location: Nam Giang and Phuoc Son districts

Inauguration of new tours: Discover Truong Son Trail, Visit National Reservation Zone of Thanh River
– Date: July 7, 2006:
– Location: Dong Giang, Nam Giang and Phuoc Son districts

August, 2006: "Chu Lai – Open Economic Zone" programme

Music festival
– Date: August, 2006
– Location: Nui Thanh town

Coastal culture festival and beach sports
– Date: August, 2006
– Location: Tam Thanh Commune, Tam Ky town

Phu Ninh Lake Festival
– Date: August, 2006
– Location: Phu Ninh Lake, Phu Ninh District

December, 2006: Cultural programmes to celebrate Christmas, 2007 New Year, and 10th anniversary of re-establishing Quang Nam Province

– Date: December 24-31, 2006
– Location: Hoi An ancient town

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