Ban flower festival 2018 promotes tourism, folk culture
(VOVWORLD) - The Ban (bauhinia) flower festival 2018 in the northern province of Dien Bien is attracting large crowds with sports competitions, tourism products, and folk culture.
 The Ban flower festival features the folk game "tung còn" - throwing a sacred ball through a ring. (Photo: baodienbienphu.com)
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Visitors can participate in folk games including throwing a sacred ball through a ring, blind man’s buff, and pushing each other with a stick.
Lo Thi Mai, who lives in Dien Bien Phu city, said: “I go to the ban flower festival every year. I find it lot of fun. I hope Dien Bien province will become more developed and attract more visitors”.
 Festival goers compete in smashing "bánh giày" (round sticky rice cakes). (Photo: baodienbienphu.com)
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The festival features 75 booths highlighting tourism products and culture of localities across Vietnam. Ngo The Hieu, director of Bac Ninh province’s tourism promotion center, said: “We introduce visitors to ‘quan ho’ folk duet performances and Dong Ho folk paintings to promote Bac Ninh’s tourism potential”.
The festival officially opens on Saturday night with an art show and a fireworks display – also a highlight of the 3-day event.