Halong Bay has so far this year welcomed three cruisers with more than 2,300 holiday-makers, mainly from Europe, the US and the Republic of Korea.

Hanoi and Halong Bay has been selected by the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism’s promotion programme as two destinations of the national tourism year 2010.

Quang Ninh strives to welcome 5.2 million tourists, including 2.4 million foreign visitors and attain a profit of VND3 trillion this year.

To the target, Quang Ninh Province will promote the heritage’s preservation and management as well as trade promotion. The province is calling for all economic sectors to join in cooperation for tourism development and create new tourism products.
(Source: VNA)

The pagoda will be completed within four years to be the highlight of the Ngu Hanh Son sanctuary.

The Quan The Am Festival is not only a religious festival of Buddhism but also a national folk festival associated with the legends of Ngu Hanh Son sanctuary’s establishment, the history of Bodhisattva and the founder of Non Nuoc Fine Art Stone Village.

The highlights of the festival include the exhibition of a jade painting named “One-Pillar Pagoda”, dance shows and a stone sculpturing contest.

The ASEAN trade fair displayed a wide range of handicraft products, traditional dishes. In addition, art programs from the participating countries were performed during the fair.

This is an annual event co-organised by ASEAN countries, Mexico and Central America to raise funds for educational organisations and poor women in Mexico.

Last year’s event raised nearly US$1.500 to support a Vietnamese school in Mexico and a fund for poor Mexican women.