Ha Long Tourism Week 2011: “Discover and vote for Halong Bay”

Posted by admin on April 26, 2011 under Halong Festivals, News | Be the First to Comment

According to the Vice chairman of Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee Nhữ Thị Hồng Liên, Ha Long-Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 is expected to be the important and decisive event that lures more people to vote for Ha Long Bay, as 2011 is the deadline for voting the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Honor the beauty of Ha Long Bay

After the third round of voting, dating back from August, 2007, Ha Long Bay now one of the 28 finalists in the vote launched by New Open World. The result of the voting is expected to be made public on November 11.

At meeting to promote Ha Long Bay’s image and encourage people to vote for it on February 2011, the Vice Chairwoman of the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee Nhữ Thị Hồng Liên affirmed the determination to accumulate 60 million votes to become one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Quang Ninh authority has continuously made an effort to spread information and promote the image of Ha Long Bay both in and outside of the country.

Thus, Ha Long – Quang Ninh tourism week 2011, slated for April 28 to May 1, is expected to be the important and decisive event that lures more people to vote for Ha Long Bay.

All of the events during the tourism week are designed with the aim to promote Quang Ninh tourism and vote for Ha Long Bay to become one of new seven natural wonders of the world.

It is expected that about 500 thousand visitors will visit Ha Long city during the tourism week, accounting for 8-10 percent of the total number of tourists to Quang Ninh within a year.

Celebration of light and fireworks

As scheduled, Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011 includes 16 main activities such as the seminar on voting campaign for Ha Long Bay to become one of the seven natural wonders of the world, contest of the best MC on the Bay, music and poetry night on Ha Long, gastronomy festival, international beach volleyball final round, Open Quang Ninh Tennis Tournament, classical music concert in the Đầu Gỗ Grotto and Quang Ninh international trade fair, etc

The highlight of the tourism week, Ha Long Carnival Festival entitled “Colorful Ha Long Bay” will consist of three parts of opening ceremony, carnival parade and masquerade festival. The festival is scheduled to begin on 8.00 pm on May 1st at Bai Chay Tourism Area (Ha Long city).

Notably, this year’s Ha Long Carnival Festival will also contain lots of performances given by various ethnic minority groups across the province.

Especially, visitors and locals will have a chance to enjoy a 90-minute high-tech lighting show entitled “Ha Long by night” which is showcased for the first time in Ha Long Carnival during the opening ceremony. Besides, the Government has recently approved the 15-minute fireworks shows at Ha Long Carnival 2011.

Therefore, Ha Long Carnival 2011 is expected to be a special celebration of light which will leave locals and visitors with strong and unforgettable impression.

Source: QN News