Autumn Festival attracts 80,000 visitors
VGP - Under the theme "Ha Noi Autumn: Come to Love," the Ha Noi Autumn Festival 2023 attracted about 80,000 visitors, according to the head of the Tourism Promotion Department.
The Ha Noi Autumn Carnival - Photo: Law and Society
On October 1, the Ha Noi Autumn Carnival, part of the Ha Noi Autumn Festival, was held in a lively and colorful way in the pedestrian area of Hoan Kiem Lake.
Up to 1,500 people, who are municipal civil servants, students, members of art groups and craftsmen from all over the city, joined a morning parade.
The festival featured performances by art groups and the presence of women dressed in ao dai (traditional long robes), which added a charming touch to the event.
In its first iteration, the Ha Noi Autumn Festival featured 150 booths showcasing many products from trade villages, special dishes and gifts during the fall season in the capital and destinations across the country.
Many handicraft souvenirs and tours offered by travel agencies were sold out at the festival, including Ha Noi Tourism Corporation's (Hanoitourist) East-Northwest route and cultural tourism.
Nguyen Van Su, head of the Association of Handicraft, Ancient and Cultural Villages, said their 10 booths displayed horn combs and mother-of-pearl inlays from Thuy Ung Village; rattan and bamboo woven products from Phu Vinh Village, among other handicrafts and gifts made by artisans from trading villages.
Within the framework of the Ha Noi Autumn Festival, the Culinary Culture Space at the Ha Noi Children's Palace was also a magnet.
The space brought together 51 booths of professional associations, artisans, enterprises, and famous culinary establishments in Hanoi and the whole country, showcasing attractive dishes such as pho (beef and chicken noodle soup), bun thang (vermicelli noodles with various toppings), Phu Thuong sticky rice, and spring rolls.
Its highlight was the pho space, which brings together many of Ha Noi's famous pho brands, such as Pho Thin, Pho No 2 Ly Quoc Su as well as different types of pho from other localities such as Nam Dinh, Ha Giang and Dak Lak.
The three-day Ha Noi Autumn Festival offers numerous activities and venues to explore, creating an attractive festival atmosphere in tune with Ha Noi's autumn.
The success of the festival lies not only in attracting a large number of people and tourists but also in the prospect of becoming an autumn tourism brand for the capital./.
