Festival A Week Long In Halong

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A WEEK-LONG tourism festival in Halong Bay will kick off with a spectacular opening ceremony on Tuan Chau Island on April 25, according to local authorities. Entitled Halong Tourism Week, the festival is expected to introduce the myriad natural wonders of the World Heritage Site to thousands of visitors. Pham Thi Thanh, programme director of the festival, said a re-enactment of the creation of Halong Bay would be performed during the opening ceremony to give visitors an insight into the area's colourful history. And while plans to drop the performers on stage by helicopter have been shelved for safety reasons, Thanh promised the show would be no less spectacular. The opening ceremony will centre on the ancient union of a water dragon and a dragon..