The Kite Festival is part of a series of activities that are part of the response to the 2023 National Tourism Year “Binh Thuan – Green Convergence” initiative. The festival took place on October 22 at the Bau Trang U&Me tourist area in the Hoa Thang commune, Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province. The festival had the theme of “Give wings to dreams” and not only attracted local people but also many tourists from all over the country who gathered to enjoy the Kite Festival. The festival also set a record for the largest kite in Vietnam and featured a supercar parade.
The festival includes a parade of 50 supercars.
Supercars and professional drivers performed car drifting, receiving excited admiration from viewers.
After the opening ceremony, hundreds of kites of different sizes flew and showed off their colors on the sand dunes of Hong Lam village. The highlight of the festival was the kite with a total area of about 900m2, with more than 20 people participating in flying it.
The kite with an area of nearly 900m2 is recognized by the Vietnam Record Holders Association – Vietnam Records Organization – VietKings as the largest kite in Vietnam.
The Kite Festival is one of the local activities aimed at promoting the establishment of the Binh Thuan Kite Federation to create a healthy playground for all subjects to practice sports, improve health, and entertain tourism. The event will continue until October 29 and is organized by the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in coordination with relevant units.
Large kites are flown by kite teams in the sky. Photo: Duy Tuan
In the first 9 months of 2023, the entire Binh Thuan province welcomed more than 6.9 million visitors, reaching approximately 104% of the 2023 plan. Of these visitors, there were more than 200,000 international visitors, an increase of nearly 4 times compared to the same period last year. Revenue from tourism activities in the province reached more than 17,675 billion VND, nearly doubling over the same period last year and reaching 107.13% of the plan.
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