Seminar aimed at increasing votes for Halong Bay

Ga Choi Islet

A seminar was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 1 to find out ways to win more votes for Halong Bay to be recognized as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World

The seminar witnessed the huge participation of number of foreign diplomatic staff including ambassadors and counselors in Vietnam, Vietnamese and foreign tourists.

An official from the Foreign Ministry suggested the spread of information and promotion of the image of Halong Bay at major sport and music events, or on social networks, like facebook, twisters and youtube, and mobile phone systems can help to encourage people, specially students and public employees, to vote for Halong Bay.

The Deputy Director of Quang Ninh Television Station, Mai Vu Tuan, proposed increasing broadcasts of Halong Bay’s values on domestic radio and television programmes as well as on foreign radios and televisions, such as the Republic of Korea’s Kangwon television and China’s Guangxi television and radio, which have established cooperative ties with Vietnam.

Halong Bay needs to collect 60 million votes to become one of the new 7 wonders of the world.

The New Open World will announce the final list of the new 7 wonders of the world on November 11.

To vote for Ha Long Bay, please visit the website www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote.

Source: VOV News

More about Halong Carnaval 2011

There will be nearly 3000 actors participating in Halong Carnaval 2011 with 15 groups in different subjects, of which there are about 1000 professional actors from Hanoi.

According to the Organising Board of Halong Tourism festival – Quang Ninh in 2011, the focus of the week is Halong Carnaval with the theme of Halong By Night (or ‘Discover shimmering Halong’) shown out on May 1 at Bai Chay tourism area.

A 9,000 seat grandstand will be set up for guests attending the Ha Long carnival festival, according to the Organising Board for the Ha Long-Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2011. This will provide more seating space during the festival for the comfort and safety of local people and visitors attending the events.

List of activities during Halong Tourism Week 2011

The Halong Tourism Week 2011 from April 28th to May 2nd takes place in several districts and cities in the province of Quang Ninh. The 5th annual celebration of Ha Long Carnival is expected to be the highlight of the Tourism Week.

 Halong Carnaval 2010

The list of activities organised during the festival week is as follows:

April 29, 2011 

7:30 – Tran Quoc Nghien Temple Festival (Lan Be, Halong city)

9:00 – Opening Ceremony of Halong Bay Photo Exhibition (Thanh Nien Tourism area, Halong city)

9:00 – Opening Ceremony of Open Mong Cai Tennis and Football Tournament (Mong Cai city)

16:00 - Halong Cuisine Festival (Thanh Nien Tourism area, Halong city)

20:00 – Poetry and Music night on Halong (Thanh Nien tourism area, Halong city)

April 30, 2011 

8:00 – Open Quang Ninh Dance Sports Championship (Quang Ninh Stadium, Halong city)

8:00 – Exhibition on Ornaments, Fighting Cock Competition (Royal International Park, Halong city)

9:00 – Beach Volleyball Tournament (Tuan Chau International Tourism Area, Halong city)

9:00 – Open Quang Ninh Tennis Tournament (Halong Stadium)

15:00 – Vietnam Folk Games (Thanh Nien Tourism Area, Halong city)

20:00 – Poetry and Music Night on Yen Tu (Yen Tu Heritage Landmark)

20:00 – Quang Ninh Trademark Promotion Fair 2011 (The Children’s House of Quang Ninh Province)

20:00 – The Final Round of The Best MC on Halong Bay contest (Vietnam – Japan Labor Culture Palace, Halong city)

20:00 – Mong Cai (Vietnam) – Dongxing (China) Cultural and Art Exchange (Mong Cai city)

20:00 – Hip-hop Dance Team Festival 2011 (Thanh Nien Tourism Area, Halong city)

May 1, 2011 

8:00 – Conference on voting for Halong Bay as one of new seven natural wonders (Halong city)

8:00 – Open Quang Ninh Dance Sports Tournament (Quang Ninh Stadium, Halong city)

20:00- Hip-hop Dance Team Festival 2011 (Thanh Nien Tourism Area, Halong city)

20:00- Halong Carnaval 2011 (Bai Chay Tourism Area, Halong city)

May 2, 2011 

9:00 – Classical Music Concert in the Dau Go Cave (Dau Go cave)

20:00- Mysterious Halong Night (Cot 3 Area, Halong city)


See more:

Halong Tourism Festival Week 2011 (Updated)

Source: QN News

Quang Ninh welcomes nearly 2 million visitors in Q1

About 2 million tourists visited Quảng Ninh in the first three months of 2011, reported the Department of Culture Sports and Tourism.

Huong Hai Junk

The number of foreign visitors is over 600,000, a 13 percent increase over the last year. Over 614 thousand travelers visit Halong Bay, up 7 percent compared to the same time in 2010.
 
The Province's tourism turnover in the first quarter is estimated to reach VND 913 billion, showing a six percent increase compared to the same time last year.

Halong Tourism Festival Week 2011 (Updated)

 

(Halong Carnaval 2010)

The main activities of the Festival Week include: Halong Carnaval, Unveiling Light Art Performance Center, Conference on voting campaign for Halong Bay to become one of the UNESCO world’s natural wonders, The best MC on Halong Bay contest, Music and poetry night on Halong, Open Quang Ninh tennis tournament and Classical music concert in Dau Go Cave.