Cao Bang attended brocade culture festival 2020 in Dak Nong province

Vietnam Brocade culture festival 2020, held in Gia Nghia city, included a number of activities on brocade space exhibition and experimenting Vietnam brocade culture space. The second Vietnam Brocade Festival 2020 with the theme “Land of sounds” was attended by more than 300 artisans, athletes, and amateur actors who are ethnic minorities of 15 provinces: Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu, An Giang, Tien Giang and Dak Nong.

According to the festival program, Cao Bang province participated in the festival with 01 exhibition booth to display and introduce unique brocade products of the ethnic groups and typical products of Cao Bang province, and documents to promote the image of Cao Bang tourism in general and Non nuoc Cao Bang UGGp in particular. The booth attracted a large number of local people and tourists to discover the culture and traditional brocade products of Cao Bang’s ethnic minorities.
Also at the festival, a ceremony to grant UNESCO recognition of Dak Nong as a global geopark was organized. This is the newest member of the Global Geoparks Network. It is the third global geopark in Vietnam designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after Dong Van karst plateau UGGp (Ha Giang) and Non nuoc Cao Bang UGGp (Cao Bang).
In addition, the semi-final and final rounds of The 2020 Miss Tourism Vietnam pageant were organized in Dak Nong province. Nong Thi Thieng, Miss Tourism Non nuoc Cao Bang was honored in the top 5 of the beauty contest.
The festival is an opportunity for artisans of Cao Bang province to exchange experience of conservation and promotion of traditional brocade products in the association with tourism and brocade embroidery development with artisans from other provinces. Besides, this is also an opportunity to promote and develop markets for brocade products of Cao Bang province, thereby increasing people's income.