Da Nang will hold its first city-scale Cultural Week for Great National Unity from 18 to 24 November, Báo Đà Nẵng reports. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is organising it, with venues including the Tiên Sơn Sports Palace, cultural spaces in Hội An and Mỹ Sơn, Kham Đức commune, residential areas and public places.
The programme focuses on folk songs and dances, costumes, cuisine, traditional crafts and heritage practices. A special art programme with well-known and emerging Vietnamese musicians is planned for the evening of 23 November at the Tiên Sơn Sports Palace. A "Highland Cultural Colours" event is planned for 26 November in Kham Đức.
In Hội An, Phạm Phú Ngọc, director of the Hội An Ancient Town World Heritage Conservation Centre, said several activities are being prepared before the year ends. They include the launch of a show called Faifoo with regular performances, and a new tour called "Ngược dòng ký ức" (Against the Current of Memory) at the Hội An Prison relic.
The first Hội An International Lantern Festival is due in early December, and more than 10 countries have registered, according to the same report.
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