Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival – A friendly art space

On the occasion of celebrating important events in 2007, Quang Tri Province planned to organize a series of festivals, especially the second “Trans-Asia Bridge Span Festival” from July 24 to 30. The festival is expected to make Quang Tri an interesting place for tourists.

The second “Trans-Asia Bridge Span” Festival will host participation from numerous art troupes nationwide. Particularly, during the festival, apart from exhibitions, fairs, sport competitions among the provinces of Vietnam, Thailand, Lao, and Myanmar, there will be a four-night festival among Indochinese countries with cultural performance items from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

The second “Trans-Asia Bridge Span” Festival will also introduce the Quang Tri international fair and exhibition 2007 model, held by the CIAT. The fair and exhibition attracts participation from domestic enterprises and enterprises from Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and China.

In 2004, the first “Trans-Asia Bridge Span” Festival created an attractive art playground. The Vietnamese side had the attendance of art troupes from Quang Binh, Hue, Danang, and Quang Nam. Numerous foreign art troupes took part in the festival, with a variety of art performance items such from Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, and China.

2007 is the year marking numerous significant events for Quang Tri Province, such as the 100 year anniversay of late General Secretary Le Duan’s (death? Birthday?), 35 years since Quang Tri’s Inpendence Day, and 60 years of the dead and wounded soldiers day.

Apart from the festival, Quang Tri will also hold some activities such as the “Quang Tri Festival – April Memory”, “Night Ancient Citadel” festival, and “July Gratitude Festival”.

Source : CPV/HNM