Ha Giang readies for Buckwheat Flower Festival 2017The third Buckwheat Flower Festival will take place from October 4 to December 31 in four districts of northern mountainous Ha Giang province - Dong Van, Quan Ba, Yen Minh and Meo Vac - and the provincial capital of Ha Giang city. Ha Giang province has a population of 800,000, 90 per cent of whom are ethnic minority people, with their own cultures and lifestyles. The most beautiful site in the province is the Dong Van Karst Global Geopark, designated by UNESCO as one of 77 sites with important geological and cultural heritage values. Ha Giang is visited much less than other popular northern destinations such as Sapa and Ha Long Bay, but it becomes much livelier during October and November, when visitors come to see its blooming flower fields, including buckwheat and daisies. Tourism is expected to be a key sector for socioeconomic development by 2020 and by 2030 Ha Giang is to be an important tourism destination in Vietnam.

Source: VietNamNet News October 02, 2017 04:07 UTC