The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the southern province of Dong Nai will jointly host a Vietnam Forest Festival, the first of its kind in the country, in November 2014.
The event, themed “Forest – the sacred treasure”, will take place over three days at the Dong Nai Cultural Nature Reserve and Cat Tien National Park of the Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve.
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Cultural performances, sports, culinary shows, traditional skill contests, and workshops will be held in praise of forest resources and forest protection efforts.
Organisers said the festival aims to introduce Vietnam’s forest resources and values and raise public awareness of forest protection for future generations.
Approximately 2,000 are expecting to attend festive activities.