On February 10, according to the Ninh Binh Provincial Department of Tourism, the Organizing Committee of the National Tourism Year 2020 has just decided to postpone the Opening Ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2020 - Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh, scheduled to take place on February 22 in Ninh Binh due to the acute respiratory infection caused by the new strain of coronavirus (nCoV).
The document stated that according to the plan, the Opening Ceremony of the National Tourism Year 2020 - Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh will officially take place on February 22, 2020. However, due to the complicated developments of the acute respiratory infection caused by the new strain of corona virus, directly affecting all areas of life, economy - society in general, and the tourism industry in particular. Accordingly, the opening ceremony will be held at an appropriate time when the pneumonia epidemic caused by the nCoV virus is under control.
Ninh Binh tourism has made great strides in recent times.
The National Tourism Year 2020 with the theme "Hoa Lu - The Thousand-Year-Old Capital" is an important activity organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province, with more than 100 activities taking place this year. The program is expected to include: Hoa Lu Festival, Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival, Kinh Thien Altar Ceremony, Trang An Festival, the final round of the Miss ASEAN Capital 2020 contest, the Golden Color of Tam Coc - Trang An tourism week, Cuc Phuong Great Forest week, International Conference on Xam singing art...
National Tourism Year is a good opportunity to introduce Vietnamese tourism to foreign tourists.
Recently, many traditional festivals in localities across the country have been postponed or stopped due to the situation of the nCoV virus epidemic. In Ho Chi Minh City, the Tet Nguyen Tieu festival in District 5 did not take place as in previous years, although people still flocked to the pagoda. Major festivals in the North such as Tam Chuc, Yen Tu, Tran Temple... also did not hold opening ceremonies to prevent the spread of nCoV. Festivals in Thua Thien Hue also did not take place such as the Sinh village wrestling festival, Huyen Tran Princess Temple festival...
