Hung Kings Commemoration Day Holiday: Phu Tho expected to welcome 6-7 thousand tourists

As the main holiday approaches, Phu Tho is expected to welcome about 6-7 thousand visitors from all over to offer incense to commemorate the Ancestors.

This year, the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day - Hung Temple Festival is held for 5 days from April 12-16 (ie from March 6-10 of the lunar calendar) within the Hung Temple historical relic site, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province and the surrounding areas.

Thousands of people flock to the Hung Kings' Death Anniversary (Illustration photo).

Although the festival has not yet officially begun, thousands of tourists have already arrived in Phu Tho since March 6 to participate in many cultural activities held there. According to the report of the management board of the Hung Temple historical relic site, in the first two days of the festival, "Hung Temple Festival - Hung King's Death Anniversary 2016" welcomed about 1.3 million pilgrims to the land of the ancestors.

Viet Tri street folk festival (Photo: Phapluatphus.vn).

It is expected that during the 3-day Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday (April 15-17, or March 8-10 of the lunar calendar), Phu Tho province will welcome about 6-7 million pilgrims to the Hung Kings Commemoration Day and participate in the festival.

Before that, Phu Tho province has also prepared to welcome compatriots and domestic and international tourists to attend the festival. Hotels and restaurants are directed to strictly implement prices, cases of "price gouging" will be announced on mass media. The organizing committee will set up hotlines 0210.3860.026 and 0210.6551.666 with staff on duty 24/7 to ensure the festival runs smoothly.

According to Ngaynay.vn