10:02, 21/02/2021

Flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River

Ninh Hoa Town, Khanh Hoa Province held a flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River (from Chi Tru Dam to Dinh 1 Bridge) on February 19.
 

Ninh Hoa Town, Khanh Hoa Province held a flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River (from Chi Tru Dam to Dinh 1 Bridge) on February 19.
 
Within the framework of the event, 12 boats decorated with flowers joined the flower boat contest. 120 men and women from 17 wards and communes in the town took part in the boat race, paddling kayaks and traditional boats on a distance of 700m.
 
At the end of the event, the organization committee gave five A and seven B prizes to the teams of the flower boat contest; the first, second, third, and consolation prizes to the teams in the boat race.
 
This was the third time Ninh Hoa Town had organized flower boat festival and boat race. The second time was six year ago. The town hopes to make this event an annual one and a unique tourism product.
 
The following are some images of the event.
 
 

 

Decorating boats with flowers
Decorating boats with flowers

 

Leadership of Ninh Hoa Town giving souvenir flags to participants
Leadership of Ninh Hoa Town giving souvenir flags to participants

 

Participants wear masks and wash hands with hand sanitizer
Participants wear masks and wash hands with hand sanitizer

 

Spectators are provided masks and required to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures
Spectators are provided masks and required to comply with COVID-19 prevention measures

 

Music performance on Chi Tru Dam
Music performance on Chi Tru Dam

 

Flower boats marching on Dinh River
Flower boats marching on Dinh River

 

 

Traditional boat race
Traditional boat race

 

 

Men’s kayak race
Men’s kayak race

 

Joy of victory
Joy of victory

 

Organization committee offering prizes to prize winners
Organization committee offering prizes to prize winners

 

 

N.T
Translated by H.N