Exciting flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River

Ninh Hoa Town People's Committee held a flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River (from Chi Tru Dam to Sat Bridge) on February 5 (lunar January 8). Present at the event were Dinh Van Thieu, Deputy Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, and leaders of some provincial departments, sectors, and Ninh Hoa Town.

Dinh Van Thieu and leaders of Ninh Hoa Town attending flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River

The flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River is an annual cultural and sports event of Ninh Hoa Town taking place on the first days of Lunar New Year. 

Beautifully decorated flower boats on Dinh River

More than 70 people took part in flower boat parade and traditional boat race. The flower boat parade had 28 boats representing 26 communes and 2 businesses. The traditional boat race included 3 events of men’s singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Ninh Hoa Town’s leaders presenting souvenir flags to the teams

At the end of the event, the organizing board gave prizes to the winning teams in the flower boat parade and traditional boat race.

The following are some images of the flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River.

Performance of dragon dance at the beginning of the event

Flower boats on Dinh River

Singer singing a song about Dinh River on a flower boat

National flags flying on Dinh River

Men’s singles boat race

Joy of victory

Crowds of spectators on both sides of the river to see the event

Many young people came to see and cheer for the teams

Dinh Van Thieu presenting prizes of the flower boat parade

The representative of the organizing board giving whole-team prizes to the teams with excellent results

Giang Dinh
Translated by H.N