Can Tho to hold Southern traditional cake festival
Wednesday, 02/15/2017 15:00
A Southern traditional cake festival will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from April 6 to 9.
Making a giant pan cake. Photo: VNA
The
municipal People’s Committee along with the Department of Culture, Sport and
Tourism, the Investment-Trade-Tourism Promotion Centre, and the International
Exhibition Fair Centre held a working session in the city on February 14 to
discuss preparations for the event.
As
many as 200 booths will be set up, of which 100 booths will introduce
traditional cakes of the southern region while the remaining will feature
specialties from other regions and foreign countries.
More
than 160,000 visitors are expected to attend the event.
Highlights
of the festival will include cake-making performances and contests, folk games,
southern folk music and dances.
Vice
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Van Tam noted that relevant
agencies need to cooperate to ensure food origin and quality, along with
traffic safety and accommodation for tourists.
By VNA