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Located in a charming feng shui place with a vast space of rivers and clouds: Heading the Van Uc River, leaning on the dyke, fields, villages of Cam Khe, Toan Thang, Tien Lang, Gam Temple was built during the reign of King Ly Cao Tong to commemorate the merits of the famous general Ngo Ly Tin. This is a famous spiritual tourist destination, Tien Lang people have a saying: "Bi Temple takes the first place, Gam Temple takes the second place" to talk about the sacredness of the ancient temple.The main gate of Gam Temple was newly built with vast space (Photo: Vu Loan)Some information about the talented general Ngo Ly TinAccording to Mr. Dang Anh Tuyet, Head of the Relic Management Board, Gam Temple is associated with the career of Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin. He was a talented general who had many merits to serve the King and help the Country during the Ly Dynasty. According to ancient historical books, Ngo Ly Tin was born on January 20, Year of the Horse (1126) in Vinh Dong Village, Khoai Chau District, Son Nam Province (Hung Yen Province at the present), his father is Ngo Huy Hieu, and his mother is Dao Thi Phuc.The entrance of the temple has two rows of trees shading all year round (Photo: Vu Loan)In childhood, Ngo Ly Tin was taught by a famous teacher in Hai Duong. With a smart and hardworking personality, he was loved and respected by his teacher and friends. When he was 18 years old, his parents passed away. After mourning for his parents, he went to Cam Khe Village, Binh Ha District, Hai Duong Province (Cam Khe Village, Toan Thang Commune at the present) to open a school to teach literature and practice martial arts. During that chaotic time, robbers arising everywhere, drought, and crop failure, people's lives were extremely miserable, foreign invaders disturbed the frontiers, and the fate of the nation was in a dangerous circumstance. King Ly Anh Tong made a royal proclamation to look for talented people; Ngo Ly Tin applied for the enrollment, brought 30 young men of the village with him, and achieved many glorious victories.In the year of the Tiger (1182), Ngo Ly Tin was promoted to the rank of Senior General and commanded the army to fight thieves and robbers. In 1183, he was appointed as a general to conquer Ai Lao invaders at the frontiers, and after victory, he was appointed as Thai Pho (one of the three highest mandarins of the dynasty) by the King. In 1188, the highest mandarin, Thai Su Do An Di passed away, and the dynasty appointed Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin as the highest mandarin to assist the King. This is the highest mandarin of the dynasty, holding all responsibilities of the country.History of Gam TempleLegend has it that in the peaceful country, the highest mandarin and his boat fleet with generals, soldiers, and servants came back to visit old Cam Khe Village. Unfortunately, on the way to the river section of Quan Trang - Van Uc, there was a big storm, and all his crew died because of boat sank. It was on October 9 of the Year of the Dog (1190).Like a miracle, his corpse was brought by waves to Cam Khe riverbank, where he commanded soldiers to conquer foreign invaders and quell pirates. People mournfully took him to the burial ground at the site where he built a teaching house (the rear compartment of Gam Temple at the present) and they built a temple to commemorate the merits of the talented and heroic general.The front of the temple is covered with green trees to create a cool and airy space (Photo: Vu Loan)The tomb of Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin in the rear compartment is only opened to visitors on special occasions (Photo: Collection)The special thing about Gam Temple is that it still retains the tomb containing the corpse of Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin, over hundreds of years, the tomb has been preserved by the local people and is considered as a sacred treasure of Cam Khe villagers. Tourists often come to worship, create merits to restore and embellish the temple more and more spaciously, to show their respect for the skillful general and talented scholar.More than 800 years of an ancient architectureExperiencing the ups and downs of times, through many restorations, until now Gam Temple still retains its ancient architecture. According to old people of the village, during the resistance war against the French colonialists, in 1953, when the enemy carried out a big battle against Tien Lang to expand and strengthen the "safety belt" of Hai Phong defense area, Gam Temple became the key barricades, contributing to the defeat of the enemy's plots, creating momentum to develop guerrilla warfare in the delta area. During that war, the system of architectural works of the temple was flattened, excluding only the rear compartment; the enemy did not dare to enter this compartment.The temple is designed with the architecture of “tiền nhất hậu đinh” - “horizontal front, T-shaped rear” with 5 front sanctuary compartments, 3 front-offerings compartments and 1 rear compartment (Photo: Collection)The doors of the temple are in the style of “cửa thùng khung khách”, the traditional design of doors (Photo: Vu Loan)The altar outside the main hall is decorated in a solemn way (Photo: Vu Loan)The space inside the temple is decorated with wooden trusses with the style of “thuận chồng, đốc thước” - “same direction arrangement fixed by tendons at pillar tips” with architectural characteristics of Ly Dynasty (Photo: Vu Loan)Gam Temple was recognized as a national historical relic in 1992 (Photo: Vu Loan)In 1992, the temple was recognized as a national historical relic. In 2010, on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, the temple was invested more than 20 billion VND to restore some architectural items. Mr. Tuyet shared the main items in the temple such as the front-offerings compartments, the middle compartments, and the rear compartment have been renovated and embellished spaciously and stably. Some items such as ritual halls, stele houses, display areas, reception areas, and surrounding fences... were restored, or newly built.The dragon boats retrace the images of Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin defeating the enemy and coming back to his homeland (Photo: Vu Loan)(Photo: Vu Loan)The rustic features of the temple in the peaceful countryside (Photo: Vu Loan)The hundred-year-old longan tree in the temple area is recognized as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree (Photo: Vu Loan)All structures are placed in a harmonious area, creating a space for cultural activities with gentle spiritual beliefs with river landscapes, and verdant trees to increase the tranquil space of the temple.The festival of Gam TempleMany people and tourists from all over the country come to participate in the festival (Source: Collection)Gam Temple festival is held annually on the three days of January 18, 19 and 20. The ceremony part is always organized solemnly with full of traditional rituals, while the festival part is specified with the folklore of the Northern Delta including traditional games: Wrestling, tug of war, cock fighting, swinging, etc. The festival is an opportunity for the next generations to remember the great merits of Thai Pho Ngo Ly Tin, remember the previous generation of ancestors, and demonstrate efforts to maintain and preserve the unique folklore values of the peaceful countryside.Having spiritual significance, great location, and natural scenery with the features of the Northern Delta countryside, Gam Temple is not only a national relic of historical, cultural, and artistic value, but also one of the unique eco-tourist destinations of Hai Phong city, attracting a large number of tourists from all over the country. Gam Temple, in collaboration with 4 communal houses and sacred temples of Tien Lang District, has become a unique rural ecological and spiritual tour, meeting the needs of the festival journey of many tourists.

Located in the central area, Red Pagoda is one of the well-known sacred works of the Red Flamboyant City. The Pagoda is located in Le Lai Street, deep into a small 40 meter long lane and surrounded by residential areas. The Pagoda is named Linh Do Tu, a sacred religious place gathering tourists. The Red Pagoda has been one of favorite places of tourists to visit, sightseeing and pray for peace, health, tranquility in mind, etc. Buddhist come to visit, sit on the benches, under the trees, listen to the sound of bells, the sound of musk in the faint scent of smoke, etc. seeking peace in their mind and finding tranquility among such hustle urban life. The Red Pagoda is not only impressed by its unique architecture but also attracts people by its dignified and rare serenity that is hard to find in other places.From Le Lai Street to a small alley, you will see the solemn Red Pagoda gate with the typical red brick color of the ancient Pagoda.The name Red Pagoda at a glance A long time ago, in a small mudflat, many drowned people were found, hence, they built a small temple to worship the Buddha in order to ask the Tathagata to save those drowned people’s souls. By 1288, when Hung Dao Vuong came to An Duong land area, surveying the location to confront the enemy, Hung Dao Vuong took people to take care of the pagoda, making a kitchen to cook food to feed people that made the kitchen always red. Since then, the pagoda has been named Red Pagoda. Because of that, after Tran Hung Dao passed away, residential people built up two more shrines at two sides of the Pagoda to worship Tran Hung Dao and his trusted generals, particularly Pham Ngu Lao Marshal.The steps reaching to the main gate of the Pagoda are meticulously carvedAt the Pagoda’s door there is a very big incense tree and shapes of dragons and phoenixes added to the gate make increased beauty of the PagodaThe main altar is located on the second floor of the main hall, very majestic and superficial.Bên trái của chùa thờ các vị phật La Hán cũng được thờ phụng chỉnh chu và đẹp mắt (Anh: Duy Khánh)Later, the Pagoda was restored on a large scale and became a spacious construction as it is today. Despite being destroyed by war, the Pagoda is still an impressive work that reveals traditional features that makes people worship. The Red Pagoda was restored over time with an ever-expanding scale. Such unique architecture of the Red PagodaThe Pagoda owns such unique architecture unprecedented in the history of Vietnam’s Pagodas and pagodas architecture. The ancient designed work has 03 floors, 20 roofs, connecting the Front Hall – Middle Hall and the Harem that creates a harmony between the areas. The Red Pagoda has a length of 26 meters. Interior and exterior and roof of the Front Hall was designed with a 7-storey tower in a height of 5 meter, the tower’s bottom height of 1.2 meter, a lotus shape designed on the tower’s top, inside the lotus shape there is a flag pole in a height of 5 millimeter to hang on flag during festivals.The entire Pagoda is paved with marble in green, red, and yellow colors within meticulously carved features.Stairs to the second floor are made of ironwood carved with Van characteristic letters and the lotus buds symbolizing Buddhism.outside the First Hall on the first floor, there are 04 stone pillars (in a diameter of 50 centimeter, a height of 4.2 meter) carved Dragons and Phoenixes in symmetry, in the middle of the poles are corridors made with stone carved “Tung-Truc-Cuc-Mai” expressed in symbol of transforming to Dragons, the bottom of the corridors get carved clouds and blooming lotuses to drawing out a huge lotus bud.All the smallest decorative details are also delicately decorated with depicts.The Pagoda’s ceiling is painted with gilded vermilion that increases nobility of the sacred PagodaThe most valuable thing in the Red Pagoda is Statue of Buddha Tich Ca Mani made of jack-tree wood, in a height of 5.5 meter, located on a lotus bud shape of 2.9 meter height, 50 lotus petals are painted with gilded vermilion and delicately carved with patterns of Tran Dynasty, and it is located in the center of the First Hall that makes impossible for anyone to take off their attention. To be able to finish making such wooden-made biggest Buddha Statue in Vietnam, there were more than 10 excellent woodworkers using more than 20 cubic meter of jack-tree wood, 400 wooden pieces, 700 ironwood knots and working hard to accomplish the Statue in approximately 20 months. That shows that all things of the Pagoda are precious and respectful.The Statue of Buddha Tich Ca Mani, made of jack-tree wood, has a height of 5.5 meter, seating on a lotus flower shape 2.9 high, and having 50 lotus petals painted with gilded vermilion and is delicately carved with patterns of the Tran Dynasty.Big day of the Red PagodaAs usual for many years, at 04:00 am of the 15th Lunar day of April, when noble drum bell rings, monks and Buddhists of Linh Do Pagoda (the Red Pagoda) solemnly and respectfully organize celebrating the birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni. Such big events as Vu Lan and Buddha’s Birthday are held on a professional scale that attracts a huge volume of Buddha followers and tourists across the country to join, that makes the ceremony more solemn, sacred and meaningful.Venerable Thich Truong Xuan – Abbot of the Red Pagoda celebrates the ritual of Buddha BathingA large number of Buddhist followers return to attend the Buddha’s Birthday Celebration after 2 years occurring the pandemicHai Phong is a city rich in cultural identity that is revealed in different lenses and carries various values through each historical period. Restoration and value development of the Red Pagoda is an essential demand in a majority of the city’s dwellers’ daily life because it is a valuable culture relic in both material and spirit, satisfying desire to worshiping and praying for a good weather year in a spiritual place; expressing the “terrestrial spirit” area where are harmonized principles of heaven and earth, helping opening sources of pure vitality and bring out a sense of peace to soul. After hard working days, it is really wonderful to spend time with your family at the famous sacred Red Pagoda of Hai Phong./.

The German travel news site reisereporter.de has listed Vietnam among the ten most charming destinations for German holiday-makers to explore and escape the upcoming winter in Europe.A screenshot of the site.Berlin (VNA) – The German travel news site reisereporter.de has listed Vietnam among the ten most charming destinations for German holiday-makers to explore and escape the upcoming winter in Europe.According to a recent article posted on the site, Vietnam is one of the 10 most beautiful destinations that tourists should consider when planning a faraway trip for themselves and their families.The author considered Vietnam a country of cultural treasures and spectacular scenery, adding that it has over 3,000 km of coastline with diverse and rich nature. Coming to Vietnam, visitors can immerse themselves in the vibrant life of the capital of Hanoi or the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, Hoi An, the capital of lanterns in Vietnam, is also definitely worth a visit.The article advised visitors to begin their journey with trips through endless green paddy fields or national rainforest parks. Those who want to go to the beach were recommended to come to Nha Trang city, which houses vibrant beaches, modern resorts, and luxury shops, or relax with unspoiled nature on Phu Quoc island.Ha Long Bay (Source: VNA)The author also mentioned the mysterious Ha Long Bay in the north, which is endowed with countless limestone mountains and small islands, and the Hai Van pass, which divides Vietnam's climate into two regions of the tropical South and the subtropical North.Other destinations on the list were Chile, Florida (the US), Cuba, Morocco, Mexico, Panama, Sri Lanka, Tasmania (Australia) and Abu Dhabi (the UAE)./.

Hang Kenh communal house - a 300 year-old spiritual place features Vietnam’s ancient architectural style, preserving the culture, history and carving art of the portland. The communal house was built around the 17th - 18th centuries and was expanded to its current appearance in 1905. This place was formerly built to worship the village tutelary god, then was ordained by King Tu Duc to worship King Ngo Quyen, who had the merit of defeating Nam Han invader on Bach Dang River in 938, opening an era of long-term independence and self-reliance for the Vietnamese nation.The main gate of Hang Kenh communal houseHang Kenh communal house is located at No.55 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Hang Kenh Ward, Le Chan District, Hai Phong City, where remains valuable relics, the most special of which is the stone stelae to register scholarly laureates in competitive examinations in the period of 1460 and 1693.The sign of Hang Kenh communal houseAccording to many sources, the construction of Hang Kenh communal house was started in 1719, during the reign of King Le Du Tong. It underwent two restorations in 1851 under King Tu Duc’s reignand in 2006-2007.Hang Kenh communal house covers an area of about 6000m2 facing to the west. The architecture and decorative arts of the communal house are in the style of the Later Le and Nguyen dynasties. The main building materials are ironwood, with a traditional architectural layout including: Dai Dinh (the main hall), Toa Ong Mong (the worshiping hall), and the sanctuary hall. In addition to the main architecture, there are also Giai Vu halls (the corridor halls), the literature hall and the semicircle lake.The map of Hang Kenh communal houseA corner of the semicircle lakeThe ritual court of Hang Kenh communal houseThe main hallThe left corridor hallThe right corridor hallThe main hall is the most important structure in the overall architecture of the communal house. The main hall has a floor plan in the shape of the Chinese letter "Cong" (the Latin letter H), including the front court, the worshiping court, and the sanctuary court. The frontcourt of 10.25m wide and 8.25m high is placed on a 3-step pedestal higher than the yard, having 7 beams with 32 pillars, dividing the communal house into 5 compartments. Each pillar has a circumference of about 2m, a height of 5m, and was put upon blooming lotus-shaped carved stone bases. The sides of the main hall are ironwood doors with only four corners made of bricks. Inside the main hall, the floor structure of the boat bed is still preserved with ironwood planks on both sides, about 01m above the ground. The roof of the communal house is covered with mussel-scale tiles, there are two dragons gathering the moon in the middle of the communal house. The two sides of the communal house roof are designed quite originally with two dragons crawling out and then turning their heads back to hold the arrises. The four corners of the roof are curved in the shape of four crocodiles with two dragons entwined with each other as if to bring the whole communal house up.The roof with sophisticated carvingsThe main hall of Hang Kenh communal houseThe structure of a wooden house in Hang Kenh communal houseInside the main hall, Hang Kenh communal houseBehind the main hall is the sanctuary hall, a solemn place worshiping King Ngo Quyen. In this area, there is a statue of King Ngo Quyen sitting on a dragon throne. In front of the statue, there are a small boat and a chunk of wood that represents rows of stakes in Bach Dang River.The altar worshipping King Ngo Quyen at the sanctuary hall, Hang Kenh communal houseThe Dragon palanquin of King Ngo QuyenPassing the main hall, there is a bridge with a curved roof of mussel-scale tiles leading to the sanctuary hall. The sanctuary hall is the place to worship Confucius and the altars of some famous Confucian Scholars such as Chu Van An (1292-1370, title Van Trinh Cong, considered as the ancestor of the Vietnamese Confucianism); Nguyen Binh Khiem (from Vinh Bao, Hai Phong, 1491-1585, the first doctoral candidate, title Trinh Quoc Cong, the prophet); Tran Tat Van (from Kien An, Hai Phong, 1428 - 1527, the first doctoral candidate, title Thuong Thu); Le Ich Moc (from Thuy Nguyen, Hai Phong, 1458-1583, the first doctoral candidate, title Ta Thi Lang).Tien Te Court of Van Tu (the literature hall), Hang Kenh communal houseTwo stele houses and the sanctuary court, Hang Kenh communal houseThe altar of Confucius and Confucian scholars at the literature hall, Hang Kenh communal houseIn addition to the unique architectural features, Hang Kenh communal house also has a high value in terms of sculpture. Coming to the Communal House, visitors will be impressed by the carving pieces of dragons, clouds, flowers and plants floating on the surface of the planks, at the foot of the bars, the beams and on the door system. The artists used the image of the dragon - one of the "four supernatural creatures" of the Vietnamese people as the main theme of the sculptures. Through the skillful hands and creative ability of artisans, 308 dragons in the carving pieces with different shapes and postures are carved in each nest with mother dragon and baby dragons intertwined with one another among sophisticated sculptures of grass, plants and flowers. According to historians, there are hardly places where artisans use this kind of technoques ("bong hinh" or "cham long") to carve but in this communal house.The sophisticated sculpture of dragon at the ends of beams, at Hang Kenh communal house.The sculpture of "Dragon Nest" at Hang Kenh communal houseHang Kenh communal house not only has great value in terms of architectural and sculptural arts, but also preserves the scarce style of boat-shaped flooring planks, making Hang Kenh communal house a special cultural relic of Vietnam communal houses.Previously, Hang Kenh communal house often held a annual festival to pray for good luck in the middle of the second week of the lunar calendar to commemorate King Ngo Quyen with various performances of A Dao singing, wooden crane dancing, ancient Cheo singing, and many fun games to create an atmosphere for health and prosperity in the early spring. Today, those traditional activities are gradually being restored. At the communal house yard, water puppet shows, Cheo art performances, Dum singing, etc. are often held with open local people’s attendance. Not only that, the communal house yard is also a sacred place, often chosen by schools in the District to organize commencement ceremonies for student groups before examinations for excellent students. On spring days, local people also often visit the communal house for sightseeing and taking photos.Water puppet house on the semicircle lake.Despite many ups and downs, Hang Kenh communal house’s beauty and values remain almost intact with a large and magnificent wooden architecture that few works can have that scale, a place to preserve historic and cultural values, sculpture art and unique architecture; a spiritual spot for local people and tourists from all over the world./.

Coming to Hai Phong, visitors are excited and impressed with the city center strip distinguished by such various beautiful and symbolic public works as the city theater square, Flower shop area, Tam Bac lake, General Le Chan statue...Also located in the city center, Nghe Temple, also known as Ngan Temple or “An Bien ancient temple” in Me Linh sub-area, adjacent to two sides of Le Chan and Me Linh streets, is an architectural work recognized as a national cultural and historical relic by the State, where is not only a famous spiritual destination of the local people and tourists but also has numerous unique historical, cultural and architectural values. The long history of Nghe Temple The majestic and ancient beauty of Nghe TempleNghe Temple is the place to worship female general Le Chan, a talented general in the Hai Ba Trung Uprising in the 1st century (AD 40 to 43), who came to the confluence land of Tam Bac and Cam rivers to establish Ven Village, which later changed to An Bien Village, the predecessor of Hai Phong City today. Legend goes that in the Tran Dynasty (the 12th - 13th centuries), Princess Thanh Chan (the title that Trung Vuong gave to female general Le Chan) omened in a dream to help King Tran Nhan Tong defeat the Champa invaders, therefore, she was given the title of Grandeur Greatness Nam Hai and An Bien Temple was repaired with the cost granted by the King (the epitaph wrote 100 Quan Tien - the ancient measurement unit of money). Unique architectural art of Nghe TempleNghe Temple is a relic complex with the architectural style of the Nguyen Dynasty. The temple has a balanced and harmonious layout with a unique design compared to other temples and pagodas due to its open space on both sides according to the ancient concept of feng shui, yin and yang, heaven and earth. All sacred objects look to the temple’s center in motion pose. The unique architectural feature of Nghe Temple is the sophisticated sculpture art on wood, stone and other materials by diverse carving techniques. The back of Nghe Temple gate and the main hall The gate of Nghe Temple has monumental architecture like the gates of medieval palaces, mausoleums and temples, opening up to the front hall consisting of 5 compartments supported by 24 ironwood columns resting on 24 elaborately and meticulously carved stones. Inside the front hall, there is an embossed stone instrument with delicate, soft and flexible sculptures. The instrument is made from a monolithic slab 5cm thick, 1m long and 1.6m wide, the front side of which is engraved with 2 dragons looking at the moon with clouds flying around, the back side is engraved with flying clouds and water waves. Beside the front hall is the two-storey incense burning hall with eight curved roofs, inside which is a massive stone bed made of precious stones from Mount Kinh Chu with elaborately embossed patterns of birds, animals, flowers and leaves, showing the sophisticated techniques of ancient artisans. At the end of the main hall is the harem, consisting of 3 compartments, in which the center is the statue of General Le Chan sitting on the throne and on the two sides lies the altars of her parents. The outside of the haremOpposite to the main hall, there is a stele house built and decorated in the style of an imperial palace. In the middle of the stele house, there is a stone stele of 1.5m high, 0.85m wide and 0.2m thick engraved with the biography and career of female general Le Chan in Chinese characters. The two sides of the stele house lies finely carved stone elephants and stone horses statues.The stele house Tu Phu Palace - worshiping 4 goddesses who rule over the sky, mountains, rivers and landOver the periods, Nghe Temple was gradually embellished and extended, but still kept its historical, cultural and architectural beauty . Every year, on New Year holidays and on the anniversary of the birth and death of female general Le Chan, the Temple’s management board regularly organizes special and meaningful festivals to commemorate the talented female general of Hai Phong City.With long-standing values of history, culture and architecture as well as spiritual and religious significance, Nghe Temple deserves to be a national historical and cultural relic and a leading tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Hai Phong City. For local people, Nghe Temple is an outstanding religious place where all people come with their care respect and gratitude. For tourists, Nghe Temple is an attractive spiritual destination where people can listen to the echoes of history and their inner peace... The article refers to information from the websites: baoxaydung.com.vn and haiphong.gov.vn

On the morning of September 08th, at Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Center (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City), Ministry of Sports and Tourism and People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City co-hosted opening ceremony of the 16th Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair in 2022 (ITE HCMC 2022) with the title “Standing together, moving forward together”.The exhibition booth of Hai Phong City at the Tourism FairThe ITE HCMC 2022 takes place from September 8 to 10, 2022, bringing together more than 1,500 delegates from more than 45 provinces and cities of Vietnam and 25 countries and territories, with many specific activities. It is expected to find solutions to the problems of concern will be found such as in-depth tourist development, quality of services and values to tourists, digital transformation enhancement, etc. toward common targets including fast and sustainable tourist recovery that would then contribute to strengthen solidarity and cultural exchange among countries.Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People’s Committee. Le Khac Nam was attending the Tourism FairThe Fair of ITE HCMC 2022 has been the only international tourist event in Vietnam, in which buyers have been foreigners. That would bring opportunities to international tourist enterprises for market expansion as well as tourist counterparts searching in Vietnam and the Mekong River downstream. Passing through consultant process with leading enterprises in terms of aviation and tourism in Vietnam, the Fair of ITE HCMC 2022 chose and invited 150 foreign buyers from 18 countries and territories which have been key and potential inbound tourism markets to Vietnam (including the US, Australia, the UK, France, Italia, Russia, Romania, Poland, Japan, Korea, Indian, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Kuwait). Through that approach, the Fair has been expected to open over 6,000 B2B appointments among buyers and units attending the exhibition. Delegates of Hai Phong City attending the Fair In order to boost up the city’s tourism development, Hai Phong Tourism Department designated its officials to attend the Fair with participation of Mr. Le Khac Nam, Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People’s Committee, and leadership representatives of relevant departments, agencies, and units, and 08 enterprises doing tourism business in the city’s area, such as hotels (The Shine, Hotel Perled’Orient Cat Ba, Flamingo Cat Ba Resort Complex, Heritage Cruises JS Company, Hon Dau International Tourism JS Company, Hai Phong International Tourism Joint Venture Company, Vietnam Star Cruise Investment JS Company, and Hai Phong Branch of Hanoi Tourism Investment JS Company).At the Fair, Hai Phong City’s exhibition booth displayed photos, documentaries, and promotional leaflets about tourism, in which key tourist attractions such as Cat Ba, Do Son, and major tourist attractions in the city were displayed. This is an opportunity to promote the tourism of Hai Phong City to domestic and foreign friends as well as the city’s tourism business to introduce them and market their tourist products and services. At the same time, looking for opportunities for cooperation in tourism development.