Unique kite festival and supercar parade 2023

On October 22, in Bac Binh district, Binh Thuan province, the kite festival which set the Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam combined with a supercar parade officially opened.​

The event takes place from today until the end of October 29, organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province in coordination with the Vietnam Law newspaper and relevant units. This is an activity that is part of a series of events in response to the National Tourism Year 2023 “Binh Thuan - Green Gathering”.

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Delegates attending the opening of the kite festival setting the Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam combined with a supercar parade

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province Bui The Nhan emphasized: “The kite festival setting the Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam combined with a supercar parade” is one of the large-scale kite events for the first time organized in Binh Thuan. This is a national-scale sports event organized to create a unique tourism product and establish the Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam.

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Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province Bui The Nhan giving a speech at the opening

Through this festival, the Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Binh Thuan province hopes to create a ripple effect so that tourists, friends from both domestic and international can learn more about the land, culture, and scenic spots of Binh Thuan; At the same time, it will aim to establish the Kite Federation of Binh Thuan province to motivate the growing kite community to create rich and diverse tourism products serving the development of local tourism.

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Delegates cutting the ribbon to open the festival

Participating in the kite festival, 10 professional kite clubs from the country will fly 1,000 kites of various sizes, including about 300 kites larger than 5m, and simultaneously display a kite measuring 23m x 38m, with an area of about 900m2 including the tail. Additionally, the festival will also organize exhibitions, parades of supercars, and drift performances on the roads of the national tourist area of Mui Ne.

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Mr. Huynh Ngoc Hieu, Head of the Vietnam Law Newspaper's Representative Office in Southeast Vietnam, presents gifts to poor students in Hoa Thang commune

On this occasion, the organizing committee presented 500 gifts to students in difficult circumstances in Bac Binh district worth 565 million VND; Gave 1,000 gift portions to families in difficult situations in Hoa Thang commune.

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Representatives of the organizing committee presenting gifts to families in difficult circumstances in Hoa Thang commune

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Representatives of the organizing committee presenting 500 gift portions to students in difficult situations in Bac Binh district worth 565 million VND

Immediately after the opening ceremony, the giant kite was recognized by the Vietnam Record Association - VietKings as the kite that currently holds the record for the largest kite in Vietnam. The giant kite has a length of 38m, a width of 23m, with an area of over 800m2 featuring the words “I love Vietnam and Let’s Fly Dreams”, along with a map in the shape of S was launched into the sky of Binh Thuan. This is the kite that Mailisa Service Trading One Member Company Limited brought to the festival.

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The giant kite was recognized by the Vietnam Record Association - VietKings as the kite that currently holds the record for the largest kite in Vietnam

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The kite festival attracts many tourists due to its diversity in size, types, and colors

On the afternoon of the same day, the parade of supercars from the festival organized a procession on the Hoa Phu - Hoa Thang route stretching nearly 20km (Bac Binh district, bordering Tuy Phong district). About 50 supercars, led by traffic police and large-displacement motorcycle teams, were lined up neatly and slowly paraded before the admiration of thousands of spectators along the route.

Here, professional drivers organized car drifting (a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers while still being able to control the car in the desired direction at high speed, causing rear wheel skid). After more than an hour of supercar drifting to the awe of the spectators, the supercar parade returned to the exhibition position.

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Thousands of local people and tourists flocked to Bau Trang road to admire the supercar parade

According to the organizing committee, the kite festival setting the Guinness record for the largest kite in Vietnam combined with a supercar parade is held to celebrate major holidays of the year; Respond to the National Tourism Year 2023 "Binh Thuan - Green Gathering"; Continue to implement the movement "The whole nation trains physically following the great President Ho Chi Minh" for the 2021-2030 period. Through this, the festival propagates, introduces, and promotes Bau Trang as a site that needs protection, enhancing the value of cultural heritage serving the development of local tourism, contributing to raising awareness and actions of the people in preserving and promoting the values of tangible, intangible culture, and scenic spots in the province.

Source: https://tuoitrethudo.com.vn/dac-sac-le-hoi-dieu-va-dieu-hanh-sieu-xe-236536.html