1. Introduction to Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival
Some details about Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival
Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival is held every year on the Ha Giang rocky plateau - the top land of the country. The purpose of this festival is to honor the beauty of the typical flower of this land and spread the cultural beauty of the Mong ethnic people to all tourists in all regions of the country.
Buckwheat flower is a small flower with a bright purple-pink color and usually blooms until November to welcome the most exciting festival season of the year. If you have the opportunity to visit Ha Giang during this time, you definitely should not miss the biggest flower festival of the year.
Time and location of Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival
The festival time is also the time when flowers bloom from October to November every year.
There are many locations where the buckwheat flower festival takes place for you to choose from such as: Van Chai, Lung Thau, Sung La, Pho Cao, Pho La, Lung Tao - Ma Le - Lung Cu junction, Dong Van Town .
2. Main activities in Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival
Competitions take place throughout the festival
Each year, Ha Giang Buckwheat Flower Festival has different competitions taking place from November 16 to December. Some typical competitions include: Tennis tournament "Ha Giang Stone Plateau Open Cup", "Talented tour guide" contest, Painting contest for children in 4 districts of the Stone Plateau with the theme "Green sprouts on rocks", Music night on the Stone Desert, Art exhibition and display art. In addition, the festival also has supporting activities taking place in Quan Ba, Yen Minh and Meo Vac districts of the Dong Van Karst Plateau area.
Attractive fun activities
Participating in the Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival is an opportunity for you to comfortably enjoy relaxing moments with the people here. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to participate in cultural and artistic activities and traditional games of the Mong people. You will have the opportunity to enjoy unique dishes imbued with Northwest ethnic identity, and admire simple artistic photos taken by the hands of local artisans. Some games include:
- Challenge yourself with the cross-country run to conquer Ma Pi Leng Cliff.
- Participate in the traditional buckwheat cake making contest.
- Return to childhood with folk games such as swinging, seesaw, pound throwing,... in Ngan Chai village, Lao and Chai communes, Yen Minh district.
- Boat race to conquer Tu San alley, Ma Pi Leng.
- Kayak racing tournament held in Quan Ba โโdistrict.
Admiring buckwheat flowers
Not only stopping at contests or folk games, Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival is also a great time for you to see buckwheat flower fields blooming on the rocky plateaus. The fields change from white to extremely beautiful pink, looking like a strip of peach silk that nature especially bestows on the land of Ha Giang. According to MIA.vn's travel experience, you should visit Meo Vac district, where the famous Ma Pi Leng pass is located, to admire the largest and most beautiful flower fields.
3. What to eat when participating in Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival
Below is a list of delicious dishes that you should not miss when coming to Ha Giang in the cold season:
- Buckwheat cake: this is a quite simple dish. The typical cake is made from buckwheat seeds and steamed. When eating, you should eat it with thang co to enjoy the best flavor.
- Au Tau porridge: this is one of the famous specialty dishes in Ha Giang made from poisonous tubers that are extremely good for health. Eating Au Tau porridge will help you sleep better and sleep deeper. This dish is available all year round, but you can only find it at markets in Dong Van... or restaurants in the evening.
- Grilled moss: is one of the strange dishes but very good for health. Grilled moss dish originates from the Tay people and is used in the daily meals of the people here.
- Five-color sticky rice: this is an indispensable delicacy in the feasts of the Tay people in Ha Giang. Sticky rice is made from premium upland sticky rice, both fragrant and sticky. Sticky rice has 5 colors: original white from sticky rice, red from gac, green from ginger leaves, yellow from turmeric juice and purple from black rice leaves. All the natural, rustic ingredients of the mountain town have blended together to create the typical flavor of this delicious Ha Giang dish.
Ha Giang buckwheat flower festival seems to be not only a domestic festival but also an opportunity to bring the image of Ha Giang tourism to the international market. If you have the opportunity to explore Ha Giang, come here during this festival to have the opportunity to admire the beauty of the flower fields and experience the unique cuisine of the people here. In addition, you can also participate in many other interesting festivals in Ha Giang such as: moon praying festival, fire dancing festival... all very interesting.