Ha Noi is unveiling a host of new tourism products in its suburban areas, together with cultural programmes and traditional craft experiences, for the upcoming April 30–May 1 holiday, as the capital looks to ease congestion in the city centre and draw more visitors.

The Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in suburban Ha Noi is staging a series of activities recreating the vibrant spring atmosphere, featuring traditional rituals, festivals, and customs of ethnic communities from January 5 to 31.

A festival of traditional costumes of ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s northern region officially opened at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, in Son Tay District on the outskirts of Hanoi on November 18.