Models perform Ao dai on Hanoi pedestrian street

On the evening of October 27, the 2nd Hanoi Tourist Ao Dai Festival 2023 the theme "Discovering the beauty of Hanoi" opened at the walking space around the Hoan Kiem Lake.

This is the second time the festival has been organized by the Department of Tourism and the Hanoi Women's Union.

The organizing committee hopes to make the Vietnamese traditional Ao Dai become a “tourism ambassador”, and the annual event of the Hanoi Ao Dai Tourism Festival become a typical tourism product of Hanoi’s tourism industry.

The cultural event also aims to commemorate major holidays in 2023, especially the 69th anniversary of the Capital's Liberation Day.

The 2023 Hanoi Ao Dai Tourism Festival took place from October 27 to 29, featuring a series of cultural activities to promote the beautiful image of Hanoi and praise the Vietnamese traditional Ao dai.

The opening ceremony of the event was professionally staged with the participation of many famous artists, including violinist Dao Quang Huy. The young artist has won capital music awards and performed at several large national art shows.

At the program, the audiences had the opportunity to admire the Ao dai collections of designers from all over the country such as Viet Bao, Quang Hoa, Cao Minh Tien, Ngoc Han, Thanh Hai, Y Van Hien, Dung Nguyen, Hoang Ly, Vu Thao Giang and many ao dai brands such as OZ Design House, La Sen Vu ao dai, and others.

The festival's highlight is the Ao dai parade event called “Bach Hoa bo hanh”, featuring 100 models to perform on the morning of October 29.

The art-music night titled "Colors of Hanoi" took place on October 28 at 8 pm, with Hanoi-themed songs performed by famous singers such as Ha Le, Bao Tram, Nguyen Ngoc Anh and others.

The festival's exhibition area had 60 booths to introduce people and tourists to the history of Ao dai, Hanoi's tangible and intangible heritage, famous local Ao dai brands in three regions of Vietnam, namely the North, Central and South, as well as Hanoi's new tourism products, travel and accommodation promotion.

The opening ceremony of the 2023 Hanoi Ao Dai Tourism Festival took place on the evening of October 27 at Ba Kieu Temple and walking space in the Hoan Kiem Lake area.

The ao dai collections of designers Viet Bao, Quang Hoa, Cao Minh Tien, Ngoc Han, Thanh Hai, Ỷ Van Hien, Dung Nguyen, Hoang Ly, Vu Thao Giang and many ao dai brands such as OZ Design House, La Sen Vu, Kien Anh were introduced at the opening ceremony.