Lao Cai, Jan. 4 -- The Mong Khen (panpipe) Festival - To Day Flower Festival 2026 opened on January 3 in Mu Cang Chai commune, the northwestern province of Lao Cai, featuring a mass performance by 500 artists.

The festival provides an opportunity for Mu Cang Chai to showcase and further promote its potential, strengths, natural beauty and distinctive cultural identity to visitors from within and beyond the province. Through this, the locality is gradually realising its aspiration to become a flagship tourism destination of the northwestern region.

At the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Mu Cang Chai commune People's Committee Tran Ngoc Hiep stressed that Mu Cang Chai has long been known for its majestic terraced rice fields, landscapes...