THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TEA FESTIVAL – THAI NGUYEN, VIETNAM 2011

Time	Content	Position	Organizers
9^th November 2011 (Wednesday)
08:00	Opening Ceremony of “The Beautiful Tea Plant” Contest	Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture	Provincial Farmer Association
10^th November 2011 (Thursday)
19:00	Opening Ceremony of “Countryside Gastronomy”	Hung Vuong Street, Thai Nguyen City	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
20:00	Opening Ceremony of the Final of the “Miss Tea-Land” Competition	Provincial Culture & Information Centre	Provincial Youth Union
11^th November 2011 (Friday)
19:00	Tea Culture Introduction	Nui Coc Lake Tourism Site	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
19:30	Opening Ceremony of The International Trade and Travel Expo	Provincial Culture and Sports Centre	Department of Industry and Commerce
20:00	International Tea Carnival	Start at 20/8 Square, Road-show on key roads Finish at 20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
20:00	Tea Culture Festival - “Tea-Quintessence of Universe”	Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture; Song Cau Park	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
12^th November 2011 (Saturday)
07:30	Opening Ceremony of the Regatta	Nui Coc Lake Tourism Site	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
08:00	Opening Ceremony of “Exhibition of Vietnamese and Thai Nguyen People”	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
20:00	Opening Ceremony of the Festival	Small Dam No.3- Nui Coc Lake Tourism Site (Cao Trang Village, Phuc Xuan Commune, Thai Nguyen City)	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism; Ham Nghi Joint Stock Company
13^th November 2011 (Sunday)
07:30	Opening Ceremony of “Martial Arts Performances-Thai Nguyen”	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
07:45	Opening Ceremony of “Chinese Chess Competition - Thai Nguyen”	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
08:00	Opening Ceremony of “International Conference on Tea Plant - Thai Nguyen”	Learning Resource Centre, Thai Nguyen University	Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
20:00	Art Show	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
20:00	Tea Culture Festival “Thai Nguyen Warmly Welcomes Visitors”	Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture; Song Cau Park	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
14^th November 2011 (Monday)
20:00	Tea Culture Festival “Tea Banquet”	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
15^th November 2011 (Tuesday)
20:00	Art Show	20/8 Square	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism
20:00	Closing Ceremony of “The First International Tea Festival – Thai Nguyen, Vietnam 2011” The Final of the “Miss Tea-land” Competition	Small Dam No.3- Nui Coc Lake Tourism Site (Cao Trang Village, Phuc Xuan Commune, Thai Nguyen City)	Department of Culture – Sport – Tourism; Provincial Youth Union; Ham Nghi Joint Stock Company

Tours serve visitors continuously from 12/11/2011 to 15/11/2011, details as follows:

I. Tours for inside the region

1. Ecological resort tour (during one day)

- Tour 1: Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture – Cultural Space of Tan Cuong tea (visit the Tan Cuong tea village) – Nui Coc lake (visit Nui Coc lake by the pleasure-boat).

- Tour 2: Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture – Cultural Space of La Bang tea (visit the La Bang tea village) – Nui Coc lake (visit Nui Coc lake by the pleasure-boat) - Cultural Space of Tan Cuong tea (visit the Tan Cuong tea village).

2. Tours return to traditional moral values

- Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups' Culture – Vestige of Duom temple – Ban Quyen Tourist Cultural Village (visit the model of Song Thai tea) – The vestige areas in ATK Dinh Hoa (showroom in ATK, the vestige of the living, working place of President Ho Chi minh in Tin Keo hill, the commemorative house for President Ho Chi Minh, Khuon Tat vestige, etc.).

II. Association tours with provinces

1. Tour 1 (one day): Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups' Culture – ATK Dinh Hoa vestige area (Thai Nguyen) – the Tan Trao historical monument area (Tuyen Quang) – Tam Dao, Tay Thien Truc (Vinh Phuc).

2. Tour 2 (two days): Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups' Culture (Thai Nguyen) – Phuong Hoang cave, Mo Ga stream (Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen) – Tam Thanh, Nhi Thanh caverns, Huu Nghi Quan border gate (Lang Son).

Tour 3 (three days): Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups' Culture (Thai Nguyen) – Ba Be lake (Bac Kan) – Pac Bo cave, Ba Doc waterfall (Cao Bang).