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Bac Ha Races Horses, Boils Horse Meat - Bac Ha Tourism

The Bac Ha Tourism and Culture Week 2008, which opened Friday, closed Sunday with a horse race in the town’s stadium.
Fifty horses were selected from the communes of Na Hoi, Ta Chai, Ban Pho, Lau Thi Ngai, Hoang Thu Pho, Ta Van Chu and from the town of Bac Ha. The town is in the northern province of Lao cai

A horse racing is traditionally held in Bac Ha during the lunar New Year.

This time, the festival included cultural activities such as the Bac Ha plum festival, the Chay River festival, and a food fair. It was a chance to explore the cultural and tourist potential of a town in a mountainous region. Thousands of local and foreign visitors participated.

One of the highlights of the festival was the casting the Viet Nam’s biggest pan measuring 1m deep and 3m across. This pan was used to boil thang co, or horse meat stew, a traditional dish of the Mong people. A mixture of meat from three horses, medicinal herbs and special spices was boiled and later eaten by some 1,000 visitors at the festival.

(Source:SGGP)

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Bac Ha Races Horses, Boils Horse Meat - Bac Ha Tourism

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