Art performance during the opening of the festival.

A tea culture festival and Trade Fair-Agriculture Promotion 2007 opened in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang on December 16.

Three new records is also set at the week-long festival, including a tea cake weighing 300kg, a 500 year old tea plant and over 3,000 people drinking tea at the same time.

The festival has the participation of various tea companies such as Linh Duong, Phong Hai from Lao Cai, Tan Cuong and Hoang Binh from Thai Nguyen and others from Bac Can, Ho Chi Minh City, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang and Son La along with three from the host province.

On the occasion, several tourist spots hope to draw large number of visitors including the Hung Cuong tea factory, the Thanh Ha hot springs resort, the Shan Tuyet tea region and the Pan Hou ecosystem area.

Ha Giang ranks third among the country’s largest tea-producing areas, preceded by Lam Dong and Thai Nguyen. The province is well known for special kinds of tea such as Shan Tuyet Cao Bo and Lung Phin.