The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho will open its first pedestrian street, Ninh Kieu, on April 30, the 47th National Reunification Day.
Can Tho City will open the Ninh Kieu pedestrian street as part of commemoration and celebration of the 47th National Reunification Day. File photo from canthotourism.vn
The 700-metre walking street will be located a section of the Hai Ba Trung Street in Ninh Kieu District, next to the Ninh Kieu Park.
The Ninh Kieu Park, on the banks of the Hau River, is one of the most attractive places in the city with the Ninh Kieu pedestrian bridge and a wharf from where visitors can take boat tours.
The pedestrian street will open from 6pm-10pm every Saturday. It will host several cultural activities including exhibitions and concerts, not to mention food stalls with local specialities and other dishes from different parts of the country.
Both locals and visitors will be able to enjoy tai tu music, a traditional music form particular to southern Viet Nam that is more than a 100 years old.
Tran Quoc Thanh, permanent member of the steering committee for building Ninh Kieu pedestrian street , said at a conference on Thursday that it would become one of the city’s most attractive destinations, attracting more visitors and promoting local tourism.
It would also contribute to improving local living standards and introduce the city’s history and culture to tourists, he said.
The city would continue to upgrade the street, build more facilities and organise more and more cultural activities towards making it walking street a daily affair in the future, he added.
