The flag-salute ceremony to welcome New Year at Dien Cape, where the sunrise is first seen on the mainland of the country, solemnly organized by the Phu Yen Province People's Committee (PPC) has attracted not only officials, party members, pupils, students and all classes of local people but also numerous delegates and tourists.
Comrade Truong Hoa Binh, former Politburo member, former Standing Deputy Prime Minister (left cover) and comrade Dao My, PPC Vice Chairman giving gifts to the first international tourists to Phu Yen in 2023
The ceremony of New Year's flag salute at the place where the sunrise is first seen on the mainland of Vietnam and welcoming the first tourist was organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on January 1st, 2017. Since then, this special event has been solemnly organized by the PPC.
Saluting the flag at Dien cape, the place to welcome the first sunrise on the mainland of Vietnam, forward to the vast sea, we are proud of our homeland Phu Yen with deep cultural history... Today and future generations are responsible for protecting, preserving and developing, joining hands to build a richer, stronger, greener and cleaner land of Phu Yen, becoming a friendly attractive destination in the eyes of domestic and international tourists.
At the flag-raising ceremony at Dien cape at the beginning of 2023, Phu Yen takes the great honourto welcome comrade Truong Hoa Binh, former Politburo member, former Standing Deputy Prime Minister, delegates of central ministries and sectors, and numerous domestic and international tourists. According to comrade Truong Hoa Binh, the flag-salute ceremony at Dien cape is very sacred and it is necessary to spread that spirit.
In the well-aired space with the sea breeze at the new year's morning, the earliest tourists here participating in the flag-salute ceremony feel extremely excited. Mrs. Tran Hoai Minh Anh from Hanoi lets known: I am very touched and it is difficult to describe the special feeling when participating the flag-salute ceremony at Dien cape. At the beginning of the year, it rains lightly, the distance is quite long for those who are not familiar to climbing. However, all my tired feelings have melted away with the sea breeze, leaving only a refreshing and pleasant feeling when standing on the top of the easternmost region looking towards the sea.
Expressing the feeling at the flag-salute ceremony at the beginning of the new year 2023, Mr. Michael Melzer, a German tourist, lets known: “Your national flag-salute ceremony in the place welcoming the first sunrise on the mainland of the country is very special and meaningful. Phu Yen has numerous pristine beautiful scenes. I will tell my friends in our country about this particularly impressive event and will be back in the future”.
According to the Director of Bien Viet Tour Service Co., Ltd. Nguyen Thi Lan Vy, this event can develop into a tour at the beginning of the year, combined with mountain climbing, watching the natural scenery of the wild sea and islands with other scenic spots and monuments in the area such as the historical relic of No-number ship, Ca pass, Da Bia mountain; simultaneously, participating in some other activities and enjoying food on floating rafts in Vung Ro bay...
Mrs Nguyen Thi Hong Thai, Director of Phu Yen Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism lets known: The flag-salute ceremony at the beginning of the year at Dien cape, the place to welcome the first sunrise on the mainland of Vietnam, is always associated with welcoming the first tourists to Phu Yen. This is the 7th year Phu Yen has organized this event. The following flag-salute ceremony is organized on a more methodical and larger scale than the previous year, especially with the participation of tourists from central ministries and sectors and more and more domestic and international tourists. Phu Yen Tourism sector will research, build and develop this event into a special product, a tour at the beginning of the year.