Visitors experience the vibrant ethnic cultures of the Northwest region at Bauhinia Flower Festival (Photo: Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism)

With the participation of numerous artisans and performers from Vietnam’s mountainous regions, the festival showcased the beauty of ethnic spiritual life through music and dance. Traditional performances such as Xoe dance, bamboo pole dance, and Khen dance blended with melodic folk tunes like Khap Thai, Then singing, and call-and-response songs, creating an appealing artistic space.

Trieu Hong Cuong, a young artisan from the Dao Quan Chet ethnic group in Ba Vi, said, "We came here because of our love for our cultural identities. Secondly, we wanted to connect and exchange with other ethnic groups, creating a shared cultural home. Many aspects of ethnic cultures are gradually fading away, so I want to remind young people—wherever they go, they must stay connected to their roots.”

The festival also served as a testament to the ongoing efforts to preserve and promote folk culture in contemporary life. Dinh Ngoc Luong from a Muong village in Hoa Binh province said, "I hope to introduce the cultural values of the Muong people to more people. The festival was also an opportunity to teach younger generations how to play traditional gongs, preserve gong melodies, as well as to develop new variations suitable for modern performances."