(VOVworld) – Activities are underway to kick off the 2014 Cat Ba Tourism Year. A ceremony to open the event was held on Sunday, which also marked the 55^th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s visit to Cat Hai district on March 31^st, 1959, and the Day of Vietnam’s Fisheries sector on April 1^st.

A festival goer, Ta Van Sau, tod us: "My friends and I planned well in advance to visit Cat Ba on this occasion. The atmosphere here is very exciting; the local people are friendly and hospitable. I will come back to Cat Ba again next year for sure as I find the scenery here very beautiful."
Festival activities include a fish worshiping ritual, a volley ball tournament, and boat racing.