(VOVworld) – The very first lighting boat parade at Saigon harbor highlighted Ho Chi Minh city’s river tours Tuesday.

Audience watches a parade of motor-boats in the shapes of Ho Chi Minh city’s top tourist destination. (Photo: VNA)

The event, themed “Vibrant Ho Chi Minh City”, was held by the municipal Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to promote the city’s river tourism. Tourists and travel operators were treated to parades of canoes and motor-boats in the shapes of Ho Chi Minh city’s top tourist destinations. A floating stage was installed on the Sai Gon River for art performances featuring regional identity and modern laser light shows against the background of traditional music.