PRESS RELEASE FRUIT WEEK ACTIVITIES "ON THE DOCK UNDER THE BOAT" DISTRICT 8 – 2023

DNHN - The 1st Fruit Week "On the pier under the boat" in 2022, District 8 has 120 booths of traders and gardeners in Vinh Long and Ben Tre provinces participating in business

The event has attracted over 3,100,000 visitors to visit, enjoy, shop ... create a good impression, and contribute to promoting and propagandizing consumers in Ho Chi Minh City and provinces and cities to know more about the brand of fruits of Vinh Long in general and typical fruits of each locality in the region in particular.

In 2023, the fruit festival "On the Dock under the Boat" in District 8 with many booths displaying, introducing and trading delicious fruits and typical products of the regions, such as Long Khanh City - Dong Nai Province, Cao Lanh City - Dong Thap province, Can Tho city, Vinh Long province and Tan Phuoc district - Tien Giang province contributing to recreating and introducing to people and tourists the typical culture "On the Dock under the Boat" of District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, gradually raising the scale into a traditional fruit festival "On the Dock under the Boat" and becoming one of the cultural festival events of the City.

District 8 "On the dock under the boat" Fruit Week 2023 is held with the following specific contents:

1. 1. Time - Venue:

- District 8 "On the Dock under the Boat" Fruit Week, 2023, will be held from June 17, 2023, to June 22, 2023.

- The opening program of District 8 "On the Dock under the Boat" in 2023 will take place at 08:00 on June 17, 2023 (Saturday morning); at the main stage of Nguyen Van Cua - Ben Binh Dong Street, Ward 13, District 8.

- Venue: Ben Binh Dong Street in Ward 13, District 8.

2. The scale of the fruit ceremony "On the Dock under the Boat" in District 8 in 2023:

- At the sub-stage of the Fruit Week "On the Dock under the Boat" in District 8 in 2023, uniquely designed by the Organizing Committee with vivid images associated with the West of the river, every night there will be a professional art performance, every night 01 genre to serve visitors and shopping

- Homemade pavilion Aesthetic decoration, display of beautiful fruits, the introduction of typical fruits of provinces and cities: Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province; along Khanh Street; Vinh Long province; Tan Phuoc district, Tien Giang province,...

- Organization booth to experience the cooking package of Bamboo leaf dumplings, and Ba status cakes for visitors and hand-wrap the cakes according to the instructions of the Artisans and take souvenir photos.

- Food booth, introducing and selling products made from fruits, folk cakes, and Southern traditions,

-Organizing booths with artistic coconut leaf stacking activities, visitors can return to their childhood attached to the fields, and rivers, with memorable memories when playing with us with funny, simple but artistic toys created from coconut leaves: Playing in huts, making locusts, pinwheels, sometimes hats, loincloths, armour practice mock battles,... thereby, contributing to raising the level and promoting the unique folk game of the South.

Organizing booths with the form of moulding and creating art from coloured clay under skilful and enthusiastic hands, curious moulders "turn" inanimate dough into creative and colourful art products. This activity not only contributes to preserving but also promotes the beauty of folklore, making summer curiosity a unique tourism product in the Fruit Week event "On the pier under the boat" of District 8.

- Especially art painting, designing and decorating cones according to Requesting sketches of visitors, that seemingly idyllic hat will become vivid and beautiful through the "talented" hands, skilful painters and artisans with beautiful, funny, lovely drawings mixed with vibrant colours to create extremely impressive and vivid "unique" hats.

Fruit Week "On the pier under the boat" District 8 in 2023 will bring visitors and city residents fruits, and products that are specialities of the regions, the Southeast and the Southwest. This year's fruit week event is a scene really lively, bustling with folk games and cakes combined with the phrases "Ho", “Xu”, "Xang", "Xe", and "Cong" this will partly recreate the image of the Southern River region. This is the expression private "On the dock under the boat" Binh Dong Wharf in District 8, cultural beauties with their traditional values in the heart of modern Ho Chi Minh City.

District 8 always accompanies newspapers and stations to propagate the Fruit Week "On the Dock under the Boat" in District 8 – 2023 is increasingly elevated and richer.

Phuoc Lap