Horses hooves in the clouds – the show of talent of talented horsemen in the Northwest

Dramatic competition

This is the 4th time, “Horses in the Clouds” is held at Sun World Fansipan Legend, also the season held with the largest scale, with the participation of 30 horsemen from the Northwest provinces such as the North and South. Ha, Simacai, Tuyen Quang, Bat Xat, City. Lao Cai.

The horse racing track of the horsemen is the road around the largest Rose Valley in Vietnam at Sun World Fansipan Legend, creating a unique and romantic race track.

The unique feature of the tournament is the selected “horsemen”. Those are pack horses of highland farmers, raised for the main purpose of carrying goods, working in the fields or serving the movement of people in complicated and difficult terrain.

And “knights” are also genuine ethnic men, temporarily putting aside their daily work to participate in the “performance” of the Northwest’s top galloping performances for tourists from all over the world.

After the sacred torch-lighting ceremony and the oath of a fair and safe season from the referees and athletes, at the rose garden stage by cable car of Sun World Fansipan Legend resort, Thousands of visitors are excited with the parade of horses filled with colors and flowers by 30 horsemen in typical national costumes.

This year’s season takes place in a knockout format. The steeds enthusiastically entered the first qualifying round to select the 15 best jockeys for the following days of competition, competing at the final day of May 2, which is also the last day of the season. .

The first rounds are often difficult as some of the aggressive steeds are unfamiliar with the course. Once entered and familiar with the road, the horsemen drove themselves with the highest speed, breaking through to the finish line. The close competition of two horses and three horses made the audience extremely excited.

Tourist Nguyen Thu Binh from Hanoi shared: “For the first time, I attended an interesting event like this, feeling excited, not only because I witnessed a unique and local event like this, but also because I was able to return to tourism. a new normal“.

After the suffocating rounds, in the afternoon, the jockeys have the opportunity to interact with tourists throughout Sapa town through a parade in the central streets.

The parade stopped at 3 main points, which are Cau May, San Quan and Ngu Chi Son streets, performing with flags, archery and javelin throwing, attracting the curiosity and attention of a large number of tourists. calendar and people.

Horse racing from previous centuries was considered a typical cultural festival of the Northwest but has gradually disappeared over time. In 2018, the Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area stirred up the whole Northwest forest when reviving this unique floral feature by organizing the first season of Horseshoe in the Clouds.

The event has gradually become a brand that makes visitors find Sun World Fansipan Legend every summer.

This year, on the romantic road covered with roses, the first two days of Horseshoes in the Clouds created beautiful moments, promising a successful season, leaving a deep impression on visitors. Sapa on the big holiday April 30 to May 1.

Festivals with bold identities

Horses hooves in the clouds is part of the Fansipan Rose Festival 2022. This is the opening activity for the series of events of the 2022 Sa Pa Summer Festival, which opened on the morning of April 23 and will last for 1 month. until the end of May 23.

After being satisfied with the Horse Hoof in the Clouds award, visitors are very impressed when they can admire and walk in the middle of the Rose Valley with more than 50,000m2 wide with brilliant climbing roses, Sa Pa ancient roses, infrared of all kinds from England , France, Japan…

Only in the first 6 days of the Rose Festival, Sapa welcomed nearly 20,000 visitors. And only on the first day of the organization of Horseshoe on the Clouds, thousands of visitors came to see and experience.

Those are the numbers that prove the attraction of large-scale events with local identity, and promise an exciting summer for Sapa with a series of Tourism Festival events waiting for visitors.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Chien – Director of Sun World Fansipan Legend Resort shared: “We want to bring visitors not only beautiful experiences about the natural landscape of Sa Pa, but moreover, visitors to Fansipan, with Sa Pa will enjoy both rich flavors and culture. the character of this land.

Sa Pa is famous for its many unique roses, and for that reason, we want to work with the town’s People’s Committee to bring visitors a festival that only Sa Pa has, and step by step affirm the brand name. ‘Rose land’ for destination“.

This summer, Sa Pa is forecasted to be an attractive destination with not only flowers but also countless festivals and events rich in local identity such as the show “Dance in the cloud” or “The festival of hiding from the heat in the cloud”. ”, opening a journey to discover the joyful and colorful Northwest culture.

Doan Phong
According to VietNamNet