Around 300 pupils from 40 countries and territories around the world will participate in the festival. The 18 Vietnamese pupils and students will perform popular folk songs and dances such as ‘Leaning on the Side of a Boat’ and ‘Black Horse Melody’, as well as dancing with paper fans and conical palm hats and playing perform traditional musical equipments.

This is a chance for international friends to enjoy Vietnamese art and culture and help Vietnamese pupils and students learn more about Vietnamese folk culture, especially traditional music.

The festival, held for the first time in 2007, aims to strengthen solidarity among nations for a peaceful world. In 2009, Vietnam joined the festival in the Republic of Korea and gained a bronze medal.

Source: VNA