On the afternoon of December 28, thousands of tourists and local people flocked to April 16 Square in Phan Rang – Thap Cham City to witness the unique “catwalk” of more than 200 Ninh Thuan sheep.
This is an event within the framework of the Ninh Thuan Food Festival to welcome the new year 2024 that many people are waiting for.
Hundreds of sheep dressed in colorful shirts and bows walked through the streets of the city. Phan Rang – Thap Cham, Ninh Thuan province on the afternoon of December 28. Photo: Duc Cuong
This sheep parade brings together 200 of the most beautiful sheep from 4 typical sheep farms in Ninh Thuan province.
Tourist Nguyen Manh Linh from Ho Chi Minh City said that this was the first time he witnessed sheep competing vigorously on the street. He himself was very impressed with this unique and unique parade and he will definitely introduce it to his group of friends to return to Ninh Thuan to travel in the near future.
The flock of sheep passing through the street was watched by a large number of people and tourists… Photo: Duc Cuong
Excitedly checking in with the sheep parade through the streets, Mr. Matheu, a tourist from England, said he was very impressed with the sheep parade on the streets in Ninh Thuan.
According to Mr. Matheu, this is a tourism product that many foreign tourists like him want to see. Surely he will return to the sunny and windy area of Ninh Thuan to have fun and check in to live virtually with the sheep.
Some images captured by PV Dan Viet at the sheep parade on the afternoon of December 28:
This is the first time Ninh Thuan has organized this new activity, aiming to promote specific local sheep products to tourists from near and far… Photo: Thanh Son
The sheep selected by 4 large farms in Ninh Thuan to take to the streets are selected sheep…Photo: Thanh Son
Sheep are decorated in a style combining Christmas and New Year, to create a joyful atmosphere to welcome the new year 2024. Photo: Duc Cuong
Thousands of tourists followed the sheep’s journey around the April 16 square area in the city. Phan Rang – Thap Cham. Photo: Duc Cuong
Sheep farm owners participating in the parade also demonstrated their ability to control their flocks of sheep, each flock of sheep has a different way of controlling it. Photo: Green Mountain
Many foreign tourists are interested in sheep. Photo: Thanh Son
Herds of sheep are decorated with colorful decorations on the streets of Phan Rang – Thap Cham. Photo: Duc Cuong
Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa – Director of Ninh Thuan Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that this is an event within the framework of the Food Festival held for the first time in Ninh Thuan province to introduce and promote the province’s unique dishes. Ninh Thuan, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere to welcome the new year 2024. Photo: Thanh Son
The organizing committee awarded beautiful sheep certificates to sheep owners participating in the sheep parade. Photo: Duc Cuong
It is known that Ninh Thuan has the largest sheep herd in the country with more than 860,000 sheep. Lamb products are also a typical delicacy highly appreciated by tourists when coming to Ninh Thuan.
Sheep here are grazed naturally and forage for their own food such as grass and leaves, so the meat has a unique flavor, high nutritional content, and low fat percentage. Ninh Thuan lamb is consumed strongly throughout the country such as City. HCM, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Ninh Binh, Hai Duong, Nam Dinh.