The IX Cultural Sport Festival of Binh Dinh-based Mountainous Ethnic People took place from the 3^rd to the 5^th May 2007 at An Son Commune, Hoai An District. The festival had a lot of activities hinging on traditional beauty of the mountainous ethnic people’s culture. Photojournalists of Binh Dinh Newspaper were there to snap nice moments of the festival.

Vice chairwoman of Binh Dinh Province People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh beat drum to officially declare the opening of the festival. Photo by Van Luu

Bana ethnic artists were playing traditional musical instrument of Bana people in Hoai An District. Photo by Hoai Thu

Cham H roi ethnic people were playing Gongs. Photo by Hoai Thu

Bana ethnic young girls were drinking special wine of the ethnic people with pipes. Photo by Van Luu

Ethnic women from An Lao suburban district were playing Gongs. Photo by Van Luu

Bana ethnic women from Vinh Thanh suburban district were joining a contest of pounding rice. Photo by Cong Tam

Contest of antagonistic pole pushing. Photo by Van Luu

Contest of shooting with crossbows. Photo by Cong Tam