Tourists in Vietnam travel could see thirty-four strong bulls which were carefully selected to take part in hot fought competition in the area between mountains.    

The bull fight festival is part of the celebrations for the 120^th anniversary of Ha Giang province.

The cultural event attracts many domestic and foreign tourists in Vietnam travel to Ha Giang, where the Dong Van Stone Plateau recently joined the Global Geoparks Network.

Bulls, not buffalos, are major assets to ethnic people in northern Vietnam

The first bull fight festival held in mountainous Meo Vac district

34 bulls were carefully selected from 18 communes and boroughs in the district

The bulls are 5-6 years old and receive great care

The bulls are divided into 17 pairs ready for competition

The sounds of drums and cheering echo through a corner of mountains

Dust shoots up as the bulls battle

One cow stands victorious, while the other is knocked out

The bulls are numbered

Waiting for contests, many bulls fail to ‘keep calm’

Spectators seek all possible vantage points to view the fights

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