The Hanoitimes - The second Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival was kicked off at an opneing ceremony in Dong Van district in the northwest province of Ha Giang on on October 15 night. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of Ha Giang People's Committee said the second Tam Giac Mach Flower Festival makes an opportunity to introduce buckwheat - a typical flower of Ha Giang and the province's beautiful land to domestic and foreign visitors. Planted by locals on slanting mountain slopes, buckwheat is the third important staple crop in Ha Giang after rice and corn. A buckwheat flower arrangement contest, a photo exhibition and a geological exhibition featuring Ha Giang Karst Geological Park will be held at Dong Van Old Quarter. The festival will be held in the districts of Dong Van, Quan Ba, Yen Minh and Meo Vac. The annual festival will include various activities like camping, folk singing, games and farming on tam … [Read more...] about Ha Giang opens Buckwheat Flower Festival
Opening night flowers
Hanoi’s night flower market
VietNamNet Bridge - Quang Ba - the only flower wholesale market in Hanoi - opens at 2am when trucks carry flowers from Hanoi's suburbs and Da Lat city to the market. One hour later, the market is crowded. From here, flowers come to every corner of Hanoi. Let's visit the market with us to discover a different Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s night flower market
Ha Long full of colour on opening night of carnival
The festival took place along the 1,000m-long Hoang Quoc Viet road under the theme ‘Convergence of Quintessence – Spread of Smiles’. NDO – Nearly 3,000 actors and actresses gathered at the opening ceremony of the 2015 Ha Long Carnival 2015 on May 8 in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh. >> Ha Long Carnival 2015 kicks off ‘Cap Sac’ (coming-of-age), a traditional ritual of the Dao ethnic group. … [Read more...] about Ha Long full of colour on opening night of carnival
Da Lat Flower Festival 2017 to be held in Lam Dong Province
The 7th Da Lat Flower Festival themed “Da Lat Flowers – Marvelous Crystallization from Benign Land”, will feature 16 main activities and more than 30 sideline events, such as Da Lat wine night, flower and ornamental exhibitions,vegetable markets, fashion show, Ao Dai fashion week and among.The key event of the festival is the “Week of Tea and Silk Culture” promoting local tea and silk industry of Bao Loc Town that will be held from December 23-27. Visitors will have a chance to enjoy an exhibition on famous brands of silk garment; visit tea growing areas; and learn about tea processing, silk manufacturing process.The program will also include tea leaves picking contest, seminar on the development of the tea and silk industry and ethnic minority embroidery related to the development of high-tech agriculture; fashion performance of silk-made products and more.Da Lat Flower Festival is an important event for the region as not only does it highlight the beauty … [Read more...] about Da Lat Flower Festival 2017 to be held in Lam Dong Province
Lam Dong ready for 7th Da Lat Flower Festival
The central highlands province of Lam Dong has almost completed all preparations for the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival to be taken place from December 23-27. Lam Dong ready for 7th Da Lat Flower FestivalThe province grows enough flowers to decorate the city and neighboring districts. A huge volume of flowers are planted around Xuan Huong Lake, tourist destinations and along the main city streets. Flowers can be seen everywhere.The local authorities have called relevant departments for further review of preparations for security, food safety, decorations, security and traffic for hosting the festival successfully.the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival themed “Da Lat Flowers – Marvelous Crystallization from Benign Land”, will feature 16 main activities and more than 30 sideline events, such as Da Lat wine night, flower and ornamental exhibitions,vegetable markets, fashion show, Ao Dai fashion week and among.The key event of the festival is the “Week of Tea and Silk … [Read more...] about Lam Dong ready for 7th Da Lat Flower Festival