Đà Lạt Flower Festival opens, starting celebratory events towards capital city’s 1000th birthday
VGP - Đà Lạt Flower Festival 2010, the first of series of cultural events celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Thăng Long-Hà Nội, opened on January 2 in the heart of Đà Lạt City in the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.
The grand opening ceremony
full of meaningful cultural performances honored flower growers and
floriculture.
State President Nguyễn Minh Triết is making a speech at the opening
ceremony of the Đà Lạt Flower Festival, Lâm Đồng Province, January 2, 2010
During the first
day of the festival, four Vietnamese records were made, including the biggest
flower statue of the Goddess of Mercy, the first Vietnamese person to make
scented fresh flowers, the biggest scented fresh flower picture, and the
biggest flower
Addressing the
opening ceremony, State President Nguyễn Minh Triết stressed that the Đà Lạt
Flower Festival 2010 is a chance for the
On behalf of the
Government, Minister of Public Security Lê Hồng Anh handed over the certificate
recognizing Đà Lạt as a city of flowers to the municipal leaders.
The festival, the third of its kind in Đà Lạt so far, will last until January 4.
Photo: Hà Huy Vũ |
Photo: Hà Huy Vũ |
Photo: VNA |
Việt Nam’s biggest scented fresh flower picture - Photo: Hồng Nhung |
By Ngọc Vân