After four days, the closing ceremony of Dalat Flower Festival 2010 with theme “flower street and wine” took place on January 4. Later in the evening, a wine testing ceremony was held near Xuan Huong Lake in the city. Visitors were free to taste the three biggest wine labels in Dalat City, including Vinh [...]
The Dalat Flower Festival 2010 kicked off in the city’s flower garden in the central province of Lam Dong on January 1, attracting the participation of about 20,000 domestic and foreign visitors. The event drew 85 businesses and flower and plant associations from all over the country and nearly 10 foreign countries including the Netherlands, [...]
Around 20 standard hotels in Dalat City in the central highland province of Lam Dong have registered for a promotional programme entitled “Dalat-Lam Dong Impression 2009”. The programme which will be held from December 15, 2009 to January 15, 2010 aims to promote a good image for Dalat – to attract tourists to the [...]
The Spring Flower Fair will be held from Feb. 12 to 24 next year in Ho Chi Minh City to herald Lunar New Year (Tet). The city administration said Thursday that many local artisans and traders, together with counterparts from other provinces and neighboring countries like China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore would participate in the [...]
The Capital City Flower Festival will straddle the New Year, running from December 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010. This festival, which is being held for the second time, will be Vietnam’s first major cultural and tourism activity in 2010. Nguyen Thi Hoa, Deputy Chairwoman of the Flower Festival’s Organisating Broad says the flowers will [...]
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has given the People’s Committee of the central highland province of Lam Dong the go-ahead to hold a Dalat Flower Festival to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Tkhang Long-Hanoi. The Deputy Prime Minister authorized the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hanoi City People’s Committee to help [...]
The Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee has decided to reschedule the Da Lat Flower Festival from 2009 to 2010 to coordinate with the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi. The event, previously scheduled for December 19-23, 2009, will be held from January 1-4, 2010. It will be the country’s first major event of 2010, [...]
Tuberoses belong to the daffodil species. They are short and grow thin flowers. Tuberose plants absorb a lot of sunlight, but can still grow in the winter when most other species become scarce. Their blossoms are pure white and emanate a sweet fragrance at night. They are often used in religious ceremonies.