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Cherry-like apricot trees planted in Lang Biang plateau

A ceremony has been held in Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to launch a campaign to plant 1,000 cherry-like apricot trees in Lang Biang plateau.
Cherry-like apricot trees planted in Lang Biang plateau ảnh 1A road with cherry-like apricot trees in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - A ceremony has been held in Lac Duong district, theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong to launch a campaign to plant 1,000cherry-like apricot trees in Lang Biang plateau.

The event aimed to call for organisations, enterprises and individuals to joinhands to improve the environment and make it ‘greener.’

The funds for the campaign were estimated at around 700 million VND. Theorganising board, Dalattourist and Viettravel companies, has launched the ‘LangBiang Trail’ event to raise the funds, featuring the participation of about2,000 people.

After the launching ceremony on July 6, the first trees were planted on LangBiang mountain.

Cherry-like apricot – Mai Anh Dao - has become a specialty in Da Lat city. Theflower blooms in pink in the first months of the year to welcome the spring.The trees mostly grow in Da Lat city and forests in Lac Duong district. - VNA 
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