An image of the flower street. (Photo: Saigontourist) HCM City (VNA) – Nguyen HueFlower Street, a very popular attraction in HCM City during Tet (Lunar New Yearfestival) every year, will be ready to welcome visitors on January 25, 2017.
According to Tran Hung Viet, GeneralDirector of Saigontourist which creates the flower street, this year more than100 kinds of flowers, including imported flowers, will be used for Nguyen HueFlower Street.
Themed The City Named after President HoChi Minh – Aspiration for a Bright Future, the 720m long flower street will runfrom the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in front of the City Hall to Ton DucThang Street.
A pair of hen and rooster and their broodof 15 chicks made of iron will be set up at the street entrance to mark theYear of the Chicken, 2017. The birds will be from 0.6m to 3.5m tall. Onehundred and eight lanterns will light up the street.
Flower artisans from the city andneighbouring provinces will create miniatures from flowers and bonsai of thecity’s well-known structures like Nha Rong Wharf, City Hall, Ben Thanh Market,and Phu My Bridge. A kids’ zone will have plaster models of chicks.
Work on the flower street will begin onJanuary 10. It will remain open until 10pm on January 31. The Lunar New Yearfalls on January 28.-VNA
According to Tran Hung Viet, GeneralDirector of Saigontourist which creates the flower street, this year more than100 kinds of flowers, including imported flowers, will be used for Nguyen HueFlower Street.
Themed The City Named after President HoChi Minh – Aspiration for a Bright Future, the 720m long flower street will runfrom the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in front of the City Hall to Ton DucThang Street.
A pair of hen and rooster and their broodof 15 chicks made of iron will be set up at the street entrance to mark theYear of the Chicken, 2017. The birds will be from 0.6m to 3.5m tall. Onehundred and eight lanterns will light up the street.
Flower artisans from the city andneighbouring provinces will create miniatures from flowers and bonsai of thecity’s well-known structures like Nha Rong Wharf, City Hall, Ben Thanh Market,and Phu My Bridge. A kids’ zone will have plaster models of chicks.
Work on the flower street will begin onJanuary 10. It will remain open until 10pm on January 31. The Lunar New Yearfalls on January 28.-VNA
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