National Tourism Year 2024: Exploring the Land of Ban Flowers

Ban flowers have become a symbol of Dien Bien province and Vietnam’s Northwest region. This year’s Ban Flower Festival is associated with National Tourism Year - Dien Bien 2024, which officially kicks off on the evening of March 16 at May 7 Square in Dien Bien Phu city.

In the early 2000s, Dien Bien Phu city (then a town) began planting Ban flowers to enhance its urban landscape. (Photo: VNA)

Ban flowers - a symbol of Thai women and the Northwestern mountainous region. (Photo: VNA)

Ban flowers in Pha Dinh Pass are currently in full bloom. (Photo: VNA)

Ban flowers showcase their beauty near a cluster of statues pulling a cannon in Na Nhan commune, Dien Bien Phu city. (Photo: VNA)

Ban flowers in Pha Dinh Pass are currently in full bloom. (Photo: VNA)

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