Peach blossom festival in Lang Son

Thousands of locals and tourists are flocking to the first-ever Peach Blossom Festival held in the northern province of Lang Son.
Peach blossom festival in Lang Son ảnh 1A woman of the ​Tay ethnic minority group at the Peach Blossom Festival (Photo VNA)

Lang Son (VNA)
- Thousands oflocals and tourists are flocking to the first-ever Peach Blossom Festival heldin the northern province of Lang Son.

About 350 peach blossom plants raised in 11districts throughout the province are exhibited in Lang Son City’s downtown.The event includes art performances and lion dances on the streets.

The event will last until March 15.

Peach blossoms symbolise luck, peace andhappiness. Lang Son hosts various varieties of valuable and beautiful peachblossoms with different colours of flowers.

Local authorities hope the event will be aunique trademark for local tourism, making contributions to preserving anddeveloping local peach blossom plants.-VNA
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