Pink grass festival to be celebrated in Lam Dong

The pink grass in the area surrounding Dankia-Suoi Vang Lake in Lac Duong district, Da Lat city in the central highlands province of Lam Dong is in full blossom at the end of November, marking the beginning of a festival in the province.
Pink grass festival to be celebrated in Lam Dong ảnh 1Pink grass hills in Lam Dong province have attracted many tourists who come to take photos when the grass is in full blossom. (Source: du-lich-da-lat.com)

Lam Dong (VNA) - The pink grass in the area surrounding Dankia-SuoiVang Lake in Lac Duong district, Da Lat city in the central highlands province of Lam Dongis in full blossom at the end of November, marking the beginning of a festivalin the province.

Celebrated from November 16-30, the Langbiang Pink Grass Festival 2019 willfeature a variety of exciting activities like horse racing without saddles – atraditional sport of the K’Ho ethnic people, photo contests, gong performanceand traditional games of the local ethnic minorities.

Particularly, this is the first time that the traditional wedding ceremonies ofK’Ho ethnic people in the area will be revived via the notes and memories ofthe village patriarchs and artisans from Dung K’Si village, Da Chais commune.

According the organising board, Langbiang Pink Grass Festival 2019 is a typicalcultural activity oriented towards the 8th Da Lat Flower Festival that will beheld in Da Lat city late this year.

It is also aimed to enhance the attractiveness of pink grass hills in Lac Duongamong tourists and promote the upcoming launch of the construction of the Dan Kia– Suoi Vang National Tourism Site by 2030.

Pink grass is a wild plant. It is common in forest areas, especially those withpine trees. When the plant is in full blossom in early winter, it carpets thewhole area with tiny flowers which bloom into a collection of soft pinksnowflakes.

The stunning view of a natural wonderland in Vietnam makes it a magnet to manyphotographers and tourists to Lang Biang Mountain in Lam Dong province tocapture such special moments of the year./.
VNA

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