Ninth Da Lat Flower Festival opens

The ninth Da Lat Flower Festival opened in the city of the same name in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 18 evening, drawing the participation of more than 400 professional and amateur artists.
Ninth Da Lat Flower Festival opens ảnh 1An art performance at the opening ceremony of ninth Da Lat Flower Festival
Lam Dong (VNA) – The ninth Da Lat Flower Festival opened in thecity of the same name in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December18 evening, drawing the participation of more than 400 professional and amateurartists.

The biennial cultural-tourism festival, which began in 2003 andwas delayed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, aims to honour the value offlowers and floriculture in the Central Highlands resort city, promotetourism and trade, and call for greater domestic and international cooperationand investment throughout the locality.

With the theme of “Da Lat - The City of Four Flower Seasons”, this year’s festival continues topromote the brand of Da Lat as the country’s Flower Festival City, as well asintroducing the city’s culture and people to visitors.

Speaking at the event, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan saidthat the festival is a good opportunity to promote the image of the beautifulland of Da Lat, and the kind-hearted, elegant and hospitable people of Da Lat, contributingto post-pandemic tourism development, and socio-economic development andrecovery.

She asked Lam Dong province and Da Lat city to continuepromoting the strength of the national great solidarity bloc, effectively bringinginto full play their potential and advantages, and being proactive in regionalconnectivity for rapid, comprehensive and sustainable development, thus makinga worthy contribution to the common development of the Central Highlands regionand the whole country.

Lying on a plateau around 1,500 metres above sea level,Da Lat enjoys year-round cool weather that is in contrast to Vietnam’s tropicalclimate.

As one of Vietnam’s biggest flower-growing regions, the cityis described as a must-visit destination by flower lovers around the world./.
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