As many as 110 cherry blossom trees – a symbol of Japan – were planted at the Hoa Binh (Peace) Park in Hanoi on March 16, marking the 10th anniversary of a project presenting Sakura cherry trees to Vietnam initiated by the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association in Japan’s Chukyo region.
While spring atmosphere still lingers in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, cherry blossom begins blooming, painting the city landscape in pink. Known commonly as sour cherry or wild Himalayan cherry, these cherry trees thrive in a temperate climate. In early winter, the trees typically shed all their leaves, then hibernate about two weeks before blooming for around one to two months.
During the New Year holiday this year, a large number of tourists had the same destination - Mang Den Town, Kon Plong District, in the central highlands’ Kon Tum Province, to admire the blooming cherry blossoms showing off their colours.
Pink shower blossoms (O moi in Vietnamese) are dubbed by locals as ‘Southwestern region’s cherry blossoms’. They are mainly seen in Phu Tan, Long Xuen and Thoai Son districts in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.
Wild Himalayan cherry blossoms have been blooming along streets of Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, luring visitors to the city.
The Thai ethnic community in Vietnam has many mysterious and intriguing rituals. Some of their rituals were enacted at a culture festival in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.
The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will be held in the heart of the capital city from March 27-30, according to representatives of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The 5th Hanoi cherry blossom festival will be held in the heart of the capital city from March 27-30, according to representatives of the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A visiting delegation from Japan’s Hiroshima prefecture had a working session with Can Tho’s authorities in the Mekong Delta city on August 20 to look at possibilities of bilateral collaboration across fields.
A ceremony has been held in Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to launch a campaign to plant 1,000 cherry-like apricot trees in Lang Biang plateau.
The Vietnam Record Association and the Vietnam Records Organisation have granted a record certificate to the Advanced International JSC in recognition of the company’s Japanese cherry blossom festival
The Vietnam Record Association and the Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) granted a record certificate to the Advanced International JSC (AIC) in recognition of the company’s Japanese cherry blossom festival in Hanoi on April 23.
Some 20,000 cherry blossom branches and 100 cherry trees of Japan, along with hundreds of local flowers are showing off their beauty in Hanoi during a festival that kicked off on March 29 night.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded the strong growth across all fields of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership as he received Special Advisor to the Japanese Cabinet Isao Iijima in Hanoi on March 29.
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