at Tao Dan Park in HCM City as the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday
approaches.
The event will begin on January 28 and end on February 8 (the sixth day of the lunar calendar's first month).
More than 8,000 indigenous and foreign flowers, ornamental fish, bonsai
plants and trees will be featured at the festival. They will be
provided by florists, farms, handicraft villages and business people
involved in agriculture, according to Tran Thien Ha, director of the HCM
City Green Tree and Park Company, a member of the festival's organising
board.
Well-known handicraft villages and farms in HCM
City , Hanoi and the provinces of Binh Duong, Ben Tre, Tien Giang,
Vinh Long and Lam Dong will introduce their products at the festival.
In addition to the flower displays and sales, the event will include
musical and dance performances, as well as cultural exhibits such as
traditional food festivals and painting displays. The festival's themes
highlight the 11th Congress of the Vietnam Communist Party, which opens
today in Hanoi .
The opening ceremony will include
three music and song programmes in praise of the Party and President Ho
Chi Minh, which feature dozens of veterans and young performers.
The show titled “Flowers for the Party and Uncle Ho” will highlight revolutionary music.
Designed to feel like a colourful garden, Tao Dan Park will attract children and young people who find inspiration in nature.
Visitors will participate in a variety of street shows featuring folk
art and games staged by hundreds of puppet and circus performers, which
begin at 8pm every night.
Organisers said they have received help and support from the city People's Committee and other offices and organisations./.
