New surprising activities will attract tourists at Dong Thap Lotus Festival

On April 25, Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee said that the 2nd Lotus Festival in 2024 is a provincial-level event with the most activities ever during festivals. Among them, highlights include: International workshop on lotus; Enhance the value chain of the lotus industry; announced the first batch of lotus exports to Japan; lotus experience tour…

In particular, the large landscapes and miniature landscapes of the festival are unique spaces about lotus, along with attractive activities such as making the largest lotus map in Vietnam; lotus ao dai parade, with the participation of 5,500 Dong Thap women; Lotus space with 66,000 pots and about 57 varieties beautifully arranged will create an interesting experience space for residents and visitors…

Lotus Festival takes place from May 16 to 19, at Temple of Literature Park, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Ward 1, Cao Lanh City.

Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee said that Dong Thap has long been proud to be the land of lotus flowers and is known to people nationwide through two famous verses: “Thap Muoi is the most beautiful lotus/Vietnam is the most beautiful named Uncle Ho”. This is a good land, blessed by nature, with people who are diligent, compassionate, hard-working, dare to think, dare to do, create, love lotus and stick with lotus.

“Coming to Dong Thap, visitors can not only admire the beauty of gentle canals carrying heavy silt and vast rice fields, but we can also enjoy the feeling of peace in the vast lotus fields. , immense, filled with flavor…”, Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan shared.

“From the above values, Dong Thap has chosen lotus as its characteristic image and is determined to create the brand “Dong Thap – Land of Pink Lotus”. To promote the lotus cultural identity, honor the lotus flower, and promote the cultural and economic value of products made from the lotus plant.

The first Lotus Festival in 2022 was organized by the Provincial People’s Committee and was a great success, attracting over 100,000 visitors and people to visit, enjoy and experience directly at the Festival space, with a total revenue estimated at more than 60 million VND. billion VND,” said Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan.

Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee added that organizing this Lotus Festival, Dong Thap wants to introduce local culture and tourism, promote the inherent potential to promote economic activities from lotus, linking tourism development with agricultural economy; opens up many opportunities for connection and exchange of domestic and foreign businesses and business people; bring the lotus industry to develop worthy of its inherent position and potential.

Cars carrying Hanoi’s lotus season weave through the streets, attracting touristsThroughout the streets of Hanoi, the image of flower carts selling flowers makes many first-time visitors to Hanoi surprised and excited.