On April 25, at Thuan Hieu Ecotourism Area, Thap Muoi – one of the attractive tourist attractions and local tourism highlights, the Organizing Committee of the Second Dong Thap Lotus Festival/2024 organized Press conference to announce information about Dong Thap Lotus Festival.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Huynh Minh Tuan – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Second Dong Thap Lotus Festival excitedly said: With the theme of the Second Dong Thap Lotus Festival/2024 – Radiant lotus color , Dong Thap chose lotus as its characteristic image and 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 from the lotus plant, the first Lotus Festival in 2022 was successfully organized by the province and in 2024 the province continue to organize the second Festival, with the theme “Radiant Lotus Color”.
| Vice Chairman of Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the 2nd Dong Thap Lotus Festival 2024 gave opening speech at the Press Conference |
Mr. Tuan said that through this Lotus Festival, Dong Thap province wants to introduce local culture and tourism, promote the inherent potential to promote economic activities from lotus, and link development. Tourism is associated with agricultural economy; Opens up many opportunities for connection and exchange of domestic and foreign businesses and people working in the lotus economy, helping the lotus industry develop to match its inherent position and potential.
There will be 28 activities within the framework of the Lotus Festival informed by the Organizing Committee, notably: Opening Ceremony Program with the theme: “Radiant Lotus Color”; International Workshop on Lotus; Workshop on Improving the value chain of lotus industry in Dong Thap province; Announcing the first lotus lotus export to Japan; International lotus exhibition space; Sen River; Culinary contest of dishes made from lotus; Sen Food Street; Exhibition of Southern art photos, paintings and ceramics with the theme of Dong Thap Lotus; Trekking between Lotus season – Tram Chim; Sen experience tour…
Along with that, the large landscapes and miniature landscapes of the Festival will be unique spaces about lotus, along with attractive activities such as: Making a Vietnam Map from lotus; lotus ao dai parade, with the participation of 5,500 Dong Thap women; lotus space with 66,000 lotus pots, with more than 57 lotus varieties; The 2024 Mekong Delta – Dong Thap Industry and Trade Fair brings together 250 booths from the Mekong Delta provinces and the whole country; space to display the lotus industry chain, introducing OCOP lotus products and over 120 lotus products…
At the press conference, reporters and journalists highly appreciated Dong Thap province for organizing the Lotus Festival; At the same time, we request the Festival Organizing Committee to provide more information about the results of the development of the province’s lotus industry and OCOP products from lotus; promotion of lotus attractions, tourism, and experiences; digital map of lotus; exporting a shipment of fresh lotus roots to Japan, with an output of 50 tons, this is a good signal from the market for Dong Thap’s lotus industry to promote efficiency in the coming time.
| Ms. Huynh Thi Hoai Thu – Director of Dong Thap Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism spoke at the Press Conference |
Ms. Huynh Thi Hoai Thu, Director of Dong Thap Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, added that this festival not only enhances the economic development of the lotus industry, one of the five key economic industries of the province. , through which it also elevates the element of lotus culture in the character and culture of Dong Thap people “Pure as a lotus soul”, in order to arouse the vitality and pride of Dong Thap people as rustic as a lotus soul. Rising from the mud, but remaining steadfast over time, radiating fragrance to life, that is also the Dong Thap Dat Sen Hong brand,,,
