Speaking at the ceremony, State Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan said that the festival is a great chance to promote the growing of Da Lat and other Vietnamese flowers for export, as a contribution to local tourism and socio-economic development. Da Lat flowers are available not only in many parts of the country but also in other countries around the world.

Under the framework of the festival, on December 16, the International Flower Fair was held at the Da Lat City Garden. It displayed more than 5,000 kinds of flowers from 90 domestic and foreign enterprises, including the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand, Japan, Belgium and Denmark.

The fair will run until December 21.