Hanoi, HCM City gearing up for spring flower markets
VOV.VN - Spring flower markets are set to be opened throughout Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in the buildup to the Lunar New Year holliday known locally as Tet.
Hanoi will play host to 83 flower markets from January 20 to February 9, a week ahead of the lunar New Year’s Eve.
Guests visiting the markets will be able to purchase a wide variety of different types of flowers, ornamental plants, fruit trees, and handicraft products, all of which are typical of the festive season.
Markets are set to be held across the capital, with Hoan Kiem district hosting a traditional flower market on Hang Luoc street in Hang Ma ward. In addition, Hai Ba Trung district will have three flower markets in Mo market, Thong Nhat park, and Tuoi Tre park.
Furthermore, a spring flower festival, along with six flower markets, will be launched in Ho Chi Minh City in early February 2024, to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday.
The annual spring flower festival will last for 10 days, ranging from February 6 to February 15, 2024, at Tao Dan Park in District 1 in order to ring in Tet.
Festival goers will be given the chance to contemplate thousands of ornamental plants and flowers, ornamental fish, bonsai, and miniature landscapes.
They will also enjoy traditional Tet activities, including art performances, folk games, fruit tray displays, floral arrangements, traditional martial arts, lion and dragon dances, calligraphy, and gastronomy.
The city will also organise Tet flower markets across six locations, including three at September 23 Park in District 1, Le Van Tam Park in District 1, and Gia Dinh Park in Phu Nhuan district. The three other places are in Thu Duc City, District 8-based Binh Dien wholesale market, and District 7’s Phu My Hung area.
In particular, the annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street, lasting from February 7 to February 14, on Nguyen Hue street in District 1, will run in parallel with the Lunar New Year festival.
