The Nguyen Hue Flower Street is scheduled to open from February 13 to 19 to mark the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. This Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dog, begins on February 16, but preparation and celebration often takes place during the week before and after the date. Stretching a total of 720 meters, the flower street is divided into three sections with three different themes, namely ‘Spring In the City,’ ‘Integration and Development,’ and ‘Reach Out to the Future.’ Each part is designed with different decorations but they are all highlighted by images and figures of the dog. The Phu Quoc Ridgeback, a breed of dog native to Vietnam’s southern Phu Quoc Island, is chosen as the mascot of this year’s flower street. The dog breed is best known for its athletic abilities, extreme loyalty, loving nature, and natural obedience. A special corner is also set up to honor the country’s fishery sector. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam!
The Phu Quoc Ridgeback, a breed of dog native to Vietnam’s southern Phu Quoc Island, has been chosen as the mascot for next year’s flower show on downtown Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Hue Street. The city’s annual flower celebration is organized by the municipal administration in celebration of Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year and Vietnam’s biggest national holiday. The next lunar year, beginning on February 16, 2018, will be the Year of the Dog, as per the Vietnamese zodiac, a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle.…... [read more]
The Phu Quoc Ridgeback, a breed of dog native to Vietnam’s southern Phu Quoc Island, has been chosen as the mascot for next year’s flower show on downtown Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Hue Street.The city’s annual flower celebration is organized by the municipal administration in celebration of Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year and Vietnam’s biggest national holiday.The next lunar year, beginning on February 16, 2018, will be the Year of the Dog, as per the Vietnamese zodiac, a classification scheme that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle.With that in…... [read more]
(VOVworld) - The Ho Chi Minh City Book Street will be officially opened on Nguyen Van Binh street, District 1 this Saturday. This is a fixed and long-term book-themed space to promote the reading habit. The street is also a playground for publishers and authors to exchange experience and introduce their most favorites to readers. Areas will also be zoned for book and newspaper exhibitions and the exchange of rare publications. Several activities on weekends or holidays will include story telling contests, figurine painting, and book illustration drawing. The street gathers a number of popular publishers such as Kim Dong,…... [read more]
Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to a spring flower festival in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet (Lunar New Year) earlier this month. The event, which was held in Tao Dan Park in District 1, attracted over 700,000 visitors, 20 percent more than last year, said Tran The Ky, head of the festival’s organizing board. The two-week-long event, which began on February 3, concluded on Sunday with 332 artisans awarded prizes, including two special honors and 41 gold ones. The winners of the special awards were Trinh Van Si, an orchid artist from Bao Loc, a city in the…... [read more]
More than 240,000 copies of books have been sold on the Ho Chi Minh City Book Street after six months of operation, generating 15 billion VND (700,000 USD). According to the management board of the Book Street, the model drew more than 500,000 visitors over the past six months, 25 percent of them are foreigners. The Street features 20 booths from publishers including Phuong Nam Books, Nha Nam, Tri Viet, Nha Xuat Ban Tre (the Youth Publishing House), Nha Xuat Ban Van Hoa Van Nghe (the Literature and Art Publishing House), and Thai Ha Books. Ngo Mi Diem from the…... [read more]
