With Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday of the year, only a week away, many flower markets and flower fairs have been formed across Ho Chi Minh City. There city-level flower markets will be held at Gia Dinh Park in Phu Nhuan District, and Le Van Tam and 23/9 Parks in District 1. Customers buy flowers at a market in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre As a tradition, a grandiose flower display is being held at the Tao Dan Park in District 1 from today, February 10 to 21 with thousands of unique flowers and decorative plants on display. A man waters his flowers at a market in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre At the district level, there are 125 locations offering flowers to any interested customers. In District 6, flower shops can be easily found on four streets, 26, Le Tuan Mau, An Duong Vuong, and Hau Giang. A New Year fair is held at the district’s Binh Phu Park with several cultural and entertaining activities organized on a daily basis. In District 8, Binh Dong Quay on Tau Hu Canal is a go-to place for people seeking flowers for the Tet holiday. In District 7, people can purchase flowers by dropping by Tran Xuan Soan Street along the Te Canal, where dozens of boats bringing flowers from the Mekong Delta are docked. On Friday, a sumptuous flower fair officially kicked off in the Phu My Hung residential area in District 7 and will last until February… [Read full story]
A series of flower markets opened in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 to serve local residents’ decoration demands for traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. In addition to three city-level flower markets at 23/9 Park and Le Van Tam Park in District 1 and Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap district, HCM City has allowed traders to sell their flowers at 56 additional vanues. According to Nguyen Thi Hien Luong, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Transport, the city will organise markets for the first time at Phu Dinh Port and along the Tau Hu channel in…... [read more]
A series of flower markets opened in Ho Chi Minh City on January 16 to serve local residents’ decoration demands for the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet). In addition to three city-level flower markets at 23/9 Park and Le Van Tam Park in District 1 and Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap district, HCM City has allowed traders to sell their flowers at 56 additional venues. Nguyen Thi Hien Luong, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Transport, says the city was organised markets for the first time at Phu Dinh Port and along the Tau Hu canal in…... [read more]
The largest Tet flower market in Hanoi will be relocated from Nghi Tam Street to Lac Long Quan Street. This market will be relocated to ease traffic congestion The Hanoi People’s Committee has made the decision, in a bid to avoid a frequent traffic jam situation when Tet arrives.Speaking with DTiNews, Nguyen Phuc Quang, chairman of the Tay Ho District People’s Committee, said that the new flower market on Lac Long Quan road has been opened up and the traffic jam situation on Nghi Tam Street is improving.There are 3 Tet flower markets in Tay Ho district located…... [read more]
In addition to three city-level flower markets at 23/9 Park and Le Van Tam Park in District 1 and Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City has allowed traders to sell their flowers at 56 additional vanues.According to Nguyen Thi Hien Luong, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Transport, the city will organise markets for the first time at Phu Dinh Port and along the Tau Hu channel in District 8.Besides major flowers for Tet such as apricot blossoms, kumquat, chrysanthemum and orchids, many gardeners and traders from Ben Tre, Long An, Tien Giang and…... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has planned to organize the Spring Flower Festival 2018 on the Lunar New Year which falls on February 16, 2018.Accordingly, the spring flower festival is scheduled to open at Tao Dan Park within 12 days, falling on February 10- 21, 2018 (from lunar December 25 to lunar January 6).Many activities will take place at the 12 day- spring flower festival such as exhibitions of fishkeeping, fresh flower, bonsai trees and ornamental plants from Vietnamese and foreign artisans and flower clubs; music performances, folk games for children, calligraphy exhibition, showcase on the city’s achievements,…... [read more]
