The Hanoi Flower Festival 2012 will open in the capital city of Hanoi from December 30, 2011 to January 2, 2012.
According to Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Khac Loi, the festival aims to honour the cultural heritage sites and values that were recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), especially those of Hanoi through the means of flower.
It is part of activities to promote cultural tourism in the capital city and respond to the National Tourism Year 2012, which takes the theme of “Heritage Tourism”
This year’s festival will be held in streets of Dinh Tien Hoang, Le Thai To, Le Lai, Le Thach, the downtown, on the surface of Hoan Kiem lake and in popular sites of Ngoc Son temple, Tran Ba temple, The Huc bridge and But and Hoa Phong towers.
In the framework of the event, a wide range of activities such as flower arranging competitions, traditional games, exhibitions of ornamental plants, handicraft and tourism products will be also organised.
Even in the opening night ceremony will reappear bamboo flower procession, folk festival simulation is represented by sound, light, actors and props in a grandiose.
Day 31/12 activities will take place art and flower arrangement competition held Hoguom magical night.
On 1/1/2012 tourism festival opens with cultural activities, art, folk games, bonsai exhibition, village products, exhibitions and tourism booth ...
Especially the night of 2 / 1 will perform in the field of art lotus Ly Thai To monument
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