Delegates of the opening ceremony receiving calligraphy greetings from Hue Calligraphy Club

Attending the ceremony were Standing Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh; Standing Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Chief Commander of the Provincial Military Headquarters - Senior Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Nam Cuong; Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Hue City Party Committee – Mr. Phan Thien Dinh and so on.

According to the representative of Hue City People's Committee, the highlight of this Tan Suu Spring Festival is the flower park, which is arranged and organized on a large area, extending from Ho Chi Minh Museum to Nguyen Dinh Chieu walking street. Besides, it is combined with the walking path along the Perfume River, decorated with artistic flower spots and decorative lanterns with artistic lighting systems on Le Loi Street, etc.

In the same space, residents and tourists will be able to enjoy the activities on displaying flowers, ornamental stones, rockery, calligraphy carved on wood, artisans’ unique bended trees. Particularly in Ly Tu Trong Park, the organizers also arrange art lighting systems and spring scenes with art spring fields and flower carpets with Buffalo – the animal sign of Tan Suu – playing around; the Street of Hanging Bamboo Baskets with flowers at the Promenade along the banks of the Perfume River, the scene of iconic mascots of Tan Suu, Hue calligraphy space in which calligraphy letters are given at the beginning of the year to serve residents and tourists, etc.

Below are some pictures of spring flower park recorded by Thua Thien Hue Online:

The flower street along the banks of the Perfume River decorated with many different types of flower

An old Tet corner vividly reenacted

Hue's traditional Ruong house constructed with original decorations

Many residents and tourists come to take photos in the spring flower park

The Buffalo – the animal sign of the New Year – impressively decorated next to the rice field, along with bamboo rows

Many people, dressed in traditional Vietnamese ao dai and turban, attending the opening ceremony of the spring flower park

Particularly in Ly Tu Trong Park, there is also an arrangement of artistic lighting systems and spring scenes with art spring fields and flower carpets.

A space corner with various flowers, ornamental stones, rockery, calligraphy carved on wood, artisans’ unique bended trees

The Spring Flower Park will be open until the end of the 5th of the Lunar New Year of the Buffalo

Story & photos: N. Minh