December 14, 2017 | 17:59 (GMT+7)
Ho Chi Minh City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
A flower street will be opened on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City from February 13 – 19 to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.
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The annual event, themed “Khat vong vuon
xa” (aspiration for further development), aims to present a city of development
and integration, yet preserving its traditional culture.
The 720-meter-long flower street will be
decorated with different flowers following three sub-themes of the spring in
the city, integration and development, and looking forward to the future.
Meanwhile, the area around the statue of
late President Ho Chi Minh will be covered with yellow apricot (a typical
flower during Tet in the South) and peach (a typical flower during Tet in the North).
Imitations of domestic dogs will be on
display at the welcome gate as sacred animals in the Year of the Dog, while
real visual photo-shooting technology will serve visitors.
This is the 15th version of the flower
street to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year in the city.
Source: VNA