December 02, 2017 | 20:24 (GMT+7)
Week of Bao Loc tea & silk culture to be held in December
PANO – A week of tea and silk, part of the activities of the 7th Da Lat Flower Festival, will be held from December 23-27.
The event aims to promote the local tea and silk industry of Bao Loc town in the central highlands province of Lam Dong.
Bao Loc has currently more than 7,716 hectares of tea. Source: sggp.org.vn
The week, with various activities, will feature art performances, seminars on the development of the tea and silk industry and ethnic minority embroidery related to the development of high-tech agriculture; fashion shows of silk products, a trade fair, and more.
Especially, visitors will be able to visit an exhibition on famous brands of silk garment; and tea growing areas and learn about tea processing, and the silk manufacturing process.
Bao Loc has currently more than 7,716 hectares of tea, accounting for 32 percent of the total tea-growing area of Lam Dong Province. The total production of silk in Bao Loc reached 1,626.7 tons in 2016 and the province exported 5.68 million sq. meters of silk fabrics to Japan, the US, India, various European countries, Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh and others.
Translated by Lam Anh