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Flower space by Xuan Huong Lake, Da Lat City

In early December, the streets of Da Lat are filled with colors in preparation for the opening ceremony of the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival, taking place tonight (December 5).

Many streets such as Le Dai Hanh and Ong Dao Bridge (Ward 1) are decorated with eye-catching flowers. Workers are busy checking the flowers that are used for decoration.

At Con Ga Church, Da Lat train station, Da Lat College..., colorful flower models are displayed to celebrate the festival.

Similarly, in front of Da Lat night market - the roundabout fountain area, the miniature landscapes are harmoniously combined with flowers and green trees with the symbolic meaning of the city of creative music .

"The weather in Da Lat is quite nice these days. The city is full of flowers, which I really like," said Quynh Anh (a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City).

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Dalat streets are filled with flowers

Along the banks of Xuan Huong Lake, a flower space has been built. Here, more than 50 types of flowers are displayed on an area of about 1,000m2, for locals and tourists to admire.

According to the design and construction unit of the space next to Xuan Huong Lake, they used many types of flowers for the landscape with different contents.

Among them are primrose, begonia, chrysanthemum, phalaenopsis orchid, dancing orchid, sedum... Coming here, in addition to enjoying the colorful flowers, visitors can also participate in flower arrangement classes and learn about the typical flowers in Da Lat.

In addition, Da Lat City authorities coordinate with relevant units to regularly inspect and beautify the urban area, build flower spaces and miniature landscapes to serve the Flower Festival.

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All kinds of flowers are displayed for people and tourists to admire.

The 10th Da Lat Flower Festival has the theme “Da Lat Flowers - Symphony of Colors”. This is a cultural and tourism festival to promote the image of culture, people and tourism of Da Lat, Lam Dong.

The festival aims to promote the local flower industry and recognize Da Lat City’s efforts as the first Vietnamese city to join the UNESCO global creative network in the field of music. The festival will last for 1 month and the locality is expected to attract about 2 million visitors.

Currently, Da Lat has more than 23,400 rooms, serving an average of 72,000 guests per day, enough to meet the accommodation needs of tourists, without room shortages.

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Da Lat city in the days filled with flowers

Previously, the Da Lat People's Committee worked with hotels to stabilize room rates during the festival. In addition, the city directed relevant units to monitor and handle room rate increases and negative behaviors that affect the image of tourism. Da Lat also strengthened security and safety for tourists during this time.

The city also plans to add more parking lots outside the center, taking advantage of the parking lots of administrative agencies, and regulating traffic to minimize traffic jams and parking lot overload.

On December 2, the Press Center serving the 10th Da Lat Flower Festival was also inaugurated at the Hoa Binh Exhibition Area in Ward 1, Da Lat City. Mr. Hoang Van Bang, Director of the Department of Information and Communications (MIC) of Lam Dong Province, said that the Da Lat Flower Festival has not yet held its opening ceremony, but has recorded nearly 500 press articles and hundreds of information posted on social media platforms.

Thereby, the festival activities create positive media effects, attracting the attention of domestic and foreign readers and tourists.

Opening of the press center serving the Da Lat Flower Festival The press center is equipped with computers and high-speed internet connection. When put into operation, it will support the provision of information for the Da Lat Flower Festival.