A 15km flower decoration route in Cho Lach district ( Ben Tre province) is proposed to be established as the longest flower road in Vietnam at the festival taking place in January 2025.
Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee Nguyen Minh Duc said that the Cho Lach flower festival will take place on January 8-12, 2025, with the highlight being the activity of setting a Guinness record for the longest ornamental flower route in Vietnam. The route is 15 km long, with ornamental flowers displayed along district roads 34, 35, 37, including plants such as flamboyant, cypress, bougainvillea, and chrysanthemum. This area is open to visitors and free check-in.
2025 is the first time the locality organizes a flower and ornamental festival, with the theme "Festival Colors", taking place at the Cho Lach District Cultural Tourism Village, with many programs to honor the famous flower growing village in the West and the beauty of local culture.
Cho Lach flower village is one of the two largest flower villages in the West, next to Sa Dec. From mid-October, along National Highway 57 through Long Thoi and Vinh Thanh communes in Cho Lach district, farmers have begun to grow ornamental flowers for Tet. Mr. Tran Huu Nghi, Deputy Head of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said that the district has 13,000 households growing flowers and fruit trees on more than 600 hectares, 15-17 million flower and ornamental plant products for Tet each year, of which about 8 million are blooming flowers.
There are expected to be 100 booths of ornamental flowers, livestock, garden tourism, traditional craft villages and food courts at the festival. In addition to sightseeing, visitors can also experience how to make flower pots, graft seedlings, learn about the art of bonsai, and the process of producing ornamental flowers without spraying pesticides.
The festival also features the "Hoang Ke Cho Lach" cockfighting activity with the participation of hundreds of cockfighters - cock trainers and cock owners - cock owners, along with more than 150 fighting cocks from across the country. The organizers hope that this activity will contribute to preserving the traditional cockfighting culture.
"The festival is the first step for local farmers to do tourism," said Mr. Duc, adding that Cho Lach district has organized more than 15 training courses on tourism for farmers to combine flower and ornamental plant business such as friendly communication with tourists, landscape decoration, and garden grounds.
Through promotional activities, the locality hopes to develop tourism and position Cho Lach as the leading flower and ornamental plant center in the country.
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