The Hanoitimes - A giant picture of Khue Van Cac (Pavilion of the Constellation of Literature) made of thousands of dry flowers has been featured at the 2012 Flower Festival which began on the evening of December 30 to celebrate the New Year.
The actual pavilion is located within Van Mieu (the
The festival, entitled Rendezvous of streets and Flowers, has been organised along
According to Nguyen Khac Loi, deputy director of the
Artisan Manh Hung has created "The Legend of Vietnam" from flowers. The legend tells the story of Lac Long Quan and Au Co, the creators of the Vietnamese people.
Hoa Sao flower shop has highlighted the beauty of ao dai (traditional dress of Vietnamese women) with flowers.
The Viet Phap Flowers company has restored the image and the beauty of Ha Noi at dawn on
The festival has also featured traditional music such as ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular traditional music), cai luong (renovated theatre), dragon dance and folk games along with a flower arranging competition.
The Embassy of Holland in
The 90-minute opening ceremony was held at 8pm on December 30 in front of the Ly Thai To Square. It was broadcasted live on the
The festival will end tomorrow, on January 3, 2012.
