Cherry Blossom Festival 2016, which is a memorable event as part of activities to mark 43th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Japan, opened at Hanoi’s Ly Thai To flower garden on March 19.
Cherry Blossom Festival 2016, a cultural exchange programme between Hanoi and Japan, displayed 200 Japanese cherry trees and some 10,000 branches of cherry blossoms.
200 cherry blossom trees selected carefully from the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa were presented as gifts to Hanoi. The climate and soil in the Japanese prefecture are similar to that of the capital.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung highlighted culture as a key pillar to promote cooperation, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries and peoples.
A wide variety of cultural activities took place in connection with the event including Japanese art of flower arrangement, Japanese film screening, martial arts and dragon dance performances.
Participating in the cultural exchange programme, visitors had the chance to admire 10,000 Japanese cherry flower branches.
The event also included various cultural activities such as a photo exhibitions on Vietnamese and Japanese heritage; Vietnamese folk music like “ca tru” (ceremonial singing), “chau van” (spiritual singing) and “cheo” (traditional opera); martial arts performances; and lion dances.
According to the organisers, the event attracted thousands of tourists to admire Japanese cherry flower, as well as enjoy the art programme.
Cherry Blossom Festival 2016 held at Ly Thai To flower garden is being considered to be very successful.
Cherry Blossom Festival 2016, a cultural exchange programme between Hanoi and Japan, displayed 200 Japanese cherry trees and some 10,000 branches of cherry blossoms.
200 cherry blossom trees selected carefully from the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa were presented as gifts to Hanoi. The climate and soil in the Japanese prefecture are similar to that of the capital.
Cherry Blossom Festival 2016 in Hanoi displays 200 Japanese cherry trees and some 10,000 branches of cherry blossoms.
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A wide variety of cultural activities took place in connection with the event including Japanese art of flower arrangement, Japanese film screening, martial arts and dragon dance performances.
Participating in the cultural exchange programme, visitors had the chance to admire 10,000 Japanese cherry flower branches.
The event also included various cultural activities such as a photo exhibitions on Vietnamese and Japanese heritage; Vietnamese folk music like “ca tru” (ceremonial singing), “chau van” (spiritual singing) and “cheo” (traditional opera); martial arts performances; and lion dances.
According to the organisers, the event attracted thousands of tourists to admire Japanese cherry flower, as well as enjoy the art programme.
Cherry Blossom Festival 2016 held at Ly Thai To flower garden is being considered to be very successful.
