HCM City unveils proposed design for Tet Flower Street
The HCM City administration has unveiled a draft design for the 18th annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street to celebrate the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Images of buffaloes will be put up at the entrance to the Flower Street from February 9 to 15 at Nguyen Hue Street, District 1. (Photo courtesy of Saigontourist)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City administration has unveiled adraft design for the 18th annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street to celebrate thecoming Tet (Lunar NewYear) holiday.
Rural life featuring rice farming and buffaloes will be the theme for thisyear, the Year of the Buffalo, according to eastern zodiac.
Every year Nguyen Hue street in District 1, which has a pedestrians-only squaredown its middle, transforms into a ‘flower street’ during Lunar New Year.
This year it will be open from February 9 to 15, with the decorations startingon January 25, according to the organisers.
Like in previous years environment-friendly materials will be used for thedecorations.
According to organisers, the organic design and architecture this year wouldaim to send the message of environmental protection.
To usher in the Year of the Buffalo, most of the event’s concepts anddecorations will pay homage to the animal, with 26 mascots being set up alongthe street.
The entrance will feature a family of movable buffaloesdisplay.
The organisers said the street would have a more innovative layout thanprevious years, which would allow smoother traffic flow.
The annual flower show, which highlights the Tet culture,has become hugely popular and attracts more than a million visitors a year.
There are also other annual flower festivals and markets during the Lunar NewYear.
There will be flower market in threemajor parks, September 23, Gia Dinh and Le Van Tam, while flowers will be sold at 174 spots across the city fromFebruary 4 to 11.
A flower market will be set up along Tran Xuan Soan street in District 7 fromJanuary 27 to February 11./.
Many hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tet, which falls on January 25.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and abnormal weather patterns, flower growers in the capital Hanoi still hold high hopes for a bumper harvest for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
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Images of buffaloes will be put up at the entrance to the Flower Street from February 9 to 15 at Nguyen Hue Street, District 1. (Photo courtesy of Saigontourist) 
