A dance the opening ceremony of the Peach Blossom Festival of Lang Son province on January 19 (Photo: baolangson.vn)
Lang Son (VNA) - The annual Peach Blossom Festival has opened atChi Lang Park, in downtown Lang Son city, the northern province of Lang Son.
Vice Chairman of the Lang Son provincial People’s Committee Duong Xuan Huyen saidat the opening ceremony on January 19 that the province hosts the annual eventbefore the traditional Lunar New Year to praise local cultural identity, aswell as preserve and develop the values of the plant.
The event aims to advertise local tourism, gradually build Lang Son’s imagewith green tourism and peach blossoms as a tourism trademark.
“The province hopes to turn Lang Son into a tourism hub with the trademark“Region of Peach Blossoms,” he said.
Various musical activities will be organised at the site, where hundreds ofpeach blossoms are in full bloom. A special local peach blossom named DaoChuong, which has been raised on Mau Son Mountain with clean and cool weatherall year round, will be exhibited.
Traditional festivals of local ethnic groups will be showcased as well.
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A dance the opening ceremony of the Peach Blossom Festival of Lang Son province on January 19 (Photo: baolangson.vn) 
