Quang Ninh: flower festival to take place earlier than scheduled
The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province’s Uong Bi city on March 15 announced to change the time for the 2018 Cherry blossom – Yen Tu yellow ochna flower festival.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Quang Ninh province’sUong Bi city on March 15 announced to change the time for the 2018 Cherryblossom – Yen Tu yellow ochna flower festival.
Specifically, the event, part of the National Tourism Year2018 hosted by Quang Ninh, will be held from March 22-26 instead of March 24-28as announced earlier.
Vice Chairman of the city People’s Committee Pham Tuan Datsaid that the adjustment is to suit the working schedule of the Japanese guestdelegation.
Dat added the place and activities of the festival willremain unchanged.
This year, the event will take place at the Yen Tu relicsite of Uong Bi city - the land of founding Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen – instead of HaLong city as the three previous versions.
A strings of activities will be organised at the festival,including a show on traditional and modern clothing of Vietnam and Japan, artperformances, a display of 50 cherry blossoms trees, 5,000 bonsai trees andmore than 100 Yen Tu yellow ochna flower trees and a trade fair introducinglocal farm produce.
The yellow ochna flower is indigenous to the area near YenTu Mountain. Legend has it that the species was grown in the area by King TranNhan Tong (1258-1308), the third King of the Tran Dynasty.
The King abdicated when he was 35 and spent the rest of hislife on Yen Tu Mountain practicing and propagating Buddhism. He founded thefirst Vietnamese School of Buddhism called “Thien Tong” or Truc Lam Yen Tu Zenon the 1,068m-high Yen Tu Mountain.
The Cherry blossom – Yen Tu ochna flower festival has drewthe participation of many Vietnamese and Japanese businesses and visitors overthe years. It promotes the images of Yen Tu relic site and the yellow ochnaflower, along with introducing cherry blossoms and Japanese culture toattendees.
Through the festival, Quang Ninh aims to promote its imageand strengths in economy, culture and tourism to Japanese people, thusenhancing cooperation and trade between businesses and ties between theprovince and Japan’s localities and agencies.-VNA
The Yen Tu Spring Festival kicked off on February 25 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, starting the National Tourism Year hosted by the locality.
The 2018 Cherry blossom – Yen Tu yellow ochna flower festival will take place in the northern province of Quang Ninh from March 24-28, as part of National Tourism Year 2018.
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Yen Tu yellow ochna flower (Source: VNA) 
