A kapok tree is in blossom at the National Museum of Vietnamese History. (Photo: hanoitourist.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Flower lovers are in for a treat at an 'oasis' indowntown Hanoi.
The National Museum of Vietnamese History and Hanoitourist offer a specialdaily tour to admire kapok blossom inside the museum’s grounds.
Phung Quang Thang, Director of Hanoitourist, said tour companies are busypreparing tourism products to be ready for receiving guests now borders areopening.
“The plan for such a tour has been discussed by the company and the museum fora long time as a fresh tourism product, which is special in Hanoi forvisitors,” he said.
Every March, the Museum building, which is of Indochina style, is brightened upwith kapok blossom.
“The tour titled 'Bac Co -- Kapok Flower Season' and the existing walking tourare two typical tours in the capital,” he said. Bac Co was short, former Vietnamesename of the museum.
The new tour is sold at 50 percent reduction price in March, costing just 25,000VND (1 USD) per child under 12, and 75,000 VND per adult.
The tour is available with guides between 8.30-10.30am and 1.30-3.30pm everyday and last between 60 and 90 minutes.
“Visitors will not only admire the beauty of the flower, take photos but alsounderstand folk culture of the north rural area through folk games, by the oldkapok tree,” he said.
Visitors will also have a chance to understand various national treasurespreserved at the museum like Ngoc Lu drum, Van Ban Pagoda’s bell, stone stalefrom Tu Ky Pagoda and an ancient stone bridge.
Kapok trees are in full bloom in March for few weeks only. The flowers withfive large bright red petals are mostly seen in the north of the country.
Big old kapok trees, ancient water wells and communal houses are commonfeatures of the northern rural villages.
The flowers stay beautiful for a few weeks before falling when summer comes.Then the young buds of leaves will appear on bare branches./.
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A kapok tree is in blossom at the National Museum of Vietnamese History. (Photo: hanoitourist.vn) 
