Hanoi (VNA) - Though Tet (Lunar New Year) is stillthree weeks away people are making a beeline to gardens to place orders fortheir favourite kumquat trees. Gardeners in Nhat Tanand Tu Lien wards in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district are taking special care of theirpeach blossom and kumquat trees to get good prices during the Lunar New Year.The areas are bustling as a result. “Due to this year’sabnormal weather, we have to take very good care to make the flowers blossom intime,” Tuan Viet, owner of a peach blossom garden in Nhat Tan, told the media. A three-metre peachblossom tree at Nhat Tan would be priced at 25 million VND (over 1,100 USD) to 30million VND if it blossoms in time, while kumquat would cost 500,000 VND for asmall tree and 2.5 million VND for a big one, a farmer in Nhat Tan said.-VNA
With two weeks remaining until the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, Nhat Tan village on the edge of Hanoi's West Lake is blooming with a variety of flora, especially peach flowers.
During the days just before Tet, it is easy to see motorbikes carrying all sorts of ornamental plants, while streets which are used to selling ornamental plants and flowers become crowded.
The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
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Kumquat trees (Illustrative photo: baomoi.com.vn) 
