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Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien

The 2019 Ban Flower Festival officially opened in Dien Bien province on March 16 to celebrate a series of anniversaries and attract visitors.
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 1The six-day event is part of activities to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7) (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 2The annual festival aims to honor and protect cultural heritages and introduce Dien Bien Phu land and people to domestic and foreign friends so as to promote local tourism (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 3The festival affords Dien Bien a chance to popularise the images of Ban flower (scientifically known as Bauhinia Variegata) (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 4Ban flower has become a symbol of the land and people of the northwest and Dien Bien in particular (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 5Second Miss Ban Flower Beauty competition is held as part of the festival (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 6(Photo:VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 7The festival features fireworks display (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 8It also features a number of cultural activities such as sport exchanges, folk music festival, display of tourist products, “Highlands Market” (Photo: VNA)
Ban flower festival underway in Dien Bien ảnh 9(Photo: VNA)
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