Almost 3 million locals and foreigners flocked to Hoan Kiem Lake to join aflower festival, the 2nd of its kind in Hanoi , which was held from Dec. 30 toJan. 3.
Not only an event to welcome the New Year, the festival was alsoone of 80 events to be organised by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Departmentto celebrate the millennium anniversary of Hanoi in 2010.
The festivalended on the evening of Jan. 3, with a tea offering ceremony in front of thestatue of King Ly Thai To. Artisans presented know-how to embalm tea with lotusfragrance, infuse and enjoy tea of different kinds.
The closing ceremonywas of more significance as visitors had a chance to enjoy traditional folksongs from Kinh Bac (now Bac Ninh province) – the native land of King Ly Thai Towho founded the capital city of Thang Long a thousand years ago.
Organisers said three new Vietnam Guinness Records, which were put onshow at the festival, were recognised.
The records were granted for thelongest train on an ao dai (traditional dress), the biggest rattan vase of lotusflowers and the biggest shell-inlaid wooden block presenting a royalproclamation by King Ly Thai To.
While flower designer Nguyen Manh Hungused up to 1,000 flowers to form the 10m-long train on the traditional dress,artisan Nguyen Phuong Quang from Hanoi ’s Chuong My district spent more than twoyears on the 6.5m-high rattan vase.
The 1.9m high and 1.3m-wide royalproclamation was completed by veteran artisan Tran Ba Nam from Hanoi ’s PhuXuyen village, who spent three years on the work.
The royal proclamationmade by King Ly in 1010 states that the country’s capital will be relocated fromHoa Lu (in Ninh Binh province) to Thang Long (the former name of Hanoi ).
During the five-day event, visitors were enabled to see some of Hanoi ’stypical images, including the Temple of Literature and Long Bien Bridge .Replicas of these works were created from flowers and displayed at the festival.
At the festival, visitors saw a 6m-high tower with nine dragons curvingaround and up, created from flowers and fruits, which represents 215 years ofpower of the Ly dynasty.
A tulip carpet, created from 22,000 tulipsdonated by the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, GerdaVerburg, attracted many visitors.
A flower show, entitled One ThousandYears of Thang Long – One Thousand Flowers Bloom took place on Dec. 31 at thefestival. The contest gathered competitors from 29 districts in thecity./.
Not only an event to welcome the New Year, the festival was alsoone of 80 events to be organised by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Departmentto celebrate the millennium anniversary of Hanoi in 2010.
The festivalended on the evening of Jan. 3, with a tea offering ceremony in front of thestatue of King Ly Thai To. Artisans presented know-how to embalm tea with lotusfragrance, infuse and enjoy tea of different kinds.
The closing ceremonywas of more significance as visitors had a chance to enjoy traditional folksongs from Kinh Bac (now Bac Ninh province) – the native land of King Ly Thai Towho founded the capital city of Thang Long a thousand years ago.
Organisers said three new Vietnam Guinness Records, which were put onshow at the festival, were recognised.
The records were granted for thelongest train on an ao dai (traditional dress), the biggest rattan vase of lotusflowers and the biggest shell-inlaid wooden block presenting a royalproclamation by King Ly Thai To.
While flower designer Nguyen Manh Hungused up to 1,000 flowers to form the 10m-long train on the traditional dress,artisan Nguyen Phuong Quang from Hanoi ’s Chuong My district spent more than twoyears on the 6.5m-high rattan vase.
The 1.9m high and 1.3m-wide royalproclamation was completed by veteran artisan Tran Ba Nam from Hanoi ’s PhuXuyen village, who spent three years on the work.
The royal proclamationmade by King Ly in 1010 states that the country’s capital will be relocated fromHoa Lu (in Ninh Binh province) to Thang Long (the former name of Hanoi ).
During the five-day event, visitors were enabled to see some of Hanoi ’stypical images, including the Temple of Literature and Long Bien Bridge .Replicas of these works were created from flowers and displayed at the festival.
At the festival, visitors saw a 6m-high tower with nine dragons curvingaround and up, created from flowers and fruits, which represents 215 years ofpower of the Ly dynasty.
A tulip carpet, created from 22,000 tulipsdonated by the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, GerdaVerburg, attracted many visitors.
A flower show, entitled One ThousandYears of Thang Long – One Thousand Flowers Bloom took place on Dec. 31 at thefestival. The contest gathered competitors from 29 districts in thecity./.
