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The Central Highlands resort city of Da Lat , already famous as
the City of Flowers , is now the City of Flower Festivals.
The city will welcome 2012 with millions of colourful flowers as the latest
edition of the biennial Flower Festival gets underway on New Year's Eve.
The five-day festival will honour those who grow and sell flowers by presenting
them to the public in a floral parade and awarding a slew of prizes. The
festival will feature 21 cultural activities including flower exhibitions and
music and dance performances that more than 1,000 artists will participate in.
An estimated 300,000 visitors including foreigners are expected to attend the
festival, according to Truong Van Thu, vice chairman of the People's Committee
of Lam Dong province.
The opening ceremony of the festival, called Da Lat Flowers – the World of
Colours on Dec. 31, will have a special display of around 120,000 tulip branches
as well as flower species specific to Da Lat.
Meanwhile, thousands of species of flowers from Da Lat and other localities
nationwide as well as other countries will be on display at different locations
in the city.
Around the Xuan Huong Lake that is located in the heart of the city, several
stands will present flowers most commonly grown in Da Lat.
Among the more prominent flower displays of the festival are: a Space for Da Lat
Flowers around the Xuan Huong Lake ; a Slope of Cherries on Le Dai Hanh street;
a Wild Flower Hill at the Da Lat Flower Park; and a Carpet of Wild Flowers at
the Ba Huyen Thanh Quan Park.
The opening ceremony and the festival's main events will be telecast live,
organisers said.
Apart from the magnificent floral displays, a scientific seminar on flowers and
a trade and tourism exhibition will be organised.
The exhibition stalls will present the goods and services of both domestic and
foreign companies.
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