HAPPY ATMOSPHERE TO CELEBRATE TET IN VIETNAM

See the billion-dollar Hue yellow apricot tree blooming on the Perfume River

Hundreds of yellow apricot trees and even "apricot trees" nearly a hundred years old gathered at Thuong Bac park on the Perfume River, to attend Hue Apricot Festival 2024.As part of the spring festival program Hue Festival 2024, on February 1, Thua Thien Hue province organized the Hue Apricot Festival 2024 to honor the yellow apricot tree of Hue. This is the second time the festival dedicated to the symbolic tree of Hue has been held
This year the weather is favorable so the apricot flowers bloom evenly and bright yellow. From the main gate, viewers were drawn to the decades-old "apricot trees" with all shapes and sizes in full bloom.Precious yellow apricot trees are lined up in long rows in the center of the park. Among them are apricot trees with unique shapes such as chairs, apricot trees, apricot trees... attracting the attention of many people. Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa (Hue City resident) said this was the first time he attended such a beautiful and large-scale apricot festival. "This year, the sunshine is beautiful and the spring weather is beautiful, so the apricot flowers bloom right around Tet. From big to small, this year's apricot trees have both beautiful shapes and beautiful bodies," Mr. Hoa said.At the Hue Hoang Mai Festival, there are more than 400 works of yellow apricot trees from Hue dedicated to ornamental apricot artists from Hue and the whole country participating. The works presented at the festival are carefully selected, especially the yellow apricot from Hue. Mr. Truong Tuan Anh - Chairman of Hue Hoang Mai Association - said that this year's festival had favorable weather, apricot flowers bloomed at the end of the year, creating an exciting atmosphere to welcome spring in the ancient capital. According to Mr. Tuan Anh, the price of apricot trees present at the festival ranges from several tens of millions to billions of dong. Ancient apricot trees that are decades old and can cost up to several billion dong are not uncommon. "At the festival, we also create conditions and maximum support for artisans to exchange and buy and sell apricot trees to generate income...", Mr. Tuan Anh said.