Visit Nghe An to be captivated by the Sunflower Festival
(Baonghean.vn) - At the end of this year, Nghe An is bright with the yellow color of sunflowers. The land and people of the Central region are jubilantly celebrating. Will you be back in time for the flower season?
How many degrees of yellow flowers?
Every year-end, the red basalt land of Phu Quy is a brilliant yellow with sunflowers stretching to the horizon. The vast fields of flowers under the beautiful late winter sunlight have made anyone who comes here amazed, captivated, and fascinated. There are international visitors on their way to Vietnam on the Ho Chi Minh trail who have visited this sunflower field and compared it to Tuscany (Italy), Provence (France) or Hokkaido (Japan). The yellow flowers have been around for many years, but the beauty of Europe has appeared in the Central region...
The sunflower took root in Nghe An by chance. Almost everyone clearly understands the fate of "accidentally planting willows and willows again" so that the flower becomes a symbol of the charm of Nghia Dan district. That was in 2012, when TH Group planted sunflowers on a large area in Nghia Dan to supplement the food source for dairy cows. And then one day, millions of sunflowers bloomed simultaneously, showing off their colors, brightening up a large area, "accidentally" caught the eye of amateur photographers, quickly spreading on social networks and attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists to come and enjoy, take pictures...
“A fragrant flower naturally blooms”, Nghia Dan sunflower field with its captivating beauty has contributed to promoting the image of Nghe An land and people further. Realizing that the flower field is an opportunity to attract tourists, a new tourism product being developed, Nghe An province has determined to “cultivate”. In 2016, Nghe An Provincial People’s Committee decided to organize the Sunflower Festival.
The 2016 Sunflower Festival took place from December 25-27, 2016, associated with activities such as "Western Spring Festival Night", "Sunflower Festival Beauty Contest", "Sunflower Photo Contest" and many other cultural, artistic and folk games activities... It is not an exaggeration to say that the magic of sunflowers in Nghia Dan and the heat of the festival activities have attracted millions of domestic and foreign tourists to the festival. Regarding foreign tourists, the largest number are still Thai tourists. Thai travel companies have designed tours, routes and added the destination of the largest sunflower field in Vietnam to the Northern tourism program Sapa - Hanoi - Ha Long - Sunflower Field (Nghe An).
The sunflower field did not disappoint the expectations of many people. The beauty of the sunflowers has fascinated visitors. The 2016 sunflower festival was truly a cultural event that was lively in content, attractive in form, resonated and had a good effect. At the festival, a large number of visitors and local people enjoyed a unique and joyful art program to welcome the new year 2017. The art program included many singing and dancing performances, honoring the traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities, with the participation of ethnic mass art troupes from the districts of Nghia Dan, Quy Hop, Quy Chau, Que Phong, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong; together participating in activities imbued with the cultural identity of the ethnic groups in Western Nghe An such as throwing con, swinging, drumming, gongs, carving beds, and bamboo pole dancing to celebrate the new year; Organizing campfires, drinking rice wine... The festival has made the attraction of sunflowers even "hotter".
