The Hanoi Lotus Festival 2024 officially opened on the evening of July 12 at the Tay Ho Cultural and Creative Space (lane 612 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho, Hanoi) with many unique and meaningful activities. This year's festival attracted the participation of a large number of people and tourists, contributing to promoting the culture and tourism of the capital Hanoi.
Image of people participating in festival preparations.
The theme of the Hanoi Lotus Festival 2024 is "The Color of Hanoi Lotus". The aim is to honor the beauty of the lotus, a flower symbolizing the elegance and purity of the Vietnamese people. At the same time, this is an opportunity for people and tourists to experience the cultural beauty in the traditional quintessence of Hanoi.
The theme of this year's festival is "Lotus Colors of Hanoi".
The highlight of this year's festival is the elaborately staged semi-realistic art show "Story of Lotus", recreating historical and cultural stories associated with lotus flowers. The show attracted a large audience and received many compliments.
In particular, within the framework of this event, there will be a ceremony to receive the National Intangible Cultural Heritage for the West Lake lotus tea-perfuming profession. The festival will introduce the unique values of the "lotus tea-perfuming" profession as well as the unique characteristics of lotus flowers in the cultural life of Vietnamese people.
Within the framework of the festival, there will be a ceremony to receive National Intangible Cultural Heritage for the West Lake lotus tea brewing profession.
Besides the opening night art program, Hanoi Lotus Festival 2024 also has many other activities such as:
- Workshop on conservation and development of Vietnamese lotus.
- Opening of the Lotus Installation Art Exhibition and Lotus Photo Exhibition in Vietnamese Life.
- Inauguration of the OCOP product sales center in Tay Ho district at Trinh Cong Son walking street area.
- Sen culinary space: Visitors can enjoy delicious dishes made from lotus flowers such as: Lotus salad, lotus sweet soup, lotus sticky rice...
- Music night "Trinh Cong Son and friends".
The Hanoi Lotus Festival is held to promote and honor the beauty of lotus flowers and the cultural values of the thousand-year-old capital. The festival will take place from July 12 to 16, 2024. This is a very meaningful occasion for people and tourists to experience the cultural beauty of the capital.
