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The annual fest, which is organized every year on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, will start welcoming visitors at 6:30 pm on January 16 and last until 5:30 pm on January 27. A corner of the Spring Flower Festival 2023 in Tao Dan Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 11, 2023. Photo: Tuoi Tre An entrance ticket costs VND30,000 (US$1.28). The organizers have planned to display about 2,500 flower and plant products such as apricot blossoms, orchids, bonsai, potted landscapes, ornamental birds, miniature landscapes, mascots, and many others in seven areas. Plant growers decorate a gate with orchid pots at the Spring Flower Festival 2023 in Tao Dan Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, January 11, 2023. Photo: Tuoi Tre Traditional food stalls, a display area, a calligraphy performance zone, a tea ceremony, a kid playground, and a stage for lion and dragon dances, music, and comedies had been nearly finished as of Wednesday. A

Tran Van Tuan has pursued calligraphy for nearly 20 years. For him, calligraphy is not just a hobby but a passion. Learning calligraphy not only helps him to better understand the culture and history but also is a way to relax and purify his soul, he said. With the desire to preserve the cultural identity of Vietnam, and help young generations learn about their homeland, Tuan overcame difficulties to pursue calligraphy. The image of Tuan – a man wearing a traditional Vietnamese “ao dai”, writing calligraphic works – has become so familiar to visitors at Tet fairs of Vietnamese in Australia over the past decade. He impressed the audience with his calligraphic works in English expressing the hope for peace, prosperity, and happiness. Tran Van Tuan has pursued calligraphy for nearly 20 years. For him, calligraphy is not just a hobby but a passion. (Photo: VNA) A time to share Caring and sharing is also a fine tradition of Vietnamese people when celebrating Lunar New Year (

Inaugurated in June 2022, Phu Quoc water puppetry theatre, a must-see destination on the island, has two shows running at 4 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. each day. Visitors will have the chance to enjoy contemporary dining at 7 p.m. before the show starts. Situated on a plateau 1,500 metres above sea level, Da Lat city in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong offers a good change of atmosphere with a refreshingly cool climate for visitors to enjoy. Da Lat city is renowned for its wide variety of flowers, vegetables, and fruit from its surrounding farmlands, as well as countless nature sites, beautiful landscape, forests, and minority villages. Known as one of the most beautiful bays in the world, Nha Trang bay is considered a a tourist paradise in Vietnam. Local beaches and islands serve as ideal places for visitors wishing to escape the cold weather in the north to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday. Hoi An city of Quang Nam province is an attra

Now retired, Nguy Nhu Anh, a former lecturer at Khanh Hoa University in Nha Trang City, travels elementary and middle schools across the province, sharing his passion with students and inspiring a new generation of stamp collectors. Sharing a passion   During his presentations, Anh combines his love of teaching with his passion for stamps in a unique way that truly brings his lessons to life. In a recent presentation he gave at an elementary school, Anh spoke on the topic of ‘rest and leisure.’ To inspire the children, Anh began the presentation by showing dozens of stamps related to the topic. Then, he gave the students several questions and asked them to choose stamps that best represented their answers.   His presentations also include lessons on how to separate stamps and games that require students to work in groups and share their thoughts on selections from his collection. These presentations are so inspiring that many of the students he met have started collections of t

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