The city’s biggest floral show that converts Nguyen Hue Boulevard into Flower Street closed on Wednesday after having enthralled more than one million visitors over a week.
Thousands of small yellow chrysanthemums form an entourage for two giant tigers made of lacquer on the Flower Street in HCM City. (Photo: Tuoi Tre Newspaper)
This year, the street was inspired the glow of sunset in the spring. Organizers said, it symbolized both best wishes for a lucky year for city residents as well as for further development of the city during the Year of the Tiger.
Accordingly, visitors were greeted by several tigers formed by many flower varieties. Some of the flower arrangement designs also commemorated a historic event that takes place this year – the 1000th anniversary of the nation’s capital, Thang Long - Ha Noi.
Another highlight of the first day of the Lunar New Year this year was mammoth floral hearts that celebrated Valentine’s Day, which fell on the same day.
Unfortunately, due to the unexpectedly hot weather, many flowers withered and there was a huge demand for replacements. Besides continuously providing the replacements, organizers also had around 100 florists taking care of the flowers on the street at all times.
The Flower Street is a great way to welcome the Lunar New Year and to greet both local residents and foreign visitors. It has not failed to make a big impression on both.
The Flower Street was hosted by Saigontourist, a leading tourism company in the country. The street was designed by the Center for Architectural Research and Application and a group of designers from the HCMC University of Architecture. The designs were executed by the Binh Quoi Tourism Village, Green Tree Park Company, and the HCMC Public Lighting Company.
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