At a press briefing in Hanoi o n April 28, the organising board said that the festival is part of the “Space of Arts” programme developed by the XQ Vietnam Company and the Co Loa-Hanoi Citadel Relics Management Board. The programme will run from May 1 to October 30.
The festival will showcase various kinds of flowers grown in the central highlands city of Da Lat with a special emphasis o n wild orchids.
There will also be a series of events in a tribute to Vietnamese embroidered art and the artisans in this field.
The organisers plan to set up a hall to exhibit 12 special works which are embroidered with a flower design o n both sides, as well as other embroideries using deep-blue and yellow colours.
On October 1, an embroidery work titled “Desire of the 1,000-year-old Thang Long” will be presented to Hanoi during the grand ceremony that will mark the capital city’s 1,000th birthday.
Nine embroiderers are still working o n the gift, which is expected to weigh almost 167.5kg and will be 4m long and 3m wide when it is completed in September this year.
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