This is the first time Vietnam has organised the large-scale Bonsai and Suiseki.

This year’s event featured nearly 1,000 ornamental artworks from 40 provinces and cities around the host country as well as over 250 Suiseki works.

Many natural stone art works will be showcased at the festival.

Notably, more than 100 art photos of bonsais by both domestic and international artisans will be showcased at the festival.

A wide variety of other unique activities will also be held during the four-day event, including a contest of Bonsai works from Vietnam, performances of making Bonsai by Vietnamese and international artisans, an award ceremony to honour outstanding Bonsai and Suiseki artworks, trade pavilions of bonsais, tours to go sightseeing in the City and a workshop.

The biennial festival will offer an opportunity to promote the image of the land and people and culture of Vietnam to international friends.

Promoting values of thousand year old tree, communal house and pagoda relic complex in Tien Luc commune

(BGO)- Vice Chairman of the provincial people’s committee of Bac Giang province Le Anh Duong had a meeting with the people’s committee of Lang Giang district on 15 October about organizing activities towards 2020 Culture and Tourism Week in the district and preserving and promoting values of the relic complex of the thousand –year - old Da huong tree (camphor tree) enclosed with the communal house and pagoda in Tien Luc commune.

Vietnamese artist makes copper wire bonsai trees

Huynh Chi Cuong, an An Giang Province resident, has made nearly 1,000 bonsai trees from copper wires that represent many different creative forms.

Efforts made to preserve ancient shan tuyet tea trees in Ha Giang

Northern Ha Giang province’s Hoang Su Phi district, the hub of shan tuyet tea trees, which has been recognised as part of the Ancient Tree Heritage of Vietnam, is working hard to preserve and develop the tree and promote the signature product.

Ancient tea tree in Yen Bai honoured

A ceremony was held in Suoi Giang commune, Van Chan district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on September 20 to honour ancient tea tree, as part of the Muong Lo Culture and Tourism Week.

The tangled matrix that is Mekong Delta’s first heritage tree

A 150-year-old banyan tree in Can Tho City with scores of entangled aerial roots has a matrix-like appearance.

Source: NDO