More Than 400 International Delegates Participate In The Friendship Spring Tour In Hanoi
Visiting the flower village, enjoying the traditional products of Hanoi, and learning about Vietnamese cultural history… are the experiences of more than 400 international delegates at the 2025 Friendship Spring Tour program.
 | 2024 Friendship Spring Tour: Cultural Experience Day for International Friends |
| More Than 400 International Delegates Participate In 2025 Friendship Spring Tour |
The program was organized by the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations in coordination with the Hanoi Department of Tourism and Me Linh district on the morning of March 1.
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| Participating in the friendship tour, Ambassadors and their spouses, diplomatic officers at embassies, representatives of international organizations, and foreign non-governmental organizations in Vietnam visited Me Linh Flower Village. |
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| International delegates took the opportunity to take beautiful photos. |
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| Delegates attend the traditional incense offering ceremony at the special national relic Hai Ba Trung Temple (Me Linh district, Hanoi). |
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| Hai Ba Trung Temple is located in Ha Loi village, Me Linh commune, Me Linh district, Hanoi. The temple worships two national heroes, Trung Trac and Trung Nhi, who, together with other generals, led the uprising to overthrow the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty and regain national independence. The temple is a place of cultural and spiritual activities of local people. Every year, the Hai Ba Trung Temple Festival takes place in the first month of the lunar New Year. |
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| Delegates visited the temple and listened to the tour guide introduce the Monument and the victory of the Trung sisters in Vietnamese history. |
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| Delegates performed the tree-planting ceremony at the relic site. |
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| Delegates took care of and watered the plants. |
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| Delegates visited and experienced the activity of making lotus-scented tea at the Relic, and listened to an introduction to how to make dried flowers and the profession of making immortal flowers. |
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| Nguyen Ngoc Ky, President of the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations, said the program was organized to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners living and working in Vietnam. At the same time, it creates opportunities for meetings and cultural exchanges to enhance friendship and mutual understanding between the Vietnamese people and international friends. He hopes the program will bring many interesting experiences about the unique cultural values and hospitality of Hanoians, creating opportunities for cooperation and development in various fields of Me Linh district in the future. |
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| Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco Jamale Chouaibi, Deputy Head of the Diplomatic Corps in Vietnam, highly appreciated the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations initiative in organizing the annual spring tour program to introduce Vietnam's historical and cultural heritage to international friends. Thanks to that, he had wonderful and impressive experiences and a deeper understanding of an important historical period of Vietnam. |
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| Within the framework of the program, delegates enjoyed many traditional Vietnamese dishes such as Banh Gio, Banh Bot Loc (rice dumpling cake), Pho Cuon (Pho rolls), Nem Ran (Vietnamese fried spring rolls), and other delicious dishes. |
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