Sapa to host Rhododendron flower festival

Visitors to Sapa on March 31st – April 9th will have a chance to contemplate special flowers of Hoang Lien Son Mountain and forest at the Rhododendron festival held by Fansipan Legend resort.
March 17, 2017 | 14:55

(VNF) - Visitors to Sapa on March 31st – April 9th will have a chance to contemplate special flowers of Hoang Lien Son Mountain and forest at the Rhododendron festival held by Fansipan Legend resort.

This is the first time the festival is organized in Sapa with thousands of Rhododendron trees in full bloom.

During the 10-day festival, visitors can enjoy art performances and participate in traditional games of the north-western mountainous region.

Sapa to host Rhododendron flower festival

Rhododendron flowers are planted along 600 stairs up to the Peak of Fansipan Mountain. (Source: fansipanlegend.com.vn)

Hoang Lien Son forest is known as the land of flowers. But the rhododendron flowers are still the most characteristic. This is naturally growing flowers, with nearly 40 species of rhododendron with many different colors. The most beautiful blooming rhododendron forest is during mid-spring and early summer each year.

Sapa to host Rhododendron flower festival

Hoang Lien National Park served as the center’s natural rhododendron flowers mountainous northwest region. (Source: fansipanlegend.com.vn)

Especially on the way to the top of Fansipan with flowering rhododendron forests of hundreds of hectares, of which there are many ancient rhododendron flowers blooming brightly on a Hoang Lien Mountains.

Sapa to host Rhododendron flower festival

Hoang Lien forest with nearly 40 species of Rhododendron. (Source: thuylam90)

Predominant color of the rhododendron is yellow, white, pink, red and purple./.

Translated by Minh Phuong