The highlight of the event was the opening ceremony held on Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street. It featured an art show involving 1,200 professional and amateur actors performing on a floating stage which made use of unique underwater light mapping technology in order to celebrate the vitality of the lotus plant.
The event, which was the first of its kinds, also consisted of activities, including the introduction of OCOP products and the culture of northern mountain provinces, a display of lotus products, and a workshop held on the preservation and development of Vietnamese lotus flowers.
Furthermore, several community-based events, such as a record performance of 1,000 people wearing traditional long dresses with lotus motifs and a cycling event around West Lake involving 7,000 participants, will also be held during the course of the five-day festival.
At the event, visitors are also introduced to unique artistic products made from lotus flowers and specialty products of northern mountainous provinces.
Upon addressing the opening ceremony, Bui Lan Phuong, vice chairman of the Tay Ho District People's Committee, noted that the function will help to promote the beauty of the lotus flowers and cultural values of Hanoi.
It represents an opportunity to stimulate tourism, arousing the potential for developing local specialty products, as well as attracting tourists to the capital, thereby further contributing to local economic and tourism development.
She also revealed that the first Hanoi Lotus Festival is being held during the main lotus season, which is the busiest time for traditional lotus tea-making households in Quang An village of Tay Ho district.
Phuong noted that the event is expected to become a unique tourism product and will be a summer meeting destination for tourists in the future.
