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Lotus to be Vietnam's national flower
  • | TTXVN/Vietnam+, dtinews.vn | February 08, 2012 08:11 AM
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The plan for selection of Vietnam's national flower with lotus as the winner was submitted to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 3.

 
 Pink lotus flower

Since early 2011, the lotus has always been the favourite to come out on top over other candidates such as apricot, peach or bamboo in the campaign held by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism (MCST).

The lotus flower was chosen because it not only fulfills the organiser's criteria for national flower but it is also loved by many Vietnamese people.

Being Vietnam's cultural image for generations, the flower has been portrayed in many art works for it symbolises vitality, hospitality and purity. It is also a beautiful flower, and can be used as ornamental plant, food or herbal medicine.

In the submitted plan, MCST will be the lead unit, cooperating with related offices to organise the National Flower Announcement and the First National Flower Festival.

The plan also proposes many related activities such as setting up regulation and direction for national flower usage, holding national flower logo design contest, checking the domestic or overseas promotion activities

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