Fruit festival juices up Ho Chi Minh City

The annual Southern Fruit Festival kicked off the summer yesterday at Ho Chi Minh’s Suoi Tien Park, with a wide variety of fruits on display on boats to recreate the vibe of Southern floating markets.

The annual Southern Fruit Festival kicked off the summer yesterday at Ho Chi Minh’s Suoi Tien Park, with a wide variety of fruits on display on boats to recreate the vibe of Southern floating markets.

The festival began with art performances and parades by Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, Thailand and Indonesian artists in the presence of more than 20 foreign diplomats based in the city. The festival features not only popular varieties but also some 300 rarer ones, such as seedless guava and honey oranges. The exciting event will also feature a contest for the best fruits, with farmers and artisans matching their skills in making fruit-based dishes.

The festival seeks to showcase a wide range of fruits grown in the South, promote domestic fruit brands, and honor Vietnamese farmers. It is also expected to provide an opportunity to promote linkages between farmers and processors, and encourage the use of technology in growing fruits. The event will be open for 3 months and is expected to attract more than 1.6 million visitors. 


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