A lotus festival was held in Hanoi on January 29 to honour the beauty and
meaning of lotus, which currently tops the voting list announced by the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The organising board said that more than 81 percent of 35,000 voters have chosen lotus as national flower.
Deputy Minister Le Tien Tho said that flowers to be selected must have Vietnamese origin and have been grown in most parts of the country for a long time to embody both cultural identity and national spirit. They must have pleasant fragrance and have been mentioned in many literature, cultural and architectural works.
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