Following the activities of the 3rd Hawthorn Flower Festival in Ngoc Chien Commune, Muong La District, in 2025, the beautiful hawthorn flower garden contest took place.
The hawthorn gardens are in bloom.
With about 2,500 hectares of hawthorn trees, Ngoc Chien commune, Muong La district, has been recognized as the "commune with the largest hawthorn flower forest in Vietnam". Nam Nghep village alone has the largest hawthorn tree area in Ngoc Chien commune with 1,600 hectares.
Located on a mountain range at an altitude of about 2,500 m above sea level, with a typical climate, cold winters and cool summers, Nam Nghep in the hawthorn flower season appears like a fairy tale painting with white snow flowers that are especially attractive to tourists.
The pure white hawthorn flowers.
This year is the first year Ngoc Chien commune organizes a beautiful hawthorn garden contest, with the purpose of selecting beautiful, quality hawthorn gardens and trees to honor, introduce and promote to a large number of tourists.
Hawthorn garden in Nam Nghep village where the competition took place.
The criteria for judging a beautiful hawthorn garden include the size of the garden, the number of old trees, and the number and beauty of the flowers. The organizing committee has surveyed and selected 5 gardens that meet the competition criteria. According to the assessment, most of the hawthorn gardens are planted and cared for by households; many gardens have a large number of old trees, blooming flowers, evenly and ready to bear fruit.
The organizing committee judges the hawthorn gardens.
The competition is an opportunity for hawthorn growers to exchange, learn and share experiences in planting and caring for hawthorn trees; encouraging garden owners to invest in renovating and caring for them into effective production models.
Ancient hawthorn gardens in Nam Nghep village.
Tourists visit the ancient hawthorn garden.
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