Charming landscape of Pá Khoang flower island

ĐBP - These days, at the flower island in Pá Khoang Commune (Điện Biên Phủ City), thousands of cherry blossoms are in full bloom, showcasing their beauty under the spring sunlight and attracting numerous visitors inside and outside the province.

Tourists visit the Pá Khoang flower island on early days of 2025.

The flower island, also known as “paradise” of cherry blossoms in the province, is situated at Pá Khoang reservoir in Pá Khoang Commune. Visitors to Điện Biên Province in early spring can easily enjoy the beauty of cherry blossoms and capture unforgettable moments with the flower. The Japanese cherry blossom season typically lasts about two months, with the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 marking the peak of their bloom.

In recent days, many locals and tourists have flocked to the flower island to see the cherry blossoms in full bloom. Visiting the island for the first time during the peak blooming season, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Bảy, a tourist from Da Nang City, expressed her amazement at the pristine and majestic beauty of the cherry blossoms. She and her family took photos to capture these breathtaking moments.

Visitors capture beautiful moments with cherry blossoms.

“I never imagined I could witness an entire island of cherry blossoms amidst the majestic mountains of Điện Biên. It is truly stunning and breathtaking. The soft pink of the cherry blossoms brings a sense of peace and calm. Being here, I feel as though all my stress melts away as I immerse myself in this poetic scenery. I’m sure that my family and I will return to the flower island and Điện Biên soon,” shared Ms. Bảy.

Mrs. Phạm Thị Thu, a resident from Nam Thanh Ward (Điện Biên Phủ City), held that she, together with her relatives from Hanoi, visited the island, and everyone was delighted by the beauty here with mountains, lakes, and flowers, contributing to creating a poetic and picturesque landscape. Knowing that the Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 will take place on January 11-12, so her family plans to return to the place to enjoy the cherry blossoms as well as the cuisine and cultural traditions of the Thái, Khơ Mú, and Mông ethnic minority groups.

Not only tourists but also local people of Pá Khoang Commune are also interested in the Cherry Blossom Festival 2025. The event is not just an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature but also a chance to showcase the traditional culture and unique cuisine of the Thái, Khơ Mú, and Mông ethnic minority groups to visitors, contributing to local economic development. Women in Kéo Village have been sewing and embroidering new outfits for the occasion for many months. Ms. Lò Thị Tâm, a local people in Kéo Village shared that annually, local women in the village take three months preparing for the event. “Cherry blossoms bloom only once a year, and we look forward to join the festival,” she added.

Women from Kéo Village, Pá Khoang Commune, prepare new outfits by themselves to participate in the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival 2025.

Mr. Quàng Văn Thanh, Head of Kéo Village in Pá Khoang Commune, stated that preparations for the Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 began as soon as the commune People’s Committee announced the event plan. “We promptly informed residents about the festival through village meetings, Party cell activities, and local loudspeaker system. We mobilized the community to clean the village environment, spruce up the roads leading to the flower island, and prepare traditional Khơ Mú products for display at the festival booths. Cultural performances were also rehearsed in advance,” he said.

According to Mr. Thanh, the announcement of the festival has sparked excitement among local residents. “Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the event. Many have even shared photos of cherry blossoms and festival information on social media platforms like Zalo and Facebook,” he added.

The Cherry Blossom Festival - Điện Biên Phủ 2025, themed “Villages welcome spring - Cherry blossoms in bloom,” is set to take place on January 11-12, at the Pá Khoang flower island. The event will feature a vibrant array of activities, including the opening ceremony, an artistic performance, and 30 booths showcasing OCOP products, cultural artifacts, tourism highlights, and culinary specialties. A key attraction will be the cultural spaces representing the Thái, Khơ Mú, and Mông ethnic groups, where visitors can witness demonstrations of traditional crafts such as bamboo and rattan weaving, blacksmithing, and embroidery. The festival will also host the “Flavors of Điện Biên” culinary competition alongside interactive cultural and sporting events, including stick pushing, tug-of-war, stilt walking, and kayak racing.

Visitors from near and far are invited to the Pá Khoang flower island to marvel at the exquisite beauty of the cherry blossoms and immerse themselves in a celebration of local culture, cuisine, and sportsmanship.

Thùy Trang
Comment

You have 500/500 characters left

Please enter 5 or more characters!!!

Maybe you are interested

Recent news

  • 'Bringing technology to local residents

    Bringing technology to local residents

    SOCIAL AFFAIRS -
    ĐBP - Facing the reality of strong digital transformation in all areas of social life, localities, units, departments, and sectors throughout the province have been focusing on promoting “technology illiteracy eradication” for the people. With a proactive, creative spirit taking the people as the center, many practical models and methods have been deployed to universalize basic digital skills, helping people access and effectively use digital platforms and services.
  • 'Women contribute to changing the rural appearance

    Women contribute to changing the rural appearance

    ECONOMY -
    ĐBP - Building new-style rural areas is a key task with long-term significance in the socio-economic development process. Clearly realizing that, in the past term, Women’s Unions at all levels in Điện Biên province have promoted the organization’s role, stepped up dissemination, and mobilized officials and members to actively respond to the movement “The whole country joins hands to build new-style rural areas,” creating a vibrant emulation atmosphere, attracting a large number of women and people to participate.
  • 'Standing side-by-side with Laos in ensuring logistics and technical affairs

    Standing side-by-side with Laos in ensuring logistics and technical affairs

    NEWS - POLITICS -
    ĐBP - “Healthy troops make a strong force, solid logistics make an enduring military,” with the spirit of brothers in the same family, the Military Command of Điện Biên province and the military forces of Northern Laos provinces share effective methods in logistics and technical work, contributing to building increasingly regular, strong forces and cultivating the special Vietnam - Laos friendship.
  • 'Science and technology drive sustainable agriculture in Điện Biên

    Science and technology drive sustainable agriculture in Điện Biên

    ECONOMY -
    ĐBP - To ensure agriculture continues to serve as a pillar of the economy and provide stable livelihoods for people in the pursuit of sustainable poverty reduction, the provincial agriculture sector has in recent years focused on developing key production areas, building value-chain linkages, and accelerating the application of science and technology as well as digital transformation in production. These efforts are gradually shaping a modern, sustainable agricultural sector and raising farmers’ incomes.
  • 'Promoting value of Điện Biên Phủ Battlefield relics

    Promoting value of Điện Biên Phủ Battlefield relics

    TRAVEL -
    ĐBP - In recent years, Điện Biên province has paid special attention to preserving and promoting the value of historical relics in the area, especially relic sites belonging to the Điện Biên Phủ Battlefield complex, a national special relic. Many works have been invested in and restored properly, creating a premise for sustainable historical tourism development in the coming time.
  • 'Điện Biên targets 10.5% GRDP growth in 2026

    Điện Biên targets 10.5% GRDP growth in 2026

    ECONOMY -
    ĐBP - On the morning of Jan 5, under the chair of Lê Văn Lương, Deputy Secretary of the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, the provincial People’s Committee met to agree on the draft growth scenario and the program and solutions for direction and administration in 2026. Accordingly, in 2026, Điện Biên province determined to strive for an ambitious gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of 10.5%.
  • 'Diversifying job connection forms

    Diversifying job connection forms

    SOCIAL AFFAIRS -
    ĐBP - In the context of a volatile labor market, diversifying forms of connecting labor supply and demand has become the key to solving the local employment problem. In Điện Biên province, 2025 marks a strong transformation in this work, as functional agencies proactively and flexibly deploy many new models, adapting to trends and practical needs.
  • 'Steadily advancing on journey of development

    Steadily advancing on journey of development

    NEWS - POLITICS -
    ĐBP - Since the first General Election electing the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (January 6, 1946), now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the National Assembly has gone through 80 years of formation and development, with 15 terms of operation, always accompanying the nation through revolutionary stages.
  • 'Endogenous strength

    Endogenous strength

    SOCIAL AFFAIRS -
    ĐBP - In Điện Biên - a heroic historical land, culture is not only the root of identity but increasingly affirms its role as an important endogenous strength. Culture creates a spiritual foundation, social consensus, and sustainable motivation for the general development of the province in the new era.
  • '80 years accompanying the nation

    80 years accompanying the nation

    NEWS - POLITICS -
    ĐBP - Exactly 80 years ago, the first General Election in the nation’s history, electing the National Assembly, laid the foundation for the Vietnamese revolutionary rule-of-law State, affirming the people’s mastery.
  • 'Breaking barriers to put Điện Biên on investors’ radar

    Breaking barriers to put Điện Biên on investors’ radar

    ECONOMY -
    ĐBP - The year 2025 marks a decisive turning point for Điện Biên province in administrative reform and competitiveness enhancement. Once burdened by the inherent challenges of a mountainous, border locality, the province is steadily asserting itself as a reliable destination for strategic investors, laying the groundwork for a new development phase.
  • 'Linking destinations to put Điện Biên on tourism map

    Linking destinations to put Điện Biên on tourism map

    TRAVEL -
    ĐBP - In recent years, Điện Biên province has rolled out a coordinated set of measures to tap its inherent potential and advantages for tourism development. Among these, expanding connectivity, developing and operating specific tour routes aligned with local conditions has been identified as a key solution, helping steer tourism growth toward sustainability.
  • '“Momentum” from national target programs

    “Momentum” from national target programs

    ECONOMY -
    ĐBP - Returning to the highland areas of Điện Biên province today, concrete roads wind along the hillsides, spacious new houses replace dilapidated temporary ones, and the national power grid lights up the most remote villages and hamlets. That changed appearance is the result of efforts to deploy national target programs in the province.
  • 'A new festive season returns to Mường Lay

    A new festive season returns to Mường Lay

    TRAVEL -
    ĐBP - From the eternal flow of the Đà river, a new festival season returns to Mường Lay ward, bringing the sacred breath of beliefs, the vibrant rhythm of the community, and the aspiration to rise from traditional cultural identity.
Load more