Hanoi, Jan. 20 -- A festival honouring the long-standing craft of cultivating Nhat Tan peach blossoms opened on January 19 in Hanoi.

The event, themed "Nhat Tan peach blossoms - Spring colours of Hong Ha", is jointly organised by the ward's People's Committee and the Traditional Nhat Tan Peach Blossom Craft Association, introducing artistic peach creations to residents and visitors ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Nhat Tan is among the oldest craft villages of ancient Thang Long-Hanoi. Since the Le Dynasty, the village has been renowned for flower cultivation, with peach trees at its heart thanks to fertile alluvial soil along the Red River and the distinctive microclimate around West Lake.

Over generations, local growers have refined spec...