MT News
The opening ceremony of the 15th Flower Festival was held at the National Kandawgyi Botanical Garden in Pyin Oo Lwin Township on 18 December.
At the opening ceremony, Mandalay Region Chief Minister Wunna Kyaw Htin U Maung Ko attended and delivered an address.
In his address, the Chief Minister said that the State Administration Council has been working to turn the Pyin Oo Lwin Township into a education city, tourism city, cherry city and healthy city. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of tourist arrival decreased to a certain extent.
Now, tourism is picking up again. Holding such a flower festival can attract more tourists and will assist in the promotion of Myanmar’s tourism sector and regional development, flower production, loving and valuing the natural environment in the country, the Chief Minister added.
Various flowers and over 300,000 plants are displayed at the festival, and entertainment programmes and local products sales event are included. The famous singers will perform songs on December 24, 25, 31 of 2022 and January 4 and 7 of 2023.
This 15th flower festival is set to run till 15 January.
