People flocked to the unique wildflowers festival in Gia Lai

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These days, at Chu Dang Ya volcano, there is a wildflower festival – Chu Dang Ya volcano in 2020. The festival attracts thousands of visitors.

People in the mountains go to see wild flowers on Chu Dang Ya volcano

The Wildflowers Festival is held for 3 days from November 20 to November 22 at the foot of Chu Dang Ya volcano (Ia Gri village, Chu Dang Ya commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province). During these days, visitors will experience the unique activities of the Central Highlands at the foot of Chu Dang Ya volcano. 

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Chu Dang Ya volcanic wildflowers festival 2020

 Around November, under the volcano Chu Dang Ya is a large field covered with the vibrant yellow color of wild anemones blooming. Chu Dang Ya volcano dates back millions of years and has long stopped lava spraying.

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Chu Dang Ya volcano is covered with yellow wildflowers

Seen from the bottom of the mountain, Chu Dang Ya volcano is like an upside-down bowl, but up to the top of the mountain is a large valley, four sides of green trees.

With the unique tilt of Chu Dang Ya volcanic slope and shining sunlight, it creates a colorful and fanciful shimmering natural picture. It is the red basalt soil that makes the plants green all year round, crops do not have to be watered, and weeds grow overgrown.

Every flower bloom season, people in Gia Lai province excitedly come to the wild flowers festival. This year, visitors not only enjoy the beautiful natural scenery, but also immerse themselves in and experience cultural-cultural activities and tourism promotion characterized by ethnic minorities such as: performance of gongs, performing arts of knitting, weaving, brocade …

In addition, visitors can also visit, shop, enjoy the typical dishes of the Central Highlands in general and Chu Pah in particular, such as grilled chicken rice specialties, sesame wine, giant grilled meat …

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Tourists race up to visit Chu Dang Ya volcano

Especially, this year’s festival takes place right on the 15th anniversary of “Tay Nguyen Gong Culture Space” recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, a representative of humanity.

Therefore, the gong performances, craftsmanship, and traditional sports are also fully displayed the unique cultural colors of the heritage.

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Coming to this year’s Wildflowers festival, visitors will enjoy grilled chicken rice specialties right at Chu Dang Ya volcano.

This year’s Wildflowers Festival also has a fundraising activity to support people in the Central region who have been damaged by rain or storm. Within a few hours of opening, the amount of money to support people in the Central was nearly 130 million VND.

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Space of gong culture under the volcano

On the same day, at the rose grass hill in Glar commune, Dak Doa district People’s Committee held the opening ceremony of the ethnic minority culture and sport festival, associated with the rose grass hill tourism and the agricultural product market of Dak Doa district. IV year 2020.

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At this year, there are about 20 stalls in Chu Pah district

This year’s festival has the participation of 20 booths of clean agricultural products of businesses and people in the district and 5 booths displaying traditional products such as brocade, bamboo, musical instruments …

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