DONG THAP – Do Covid-19, many tourist spots in Sa Dec flower village decreased 2-3 times compared to the same period last year, mainly welcoming visitors from neighboring provinces.
Unlike the busy scene in previous years, on the afternoon of the 25th of the Lunar New Year this year, there were no tourists in Sa Dec flower village, along the way only garden owners and traders came to buy flowers. Occasionally, people wearing ao dai take photos and the trams carrying tourists have many empty seats.
Compared to last year, this year’s tourist attractions decorated more miniatures, constantly changing flowers to attract tourists, but the number of visitors increased slightly. Happy Land Hung Thy garden amusement park is one of the most popular attractions of the flower village with a variety of services from photography, flower viewing to catering and folk games. However, the number of visitors coming to the amusement park on this occasion has also decreased from 2 to 3 times compared to last year.
According to Ms. Le Thu Hang, manager of the amusement park, this place welcomes from a few dozen to more than 100 visitors every day. “Before translation, there was a time when the amusement park welcomed about 500 guests / day, especially in Dong Thap Culture and Tourism Week taking place on January 22-27, since then, the number of visitors has not increased.” to speak.
As every year from December 23 of lunar month, Sa Dec flower village begins to welcome Northern delegations and foreign visitors to visit, the number of visitors remains stable during the Tet holiday. But this year, due to the epidemic’s influence, the tourist tours to the flower village have to be canceled and international visitors have not been welcomed for the past year.
To stay in the absence of visitors and share difficulties with longtime employees, many amusement parks and tourism areas in the flower village open more services of ornamental plants and Dong Thap specialty booths.
“On the 27th and 28th of December of the lunar month, people in the western provinces working far away will come back to visit their hometown. On this occasion, they will also have the need to visit the Sa Dec flower village. What, because many customers have a disease prevention mentality “, Ms. Hang added.
Hoai Khang (Can Tho City) has the opportunity to visit Sa Dec flower village on the days before Tet, and feels surprised because this place is quite empty: “I see flower gardens in Can Tho City are more crowded than here, even though this place is the flower capital of the West “. When visiting the amusement parks, he actively wears 2 masks and regularly disinfects his hands to prevent illness.
And you Huy Khoi (Hau Giang) used to travel to Sa Dec City 2 years ago, had the opportunity to return to this place this New Year, commenting that the flowers are more beautiful and the price is also cheaper. You find some rose bushes to display Tet, but this item is also difficult to buy because most people have pre-ordered.
Sa Dec ornamental flower village is located in Tan Quy Dong commune, about 3 km from the center of Sa Dec city, covering an area of 313 hectares. For nearly 100 years, Sa Dec is famous throughout the country for growing ornamental flowers and traditional ornamental plants. Besides Cai Mon flower village (Ben Tre), Sa Dec flower village is one of the major markets serving flower products for the Mekong Delta provinces, Ho Chi Minh City, Central provinces and Cambodia.
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