Largest sunflower valley in Vietnam magnetised tourists

January 22, 2018 | 13:43
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With the Lunar New Year coming in less than a month, Vietnam's largest valley of sunflowers in the central province of Nghe An has been drawing in nature-lovers, especially young with a flare for botanical photography.
The sunflowers in the valley bloomed early for the heartfelt pleasure of flower lovers.
The giant sunflower bed attracted a huge number of photographers to search for botanical beauties
Several years ago, the locals of Nghia Dan district used to harvest sunflowers to feed their cattle. However, since Nghe An province started taking tourism to heart, the enormous valley of sunflowers has becoming a rising attraction
The flowers were trimmed and cared for to ensure proper growth and aesthetics
The nearly 100-hectare sunflower valley is around 200 kilometres from the capital city of Hanoi
The sunflower valley in Nghia Dan was among the top destinations of flowers “hunters”. Source: Vnexpress
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