1,500 valuable and rare ornamental plants displayed on Tet

The collection of ornamental plants was brought together by bonsai clubs
and growers from around the country who are experienced in creating s
ophisticated shapes with trees

 Although prices are not posted, many of these ornamental plants
are worth billions of VND

The art of growing ornamental plants has existed in Vietnam since
 the Ly and Tran Dynasties (between the 11th and 14th centuries)

 Ornamental plants displays are usually divided into three groups: those
cultivated in preparation for grafting, compressing or bending; those
coordinated with rockery; and those following a theme or a concept

 A product of the famous Quang An bonsai village, Hanoi, honouring
the cultural value of 1000-year old Thang Long, Hanoi

 To express an idea or a state of mind, the pot can be planted with
one or two kinds of trees to make up the painstaking works

The tree forms get the special sentiment of tree lovers, such as:
mother and child, five blessings (wealth, position, longevity,
good health, security), flying phoenix, brothers ...

The exhibition includes a variety of types of bonsai trees, such as Sanh, Si,
Pine and Cypress.“An upright Sanh tree” by artisan Tran Phuc Thinh
from Thai Nguyen

 Many cubic meter of stones having nice shapes are manipulated
 into rock gardens by artisans

Many other ornamental plants are manipulated in a form of a poem
to evoke feelings in the viewer