Unique peach blossom in Lang

Since ancient times, the peach tree has held a particularly important place in the minds of the Vietnamese. For Lang Son, the peach blossom tree is significant not only in creating an architectural landscape that gives meaning to spiritual life, but also as a cultural symbol that symbolizes the essence and spirit of the land and people of Lang Son.

With natural beauty mixed with some rustic wilderness, Lang Son peach trees and peach blossoms combined with topography, soil, climate, traditional culture and spirituality have created a complex of many spaces of value.

Nguyen Thi Tuyet, a tourist from Hanoi, shared, “This is the third time I go to Lang Son, but this time I was on the occasion of Tet. As soon as I entered the area of ​​Lang Son Province, I saw a very beautiful scenery. Peach and plum blossoms bloom on both sides of the street. I am particularly impressed by the peach trees that bloom here in front of the courtyard of the ethnic groups. It has an ancient appearance but the flowers are blooming a lot, so beautiful. A beautiful landscape picture.”

Unlike peach trees in some regions such as Nhat Tan (Hanoi), yellow peaches, Meo peaches (Lao Cai), Moc Chau peaches (Son La)… Lang Son’s peach blossoms are pure and gentle. When she’s as pure as white peaches, as red as peaches fade, as beautiful as peach bells and brilliant and alluring as velvety peaches.

Each type of flower has a different beauty, creating a land of Lang full of flavor. Particularly rare are the centuries-old peach trees or the natural variety of bell peach, which can only be found in the mountainous region of Mau Son.

In addition to the cultural and spiritual values, the peach blossom in Lang also brings economic benefits to the local people. It is estimated that households growing peaches during Tet have an average income of tens to hundreds of millions of VND per peach harvest, in high-income years the income can range from 300 to over 500 million VND.

Mr. Hoang Van Dong, Quang Hong Village, Quang Lac Township, Lang Son City, renovated the family’s hilly garden and planted nearly 200 peach trees, mainly peaches and peaches. His garden, in particular, has peach roots that are almost ten years old.

“Thanks to the organization of a peach blossom festival by the municipality, people from the province have also come a lot to shop in recent years. Thanks to the peach orchard, my family has more income. Last year I also sold peaches for almost VND 30 million, this year peaches bloomed late, but there were people who came to see and order trees in advance,” Mr Dong said.

Increase the brand value of “Lang Son Peach Blossom”

In order to recognize the value of the peach tree while preserving the valuable genetic resources of the peach blossom tree, on October 31, 2018, the UNBD Lang Son Province decided to approve the project of preserving and developing the value of peach trees and co-organize a peach blossom festival in Lang a total investment of more than VND 114 billion.

After 3 years of implementation of the project, it can be seen that the approach and application of science and technology has focused on the preservation, planting and care of peaches and peach trees in Lang Son. This gradually raises the awareness of professional agencies, cooperatives, gardeners and farmers.

Many projects, projects and tasks have been implemented and accepted, such as B. Research and development of bell peach in Dinh Lap district, or research on conservation and development of ornamental peach genetic resources. In particular, the establishment of the “Lang Son Peach Blossom” collective brand has also helped to establish a legal basis for the conservation and development of Lang Son peach trees, promote socialization, and improve the efficiency and value of peach trees…

Famous for Mau Son fruit peaches and bell peach blossoms, the Mau Son mountain area in Loc Binh district has been a destination on the itinerary of many tourists who came to Lang Son over the years. In order to promote the available potential of the place, Loc Binh District has collaborated with functional sectors to implement the project “Restoration of Mau Son Peach Variety and Development of Some New Peach Varieties in Mau Son Tourism Area, Lang Son Province” in order to preserve both valuable To use genes and to exploit and expand the tourism potential of the district.

Ms. Hoang Thi Thuy, Vice Chairwoman of the Loc Binh District People’s Committee, said, “The district has promoted propaganda and expanded the peach cultivation movement to units, authorities and people in the area. Since then, the peach acreage in the district has gradually increased over the years. In addition, the district has implemented a plan to conserve the valuable peach blossoms in the area, such as B. digging bells and peaches on Mau Son and participating in the peach blossom festival organized by the province. This will promote the district’s valuable peach blossoms associated with tourist areas, and gradually increase the income of peach-growing households.

In recent years, the value and economic efficiency of peach trees have made direct and important contributions to the socio-economic development of Lang Son Province, especially in the fields of agriculture and tourism.

Currently, the total area of ​​peach trees throughout the province is estimated at 560 hectares, an increase of almost six times compared to 2017. In order to promote the image of the peach tree in Lang, the province has coordinated the organization of cultural and tourist events such as: Peach Blossom Festival , peach blossom market, beautiful peach tree competition every Tet until spring… In addition, tour operators have also actively linked tours and sightseeing routes.

This year’s Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival will take place from January 15, 2023 to February 19, 2023 under the motto “The United States of Lang – Border Colors”. One of the highlights of this year’s festival is that there will be a peach blossom garden with thousands of trees in the Milan Hoang Dong urban area; The “My Hoa Town” exhibition area, with more than 50 stalls displaying and selling OCOP products, specialties, local cuisine…, in Chi Lang Park (Lang Son City), will be decorated with spring flowers, integrated space to promote Peach blossom trees, unique cultural features of the country of Lang.

According to Mr. Phan Van Hoa, deputy director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lang Son Province, although this year’s weather will not be favorable, during the season of cherry orchards and peach trees of Quy Mao Spring Peach Blossom Festival 2023, noted that the care of the peach trees has also been improved. People know how to use advanced techniques to make peach trees more beautiful and flowers more beautiful. And Lang Son native peach variety has also been promoted by the natural technique of grafting and grafting, but the quality of the peach tree is very good.

“We will continue to advise the provincial people’s committee to instruct the district and city people’s committees on how to further raise people’s awareness of the preservation of the rare and precious Lang Son peach variety. At the same time, open training courses to teach the techniques of severing, grafting and caring for peach blossoms to ensure the right season.

In the coming years, all counties and cities have peach-growing area plans, adopt peach-planting techniques, and people can also make a living from peach-growing. By doing so, we will promote peach products and contribute to provincial economic development and tourism worthy of Lang – the land of peach blossoms,” said Mr. Phan Van Hoa..

In order for peach trees to enhance brand equity, Lang Son Province must have many peach cultivation support policies to create conditions for people’s access to capital. promoting the application of science and technology to preserve and promote the value of peach blossoms; continue research and innovation on the content and form of organizing cultural and tourist events related to the Long Peach Blossom Festival … From there, the new Long Peach Blossom brand can continue to fly away, helping to increase the income of peach growers and improve life of the people in the area.

From 2019 to now, authorities, units and people throughout Lang Son Province on the opening ceremony of the spring New Year tree planting ceremony planted about 254.6 hectares of peaches, with about 127,300 trees, including many varieties Diverse, rich and rare peaches.

At present, the province has identified areas for planting and cultivating peach blossoms, registered collective marks, including the administrative area of ​​53 townships and townships in 11 counties and cities, with 153 organizations and individuals who are the heads of production households and households trading peach blossoms in the Province under the “Peach Blossoms of Lang” collection stamp.