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‘Treasure’ in Dinh Thon village radiates blooming incense

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Vermicelli flowers blooming bright yellow, shimmering in a corner of the sky, for more than 300 years, they have been with many generations of people in Dinh Thon village (My Dinh, Hanoi) as an irreplaceable ‘treasure’ .

The vermicelli flower tree located in front of the village cultural house in Dinh Thon (My Dinh ward, Nam Tu Liem), flowers with light yellow color, radiating a cool aroma. It is known that the vermicelli flower plant is also known as Bach Hoa or Curtain. Every year, at the end of March to June, the trees bloom again, creating a golden dome. According to the elderly living in Dinh Thon village, the vermicelli flower tree was planted about 300 years ago and is considered the “treasure” of the village. The tree is about 30 meters high, the canopy is 40 meters wide, and covers the shade. The flower cluster at the end of the branch, carries many large white or milky white flowers, sometimes yellow-orange. Each flower carries from 13-18 stamens to tens of cm long, red or purple stamens. Lured by the beauty of the vermicelli flowers, many people stopped to take pictures and enjoy. Noodle flowers often grow distributed mainly in the central provinces such as Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Thua Thien – Hue … In Hanoi, the number of vermicelli flowers is very few, can only be counted on the fingers. That is why the people of Dinh Thôn are very proud of their village’s flower trees. The vermicelli petals bloom in full bloom on the cold occasion of the village in Dinh Thôn and last long after that. At this point, everyone passing by must look up.