VISIT THE BIGGEST FLORIST VILLAGE IN TAY NAM BO
The South West of Vietnam has always been known as an alluvial land that grows many fragrant flowers and sweet fruits.
Although Tan Qui Dong flower village is not a miracle of nature, thanks to the deep passion and love of ornamental flowers of many generations of artisans here, it is favoured by the Tien River with a source of water laden with silt as With mother's milk incubating and nurturing, Tan Qui Dong has become the largest flower garden in the South.
The flower village was formed in Tan Qui Dong commune in the early 20th century. At first, a few households here planted flowers only for the purpose of decoration and gifts to each other during the holidays. Gradually, the number of homes growing flowers has increased and the new goal is for business. Up to now, the number of flower-growing households has reached thousands of families, of which there are more than 1,500 professional flower growers with more than 1,000 different varieties and the flower-growing area has also spread to other clusters such as Sa Nhien, Tan Qui West, Tan Khanh Dong, Ward 3 (Sa Dec town), Tan My commune (Lap Vo district)..., and with the above scale, Sa Dec flower village has been recognized as a craft village by the People's Committee of Dong Thap province. traditional.
Previously, Tan Qui Dong flower village only produced according to the style of "experience imprints" with the "hereditary" method. Due to not being properly invested and technically correct, it had to go through many ups and downs. With the integration period like today, the opportunity to access and apply scientific and technical advances is increasing. So far the flower village has invested in technical infrastructure and built a centre for breeding and transplanting. Many rare and precious types of breeds have appeared, setting up wholesale markets to consume ornamental flowers... These factors have contributed to bringing the flower village into its heyday...
Tan Qui Dong flower village has long become a familiar place for discerning customers in the art world of ornamental flowers, and ornamental flower products with the brand "Sa Dec" are well received wherever they go. Whether at home or abroad. This proves that the art in Tan Qui Dong has a long tradition and always receives the trust of customers…
More specifically, compared to other places, flowers in Tan Qui Dong are grown on high rigs so that they can take advantage of the water coming from small canals. As a flower shop owner explained, because Tet flowers have to be planted in the middle of the year, right in the flood season, the gardener has to put the flowers on a high trellis. Gradually becoming a custom, the flowers sown in the following crops are also according to the habit of being put on the trellis. The image of flower growers standing on small boats, gliding lightly on the canal to care for or harvest by the flower beds has accidentally become a very simple beauty of the river that can only be found in Tan Qui Dong flower village. So behind that, there are many difficult situations when flower growers always have to wade through water or mud to fertilize each flower bed...
Tan Qui Dong is not only famous for flowers but also very for ornamental plants, including Van Nien Tung which is a trendy plant that is witty by gardeners as the "great emperor" of ornamental flowers. From varieties such as Son Tung, Ngoa Tung, Tung Amber, and Japanese Tung... to Kim tangerine, Nguyet Quoi, Golden Apricot, and Plum matting water..., Tan Qui Dong's artisans have constantly innovated to form other poses such as wife figure, mother holding child, waterfall, Nghinh Phong ... Each pose is very simple but contains a lot of art, conveying philosophies, legends or profound experiences. about life…
In Tan Qui Dong ornamental flower village, because people grow flowers all year round, all four seasons here are full of colours. That is the reason why people think that Tan Qui Dong is one of the most beautiful places in the Mekong Delta.
