On Thursday (the 6^th day of the first lunar month), the Ngu Hanh Son District Authority in Da Nang launched the annual Lunar New Year tree planting festival at a park and flower garden at the corner of the Pham Huu Nhat - Le Van Hien streets.

Leaders of Da Nang and Ngu Hanh Son District posing for souvenir photos at the park and flower garden at the corner of the Pham Huu Nhat - Le Van Hien streets at the foot of Thuy Son Mountain. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Speaking at the launching ceremony of the Tree Planting Festival, Chairman of Ngu Hanh Son District People's Committee Nguyen Hoa emphasised that 65 years ago, on November 28, 1959, President Ho Chi Minh wrote an article to call on all people to participate in tree planting month. Since then, the tree planting festival has become a good cultural tradition of our nation in every Tet and spring season.

In response to the Government's programme on planting one billion trees by 2025, Ngu Hanh Son District People's Committee requests localities, schools and units at all levels to mobilise officials, civil servants, public employees, workers, everyone and every family to plant trees.

Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Le Trung Chinh (left), along with leaders of Ngu Hanh Son District and the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development participated in planting trees. Photo: HOANG HIEP

The district hoped that there would be more trees and green spaces in the district, and especially the creation of more landscape for a public park at the foot of the Thuy Son (the Mountain of Water) which is determined to be the main park and flower garden of the district and contributes to developing Ngu Hanh Son District comprehensively and sustainably.

Also in the morning of the same day, the People's Committee of My An Ward also launched the Tree Planting Festival in the campus of the headquarters of the Party Committee, People's Committee, and Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of the ward.

Leaders of the People's Committee of Khue My Ward in Ngu Hanh Son District planted trees along the newly invested route in front of the Sen Hong Kindergarten.

Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Da Nang Ngo Xuan Thang (left) planting trees in early spring. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People's Council Nguyen Thi Anh Thi planting trees in early spring. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Reporting by HOANG HIEP - Translating by M.DUNG