One-month PyinOoLwin Flower Festival to take place on 16 December

The 16th PyinOoLwin Flower Festival (Flower Wonderland) will take place at the National Kandawgyi Garden in Mandalay Region, according to U Zaw Min Tun, warden of the PyinOoLwin National Kandawgyi Garden.
The festival (also known as May Myo Flower Festival) will take place for one month, from 16 December to 14 January, and will feature entertainment programmes and fun fairs.
“May Myo Flower Festival was held in 2019, and we could not hold it in 2020 and 2021 due to the outbreak of COVID-19. The 15th Flower Festival was organized in 2022. The 16th festival will last one month and include a flower exhibition, entertainment and fun fairs. Eight zones for flower exhibition will be opened, and about 200,000 flowery plants will be displayed”, he said.
The month-long festival will also include an exhibition of local products, sweaters and handicrafts.
The PyinOoLwin National Kandawgyi Garden has a total area of 436.96 acre — 366.96 acres of land and 70 acres of water. The garden was established in 1924, and the Htoo Group of Companies has rented the National Kandawgyi Garden under a 15-year contract since 2010. — ASH/KTZH