In just a few days, the first national-scale Yellow Apricot Festival will be held in Hue.

“What a pity. I didn’t have a chance to stop by the city of yellow apricot blossoms (ochna integerrima) for a check-in.” It was a message I received from a tourist acquaintance when she and her family just had a north-south backpacking trip after a long ceasing time due to Covid-19.

Yellow apricot blossom is a well-known flower in Vietnam. In Thua Thien Hue province, the yellow apricot blossom with an indigenous genetic resource is often known as “Hoang Mai of Hue”.