On the morning of February 1st, at Thương Bạc Park in Hue City, the Center for Conservation of Hue Imperial Citadel, in collaboration with the Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Hue Hoang Mai Association, organized the opening ceremony of the 2nd Hue Yellow Apricot Festival in 2024. The event brought together nearly 400 of the most outstanding Yellow Apricot artworks from across the province.

Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of the Hue Monument Conservation Center, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of Hue Monument Conservation Center, highlighted the significance of the festival as a key event that kicks off a series of activities in the Four Seasons Festival framework during the Spring Festival. He emphasized that the event aims to revive and promote the tradition of growing and appreciating apricots among the people of Hue, aligning with the province's green, clean, and bright movements. Furthermore, he emphasized that the festival plays a role in conserving and developing the Hue Yellow Apricot variety to meet local demand, with the goal of commercializing the product both domestically and internationally, thereby ensuring stable livelihoods for apricot growers.

Nearly 400 Yellow Apricot artworks converged at the 2nd Yellow Apricot Festival in Hue in 2024.

Taking place from February 1st to 7th, the Hue Yellow Apricot Festival gathered nearly 400 outstanding Yellow Apricot artworks from various associations in the area. The festival featured a wide range of activities including voting and award ceremonies for exceptional Yellow Apricot pieces, exchanges of knowledge, skills, and techniques in apricot cultivation, fundraising auctions for apricot trees, as well as exchanges and sales of Hue Yellow Apricot products.

Local residents and tourists alike enjoy exploring and taking memorable photos at the Hue Yellow Apricot Festival.

In Thua Thien Hue province, the yellow apricot tree, with its unique native genetic source, is often referred to as the Hue Yellow Apricot. These yellow apricots are typically cultivated in royal palaces, pagodas, temples, courtyards, and private homes, adding an elegant touch and becoming a symbol of spring beauty for both nature and the people of Hue. They are deeply intertwined with the daily life of local residents.

With a determined effort to revive the tradition of growing and appreciating apricots among the people of Hue, the province has launched the movement "Yellow Apricots in Front of the Door", which is a key part of the "Hue - City of Four Seasons Flowers" model, highlighting the traditional humanistic landscape ecology of the former capital region.

With the support and participation of the government and the people, some yellow apricot gardens have been planned and planted with genuine Hue Yellow Apricot varieties. This initial effort has yielded positive results, establishing production centers for Hue Yellow Apricot seeds to meet local demand and aiming towards commercializing the product both domestically and internationally.

The leadership of the Intellectual Property Office awarded the Geographic Indication Certificate for "Hue" to the Yellow Apricot product.

The festival contributes meaningfully to creating a platform for conservation, preservation, development, and enhancing the status of this plant species during the traditional Tet holiday. It lays the groundwork for organizing annual events and contributes to the goal of making Hue the homeland of Vietnamese Yellow Apricots.