These days, bright red rice flowers bloom all over the streets and corners of Hai Duong. This flower is not only a symbol of the Northern countryside but is also associated with the memories and traditional stories of many generations of people here.
Rice flowers, also known as perennial flowers, bloom in late spring and early summer, with bright red color, like the fire burning on the branches. The fragile, bright red leaves exude a gentle fragrance, creating a beautiful scene, captivating anyone visiting.
Tourists from neighboring provinces all come to Hai Duong during the rice flower blooming season. One of them was Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan, a tourist from Hanoi. Ms. Lan shared: "I have heard about the beauty of rice flowers, but it is only here that I can truly feel the charm of this flower. The red color of the flowers seems to brighten up the entire space, making me feel peaceful and close".
Rice flowers are not only beautiful but also carry profound cultural values. Traditionally, the people here think that the rice flower symbolizes intense love, perseverance and endurance.
Mr. Hoang Van Thai, a resident of Nam Sach district (Hai Duong province), shared: "Rice trees are not only ornamental plants, but also an indispensable part of our spiritual life. Every rice flower season, the villagers often organize festivals to pray for peace and luck for the family."
Ms. Mai Thu, a tourist from Quang Ninh, could not hide her emotions when seeing the ancient cotton trees covered with bright red flowers on the village road: "When standing under the cotton trees, I feel like I am reliving the past, with old stories."
For children far from home, rice flowers are a sign of spring, of a loving countryside. Every time the rice flowers bloom, they remember their childhood days, the leafy thatched roofs, and the afternoons sitting under the trees, listening to the stories of their grandparents.
Coming to Hai Duong countryside in the blooming season, visitors will feel the pure, rustic but seductive beauty of this flower. Besides the red color of rice flowers, fresh air, the sound of birds chirping and the sound of the wind blowing through the green rice fields to create a natural picture full of vitality.
Although time has passed, every time the rice flowers bloom, people remember their homeland, memories filled with love and peace.
