Vietnamese handicrafts and cuisine have attracted thousands of visitors at the Ottawa Tulip Festival in Canada from May 1-18.

According to the Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada, Nguyen Duc Hung, many people had said that they admired Vietnam’s culture and its unique handicrafts and hoped to visit Vietnam in the near future.

The Vietnamese embassy will participate in other international festivals and exhibitions to promote Vietnam and its culture to Canadians and foreign friends, the ambassador said.

The Ottawa Tulip Festival is one of the largest tulip festivals in Canada and it is held in May every year to welcome spring.