Laos Kapok Festival draws in the crowds to admire trees in bloom

Visitors wander through a lighted grove of trees at the Kapok Festival in Bokeo province. - Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE, Jan 29 (Vientiane Times/ANN): A large number of people, both from Laos and neighbouring countries, are enjoying the annual Kapok Festival on Don Xao island in the Mekong River in Bokeo province.

Provincial authorities and the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone have organised the festival, which centres around the red and pink blossoms of the kapok trees, but also features an extensive programme of entertainment and other events.