Hanoi is promoting the farming of lotus and the production of lotus products in association with tourism development given the plant's values, with a focus on craft villages making products from lotus.

Tay Ho lotus tea is listed among 1,793 intangible cultural heritages in Hanoi according to the city’s cultural authority.

Seven giant lotus flowers floating on the central Huong River in Hue were lit up on May 14 evening to inaugurate a cultural week celebrating Buddha’s 2560th birthday.

Artisan Than Van Huy, who sparked the revival of a Hue's paper flower making village, is running an exhibition of his and veteran painter Dang Mau Tuu's paintings in Hue city.