The central city plans to launch a hibiscus wine development project on 62 hectares in Lien Chieu District. — VNS Photo

The central city plans to launch a hibiscus wine development project on 62 hectares in Lien Chieu District.

The city said the location, at the foot of the Hai Van Pass, will be built with total investment of VND300 billion (US$13.3 million) with the first stage operational in the second quarter of this year.

The project was designed with a capacity of 10 million products including one million litres of hibiscus wine, and nine million litres of jam, energy drinks, tea and juice from hibiscus flowers each year.

The project is expected to create 100 jobs for locals and contribute VND100 billion ($4.4 million) to the city’s budget each year. According to the municipal tourism department, the project will develop a farming tour in the future with hibiscus wine bathing and a spa.

The project investor, Doan Thi Thanh Thuy, chairman of the Cham Cham company said the project would make Da Nang the second locality in Viet Nam producing fruit wine after Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

The company also plans to develop an organic farm project for brown rice and a rice milk plant in the future.— VNS