Hanoi

Hanoi is in the nicest time of spring when trees are budding, creating stunning moments for the capital city.  Sesame trees on Dinh Tien Hoang Street The street around Hoan Kiem Lake  Leaves turning colour in Hanoi Old Quarter  Trees on Ton Duc Thang Street  By the West Lake  Banaba trees on Kim Ma Street  … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s spring moments

There was a special market in Hanoi which is only opened on some days on every lunar month during the year, selling secondhand items and antiques. Van Phuc flea market is opened on the 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th days of the lunar month. At the year of the year, the market attracts more customers.  The market has been operated for nearly 10 years, becoming a place for both antique collectors and lovers.  The market is divided into many areas with different types of products, including pottery, vases, bowls and plates. There are also stalls to display electronic products, from cassette tapes to speaking-trumpets, which have disappeared for a long time as well as luxury items such as watches, bicycles. Old jackets  An old watch   Perfume of different kinds are also sold in the market  The market is busier as Tet nears.  Wooden bells  An old sewing machine … [Read more...] about Tet antique market in Hanoi

Yen So Fish Market in Hanoi is often much busier on Kitchen Gods’ Day. Today, January 28 or the 23rd of the 12th lunar month is the Kitchen Gods’ Day when families across Vietnam bid farewell the Kitchen Gods to thank them for watching over their house for the year.   People buy carp to release them into rivers, lakes and ponds on the day so that the Kitchen Gods can ride carp to Heaven to deliver an annual report on the household’s activities to the God of Heaven. This is one of the traditional events that officially starts the celebrations of the Lunar New Year.  Yen So Fish Market usually attracts many customers at this time. On Sunday, dozens of trucks transported carp from other localities to the market.  Nguyen Van Luan, a market trader said, he and many other people came to the market since the early morning to buy carp for sale in different markets in Hanoi.  Carp are priced at between VND20,000 to VND100,000 per kilo, depending on … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s largest fish market on Kitchen Gods’ Day

Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been opened for the Tet holiday.  The opening ceremony was held on the evening of February 22.  Hang Luoc Flower Market opens once a year and has been a major attraction in Hanoi for more than a century. It is usually runs from lunar December 15 to 30.  The market attracts many flower and bonsai tree sellers.  The market is near Phung Hung Street which has been decorated with beautiful mural paintings.  Calligraphy stalls attract many people   Many kinds of traditional handicraft products also displayed   Colourful toy figurines (To He)  … [Read more...] about Hanoi flower market opened for Tet

Gardeners in Nhat Tan peach village on the edge of Hanoi’s West Lake are busier as the Lunar Tet Holiday nears.  The village is located under Nhat Tan Bridge.  The bridge’s five pillars symbolise the city’s historic five entrance gates and five petals of peach flowers.  As Tet nears, many customers have been rushing to the village to buy peach flowers.   The peach growing area in Nhat Tan has declined, giving the way to the construction of high-rise buildings.  The peach trees depend much on the weather. Peach trees often bloom sooner than expected if the weather is warm.  These days, the peach gardens in Nhat Tan are usually busy from early morning to the late afternoon. Growers are always present to serve customers.   Lots of people come there to take photos.  Peach trees transported to markets for sales. … [Read more...] about Hanoi peach village busy before Tet