Bustling flower market ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
Bustling flower market ahead of Lunar New Year holiday
Thursday, 23:29, 28/01/2021
VOV5
(VOVWORLD) - Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi, the largest in northern Vietnam, is busy these days as locals shop for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Quang Ba flower market, 5 km from the city centre, is a popular place to purchase flowers for Tet, which is less than 2 weeks away.
Peach flowers are indispensable during the Tet holiday, at least for Vietnamese people in the northern region.
A big peach branch is a popular purchase, and not too expensive.
With forest peache trees protected by a government ban, the flower market is busier than ever.
“Forest peache branches must meet traceability regulations. Customers ask for them, but none have arrived here,” says Tuan, a seller at the market.
Tuan says that since the ban on forest peach branches, the price of peach branches has increased by 20-30% this year. A small branch (like the one in the photo) costs around 80,000 VND (3.5 USD).
Hung, a local resident, says he doesn’t mind the price, because a blossoming peach branch brings good luck for the new year.
Hanoians prefer to buy a branch at the beginning of the peach flower season, and then buy to a tree during the Tet holiday.
Everyone wants a branch these days, no matter what size.
The blossoming of peach flowers means spring is coming.
Quang Ba flower market, 5 km from the city centre, is a popular place to purchase flowers for Tet, which is less than 2 weeks away.
Peach flowers are indispensable during the Tet holiday, at least for Vietnamese people in the northern region.
A big peach branch is a popular purchase, and not too expensive.
With forest peache trees protected by a government ban, the flower market is busier than ever.
“Forest peache branches must meet traceability regulations. Customers ask for them, but none have arrived here,” says Tuan, a seller at the market.
Tuan says that since the ban on forest peach branches, the price of peach branches has increased by 20-30% this year. A small branch (like the one in the photo) costs around 80,000 VND (3.5 USD).
Hung, a local resident, says he doesn’t mind the price, because a blossoming peach branch brings good luck for the new year.
Hanoians prefer to buy a branch at the beginning of the peach flower season, and then buy to a tree during the Tet holiday.
Everyone wants a branch these days, no matter what size.
The blossoming of peach flowers means spring is coming.
