Quang Ba flower market at night (Photo: dantri.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Quang Ba flower marketin Hanoi is one of the top 13 places to celebrate Lunar New Year, according tothe US’ Cable News Network (CNN).
“Known as Tet in Vietnam, Lunar New Year is themost important holiday in the country. Dodging motorcyclists while visiting alocal flower market is part of the fun of celebrating the festival in Hanoi,” aCNN article wrote.
Itexplained that one essential must-have for Vietnam's Lunar New Year is a bunchof flowers, with Hanoi's Quang Ba flower market working at a frenetic paceduring the festival.
People seek out peach blossom ahead of Tet (Photo: hanoitv.vn) “Shoppers seek out the most eye-catchingbouquets (usually peach blossom or ochna integerrima, the bright yellow blossom favored duringTet) amid the whirr and screech of the city's ubiquitous motorcycles, alltransporting bright bunches of flowers on their pillions,” it added.
The sights and sounds mixed with thefragrance of street food makes for a heady New Year sensual overload, thearticle noted.
The article cited otherdestinations to commemorate the Lunar New Year, including China’s Nuanquan townin Hebei province, Ditan Park in Beijing, Sha Tin racecoursein Hong Kong, Raohe night market in Taiwan, and Studio City in Macau.
Alsomentioned were Los Glaciares inArgentina, central London in the UK, Gyeongbokgung Palace in the Republic ofKorea, Disney California AdventurePark and China town in the US’ San Francisco, Australia’s Sydneycity, and Allas Sea Pool in Finland. –VNA
