Mountain ebonies vibrate Hanoi streets

Mountain ebonies (ban flowers in Vietnamese), which are signature of northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam, have bloomed vividly in Bac Son and Hoang Dieu streets in Hanoi.

Mountain ebonies often bloom in March (Photo: Vietnam+)

With their purple-pinkish hue and soft cloud-like petals, mountain ebonies have painted the sky an alluring color, adding a vibrancy to the streets of Hanoi (Photo: Vietnam+)

Since the early 1960s, local authorities have been planting mountain ebonies along some of the main streets of Hanoi, enabling local residents to enjoy the view while travelling along these roads (Photo: Vietnam+)

Local streets are covered with mountain ebonies (Photo: Vietnam+)

For Thai ethnic people in the northwest region, the mountain ebony is a symbol of a pure and faithful love between a couple Ban and Khum (Photo: Vietnam+)

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Couples pose for photos beneath canopies of mountain ebony (Photo: Vietnam+)

Pedestrians pose for photos under mountain ebony tree canopy (Photo: Vietnam+)

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