The Hang Luoc traditional flower market has opened, attracting visitors and people who come to shop for ornamental plants, peach flowers and decorative items for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2023 (Tet).
The Hang Luoc flower market is a long-standing famous flower market in Hanoi. Here, customers can not only buy flowers and ornamental trees but also antiques and second-hand items, making it a popular address among Hanoians during Tet.
The market only convenes once a year, for a week or two weeks before Tet.
As the upcoming lunar year is the year of the cat, cat figurines are sold everywhere. They are made of a variety of materials, from gilded bronze to ceramics. The prices range from a few hundred thousand to several million VND/product.Hang Luoc flower market also attracts many international visitors. Ms. Veronique, an American tourist, came to Vietnam for the first time and was very excited to buy a kumquat tree for 300,000 VND.Mr. Hung from Nguyen Luong Bang Street bought a peach branch for 1.2 million VND.Small peach branches are priced from 50,000 VND to 200,000 VND. At a shop selling kumquats, the price is from 300,000 VND to 1 million VND/tree.Coming to Hang Luoc flower market, in addition to fresh flowers, people can also buy artificial flowers.Young people come here to take photos.