As the Lunar New Year of the Horse approaches, Hanoi's largest flower market is packed with people.

As the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Horse approached, Quang An flower market (Hong Ha ward, Hanoi) was packed with people, and buying and selling activities continued throughout the night.

On the night of the 27th and early morning of the 28th of Tet (Lunar New Year), Quang An flower market (Hong Ha ward, Hanoi ) was packed with people, with stalls bustling with customers browsing and buying flowers - Photo: PHUC TAI

According to Tuoi Tre Online , on the night of the 27th and early morning of the 28th of Tet (Lunar New Year), Quang An flower market (Hong Ha ward, Hanoi) was bustling with buyers and sellers, creating an atmosphere of the approaching Tet holiday.

Popular flowers for Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) such as lilies, carnations, chrysanthemums, and roses have varying prices. Double lilies range from 800,000 VND to 1,300,000 VND per 10 stems; velvet red carnations cost 700,000 VND per 50 flowers, white carnations cost 750,000 VND per 50 flowers, and yellow carnations cost 350,000 VND per 50 flowers; chrysanthemums cost 200,000 VND per 50 flowers; and roses cost from 250,000 to 350,000 VND per 50 flowers.

Some vendors said that the basic price of flowers has not increased compared to the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. On the night of the 27th and the morning of the 28th of Tet, vendors will continue to monitor purchasing power to calculate how to gradually reduce prices and clear their stock as Tet approaches the 29th.

Petunias are being offered for sale by vendors at around 700,000 VND/50 flowers for velvet red petunias and 350,000 VND/50 flowers for yellow petunias - Photo: PHUC TAI

Ms. Nguyen Kim Dung (Phuc Loi Ward, Hanoi) chose to buy white carnations at Quang An flower market for about 750,000 VND/50 flowers - Photo: PHUC TAI