Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were deserted on the morning of the first day of Tet.

Many central streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are quiet and peaceful, with people waking up early to exercise, meet up for the Lunar New Year, and take commemorative photos.

From 7 am onwards, Ta Hien Street in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi , is dotted with people wearing traditional ao dai dresses taking commemorative photos. This is a familiar spot that Hanoi residents frequent during holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year).

"My group and I planned to wear traditional Vietnamese ao dai dresses and take photos in the Old Quarter, capturing the streetscape," said Ms. Vu Minh Thuy (far right), a resident of Ba Dinh district.

Many people choose the O Quan Chuong historical site as the place to capture their first photos of the new year.

On Ngo Gach Street, people occasionally jog, enjoying the fresh air on the first day of the new year.

Cau Dat Street is decorated with bright red flags for Tet (Lunar New Year), but there are few people around.

A man cycles along the deserted Hang Duong street on the first morning of the Year of the Dragon.

People cycle and jog through the Trang Tien - Hang Bai intersection, usually one of the busiest in the capital.

Ms. Nguyen Thu Ly (fifth from the left), from Ba Dinh district, met with friends at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square on the first day of the Lunar New Year. This location is always a familiar meeting place for groups on the morning of the first day of Tet.

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In Ho Chi Minh City , the Te Canal Bridge, one of the three main traffic arteries from District 7 and Nha Be District to the city center, was deserted this morning, a stark contrast to the usual crowded and congestedconditions stretching for kilometers on weekdays.

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At 8 a.m., the lanes of Nguyen Huu Canh Street in Binh Thanh District were unusually quiet, a stark contrast to the usual rush hour traffic. This road connects Thu Duc City and Binh Thanh District with the central area of ​​Ho Chi Minh City.

At some of the city's famous landmarks, such as Ben Thanh Market and Notre Dame Cathedral (District 1), many people wore traditional ao dai dresses and other new outfits to visit and take pictures. The streets were quiet, with no car horns, creating a peaceful atmosphere for tourists to enjoy themselves.

Renting a cyclo for 50,000 dong to take commemorative photos in front of the market, Ms. Thuy said she came from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City for Tet to change the atmosphere. "On the morning of the first day of Tet, I went to take photos and then went to the temple to pray for peace," she said.

Duong Quoc Thai, 46, spent two hours decorating his motorbike yellow before riding to Ben Thanh Market to take photos for good luck. "I put apricot blossoms on the bike to create a cheerful feeling for everyone," Thai said.

At over 8:30 AM, Vo Van Kiet Boulevard, the section at the foot of Calmette Bridge (District 1), was still relatively empty of vehicles.

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