"Golden streets" in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are deserted on God of Wealth's day

"Gold Street" is deserted on God of Wealth's Day. Shops rarely have customers waiting to buy ( Video : Quynh Thuong).

Hanoi's weather is cold and drizzly this morning (February 7). Dan Tri reporters recorded that 3-4 people came to the gold shop from 4am to 4:15am to wait to buy gold. Mr. Huy Quyet (living in Thanh Tri district, Hanoi) was present on Tran Nhan Tong street from 3:15am and was the first customer to be present on this street on the day of God of Wealth (Photo: Manh Quan).

Everyone wears masks, scarves or hats to cope with the cold of 12-13 degrees Celsius. (Photo: Manh Quan).

Ms. Quyen (living in Pho Hue ) is the third customer in line at the "gold street" Tran Nhan Tong. She has been here since 4am. This year, she plans to buy 2 taels of gold, 1 tael for her son and 1 tael for herself. (Photo: Manh Quan).

At 5am, at a store on Cau Giay Street, there were only a few customers waiting to buy gold. Compared to previous years, the number of customers lining up early this morning was somewhat lower (Photo: Thanh Dong).

The deserted situation also occurred on Xa Dan Street (Dong Da District, Hanoi). After 5am, the large gold shops here were still closed, with no customers coming to buy. (Photo: Phuong Lien).

The "gold street" was still deserted at 5am, with customers lining up in front of only 1-2 shops. Many gold, silver and gemstone shops on Tran Nhan Tong Street were still "closed" and not welcoming customers. (Photo: Manh Quan).

Ms. Hoa (Cau Giay District, Hanoi) - a rare customer at a gold shop on Cau Giay Street. She said that for many years she has had the habit of buying gold on the God of Wealth's day for good luck. (Photo: Thanh Dong).

At 5:30 a.m., at a gold trading establishment on Tran Nhan Tong Street, many reporters from newspapers and radio stations came to record the atmosphere of people buying gold. This establishment currently recorded 7 people coming to buy gold, but the number of reporters was up to more than ten people. (Photo: Manh Quan).

A gold shop on Cau Giay Street has no customers lining up (Photo: Thanh Dong)

A gold shop on Cau Giay Street rarely has a crowded situation with nearly 20 people sitting in line waiting to buy. The shop staff is handing out queue numbers to prepare for transactions from 6:30 am. (Photo: Quynh Thuong).

At 5:50 a.m., at a large gold store in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, there were no customers waiting in line. There were only 4 customers waiting to buy. (Photo: Khong Chiem).

The scene at the "gold street" Nguyen Duy Duong - An Duong Vuong (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City) is quite quiet. Many gold shops in this area are still not open, with only a few shop staff. (Photo: Nhat Quang).

At the headquarters of Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC), at 6:15 a.m., there were only a few customers waiting to buy gold. The company said it would officially open to welcome customers at 6:30 a.m. (Photo: Nhat Quang).

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