Royal poinciana blooms, brightening up the streets of Hanoi

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In June, Hanoi seems to light up when the red color of royal poinciana flowers covers the streets and street corners - a familiar signal every summer.

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Royal poinciana trees were brought to Vietnam by the French in the 19th century. This species is also known as xoan tay or diep tay. The photo shows a scene of brilliant royal poinciana flowers in the area around Van Chuong Lake (Dong Da District).

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The peaceful small road becomes even more romantic when the royal poinciana trees on both sides of the road bloom, the bright red petals fall all over the sidewalk, the path, covering the cars parked along the road.

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Royal poinciana flowers have four red or orange petals, and the fifth petal grows straight and is slightly larger than the other four.

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Not only contributing to beautifying the urban landscape, Royal Poinciana is also an ideal shade tree with a wide canopy, bringing coolness to the streets on hot summer days.

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The roads along the To Lich River are bright red with phoenix flowers in early summer.

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The bright red color of royal poinciana flowers decorates Linh Quang Lake (Dong Da District).

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Along the To Lich River, the road known as "Royal poinciana road" becomes brilliant when rows of tall royal poinciana trees stretch their canopies, showing off their bright red color by the river.

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The riverside road becomes more poetic with the brilliance of clusters of royal poinciana flowers.

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Not only attracting the eyes with its bright orange-red color, royal poinciana flowers also evoke sweet childhood memories, especially for students when each blooming cluster of royal poinciana flowers is a familiar signal that summer is coming.

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Along with the purple of the Lagerstroemia and the bright yellow of the Royal Poinciana, the bright red of the Royal Poinciana contributes to creating a vibrant and brilliant summer picture in the streets of the Capital.

Vien Minh - Minh Duc

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