Hanoi girls dressed up with daisies calling the winter wind

Graceful in their traditional ao dai dresses, and delicate in their ethereal attire, Hanoi 's young women, who love the flower that heralds the arrival of winter, are gracing themselves with the pristine white blossoms of the daisy.

Thiếu nữ Hà thành xúng xính bên cúc họa mi gọi gió đông - Ảnh 1. — *The chrysanthemums of early winter stir up feelings of love for this flower - Photo: NAM TRAN*

For reasons unknown, daisies have come to be likened to the flower that heralds the arrival of winter in Hanoi, as they regularly bloom in late autumn. Their delicate petals, waiting for the monsoon winds to arrive, burst into pure white, captivating countless flower enthusiasts. However, this year both the flowering season and winter seem to be arriving late. The daisies only began to bloom near the end of November.

Thiếu nữ Hà thành xúng xính bên cúc họa mi gọi gió đông - Ảnh 2. — *The white daisies burst open, welcoming the winter breeze - Photo: NAM TRAN*

This year's chrysanthemum season is not as vibrant as in previous years, because all the flower fields planted along the banks of the Red River were wiped out by the floods in September following Typhoon Yagi . Although the water receded soon after, the time was too short for the gardeners to replant. Fortunately, a few flower gardens in the area inside the dike, despite enduring the rain and wind of Typhoon No. 3, still thrived and bloomed just in time for the monsoon season in Hanoi.

Thiếu nữ Hà thành xúng xính bên cúc họa mi gọi gió đông - Ảnh 3. — *Young women in Hanoi dress up beautifully amidst daisies - Photo: NAM TRAN*

Ms. Pham Thi Hanh, manager of Ho Tay Flower Valley, said that daisies need 3 months to grow, develop, and bloom. To ensure the flowers bloom in season, gardeners must plant them in August. However, the flowers were only planted for about a month when typhoon number 3 struck, making flower care more difficult. "Daisies are a characteristic flower of Hanoi, so every year the flower valley dedicates a large area to planting them. This season, daisies are planted on gently sloping hillsides with an area of about 5,000 ^{square meters} . The flowers are planted in two batches to extend the blooming period; this year's daisy season is expected to last until the end of December," Ms. Hanh shared.

Thiếu nữ Hà thành xúng xính bên cúc họa mi gọi gió đông - Ảnh 4. — *On Vietnamese Teachers' Day, many female teachers also came to take photos with daisies to preserve memories of this special day - Photo: NAM TRAN*

Huyen Trang (Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi) confessed that she only knew about daisies when she came to Hanoi to study and work, but the pure beauty of this flower captivated her at first sight. "In previous years, I saw daisies blooming all over Hanoi's streets and corners from the end of October, but this year the season is much later. For me, the blooming of daisies is also a sign that winter has arrived, so it's time to prepare warm clothes. Coincidentally, today is also the day Hanoi welcomes the first winter wind, so I took the opportunity to schedule a trip with a friend to check in at this special daisy season," Huyen Trang shared. The daisy season also brings high income to photographers. According to Phan Anh Tu, the demand for photography increases every daisy season. On average, he earns 5-10 million VND per photoshoot for young women. "With event photography packages, for example, today's shoot for the teachers, I earned about 5 million VND. For individual model shoots, it's about 1.5 - 2.5 million VND per person," Tú said.