Hanoi's Old Quarter puts on a new 'dress', brilliantly welcoming the Mid-Autumn Festival

(VTC News) - Although it is not yet Mid-Autumn Festival, Hang Ma Street (Hanoi) has been decorated with bright colors, attracting many people and tourists to visit and shop.

Hang Ma Street changes its "new clothes" and brightens up to welcome Mid-Autumn Festival.

Since the middle of the 7th lunar month, shops on Hang Ma Street (Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi ) have simultaneously displayed Mid-Autumn Festival items such as star lanterns, paper lanterns, masks, lion heads... making the stalls more brilliant than usual.

Although not too crowded, the new look of this neighborhood has attracted many people to stop by and admire.

A shop that stands out thanks to its unique decoration. Accordingly, the owner has spent a lot of money to turn 3 floors into a work of art with images of the moon, rabbits, carp... Even a whole corner of the shop is dedicated as a decor space for people and tourists to visit and check-in.

Many retailers said that most of the products on sale are domestic handicrafts, with only a few models imported from China. Prices this year are generally not much different from 2024. However, at this time, the goods are not really diverse because most are still in the process of being imported.

This year, the carp lanterns have been improved in design, mainly made from cardboard and with elaborate, eye-catching designs. Each product is sold for 60,000 - 300,000 VND/piece depending on size.

Carp lanterns made of cellophane are more affordable, around 40,000 - 120,000 VND/piece.

Star lanterns cost from 10,000 - 70,000 VND/piece.

Each lion head costs between 300,000 and 600,000 VND each. Larger sizes and more elaborate designs can cost up to millions.

Ong Dia and Thi No masks... are traditional items associated with the memories of many generations, priced at 30,000 - 70,000 VND/piece.

To he made from rice flour with many shapes of animals, lion heads... are sold for 40,000 - 100,000 VND/product.

In particular, many people were surprised to see elaborate sets of figurines, which took many hours to complete, being sold for 5 million VND/set.

Decorative curtains with extremely eye-catching Mid-Autumn Festival themes cost from 300,000 - 1,000,000 VND/product.

As it gets darker, Hang Ma Street becomes more crowded with people and tourists coming to visit and shop.

The shops are so bright at night that many customers can't move their feet.

Minh Duc - Vtcnews.vn

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