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Chinatown welcomes early Tet

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Although Lunar New Year (Tet) is nearly three weeks away, Vietnam’s most celebrated holiday seems to come early to Ho Chi Minh’s Chinatown area, where shops liven up by selling typical splashy Tet ornaments.

Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street in Ho Chi Minh has been home to a neighborhood of Chinese Vietnamese for hundreds of years. Besides being known for selling traditional herbal medicines, local businesses offering seasonal decorative items and ornaments for special occasions like Christmas have flourished recently. However, the area’s busiest time of the year is before Lunar New Year.

Local shops sell everything from artificial New Year flowers like cherry blossoms or yellow apricots, red envelopes, and couplets, to other ornaments.

Below are photos published by Vnexpress Newswire:

A local estimated that thousands of different decorative products were sold in local shops
A local estimated that thousands of different decorative products were sold in local shops
A local shop owner is counting a pack of red envelopes, which are printed with a yellow “Loc” (or Fortune) word
A local shop owner is counting a pack of red envelopes, which are printed with a yellow “Loc” (or Fortune) word
Artificial New Year flowers such as cherry blossoms and apricots made of nylon fibers look like their real counterparts
Artificial New Year flowers such as cherry blossoms and apricots made of nylon fibers look like their real counterparts
“Ca chep” (common carp), a symbol of good luck, are also a popular ornament and New Year gift preferred by many Saigonese
“Ca chep” (common carp), a symbol of good luck, are also a popular ornament and New Year gift preferred by many Saigonese
Others opt for large decorative gold coins or bars to wish for more financial success in the new year
Others opt for large decorative gold coins or bars to wish for more financial success in the new year
Shops sell these products from January 1 till the end of Lunar New Year, which falls on January 23 this year
Shops sell these products from January 1 till the end of Lunar New Year, which falls on January 23 this year
Customers can pick and choose products at their will, and are even welcome to take part in window shopping
Customers can pick and choose products at their will, and are even welcome to take part in window shopping
A local shop owner said there was more to just making profits through selling these products. “We love doing this. And it is not an easy business, as we have to sell out all of these in one month before Tet, otherwise we will have to bring them home to use, especially those printed with 2012 or the Year of Dragon.”
A local shop owner said there was more to just making profits through selling these products. “We love doing this. And it is not an easy business, as we have to sell out all of these in one month before Tet, otherwise we will have to bring them home to use, especially those printed with 2012 or the Year of Dragon.”
However, the area has always been busy with customers and visitors, therefore their products are in high demand
However, the area has always been busy with customers and visitors, therefore their products are in high demand
Hai, a local, said the Tet market here was not just a business but also a cultural activity. “I am very proud that every year my neighborhood looks the best in Saigon.”
Hai, a local, said the Tet market here was not just a business but also a cultural activity. “I am very proud that every year my neighborhood looks the best in Saigon.”
From downtown Ho Chi Minh in District 1 or 3, tourists and customers can go down An Duong Vuong, Hung Vuong, and Vo Van Kiet streets to this area
From downtown Ho Chi Minh in District 1 or 3, tourists and customers can go down An Duong Vuong, Hung Vuong, and Vo Van Kiet streets to this area

 Source: tuoitrenews.vn

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