During these hot and sultry days of summer, the trees cast their shadow on Hanoi’s streets, helping citizens to beat the summer heat.

A banyan tree casts its shadow on a Hanoi’s street.

A bud growing in a branch of an old banyan tree in Hang Trong street.

A street cafeteria under an ancient banyan tree.

Old cyclists taking a rest and exchanging stories under the shade of a banyan tree

The trees have stood against the tests of time.

Rickshaws parked under a banyan tree near Ba Kieu temple in Dinh Tien Hoang street.

Khieu Minh (Nhan Dan)