Peach flowers, orchid flowers, yellow apricot blossom and pomelos are among hot items at busy Tet (Lunar New Year festival) markets in Ha Noi.


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A garden selling peach flowers in Thuong Tin, a village 25-30 km away from downtown Hanoi





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Peach trees are loaded on a truck to be transported into the capital's urban areas 





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A little girl plays under a peach tree, while her mother is picking one to bring home





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Two women stands near an orchid shop at the Tet expo at 489 Hoang Quoc Viet street in Cau Giay district





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A shop selling Bac Quang orange at the trade fair





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A Chung cake stall - Chung cake is ​a must-have traditional rice cake for Tet, which is stuffed with beans and fatty pork





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At a Dien pomelo stall, where one pomelo without leaves is sold for VND40,000. If the fruit is still attached to a branch with leaves, the price is VND60,000 each 





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Yellow apricot blossom 





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Dried mushrooms, an important ingredient of several Tet dishes





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