VietNamNet Bridge – Interested people can now drop by a traditional calligraphy market just outside the Youth Cultural House in District 1, HCMC. This is part of an annual program for celebrating the Lunar New Year, which falls in late January.

A roadside calligraphy market is on at the Youth Cultural House in District 1, HCM City.

Scheduled to take place until January 27, the roadside market has attracted many people who are interested in seeing artists practicing calligraphy or having some photo opportunities with eye-catching decorations in red and yellow.

The market lures many people to come for photography       Many visitors can also write words on their own with the help of calligraphers       Customers can ask calligraphers in traditional attire to write poems on do paper, wood or stone.       The market is decorated by beautiful apricot and cherry blossom flowers – Photos: Thanh Hoa

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