Monday, 13:03, 04/04/2022

People who make ends meet on pedestrian streets

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VOV.VN - Pedestrian streets situated around Hoan Kiem is not only a place of entertainment for both domestic and foreign tourists, but is also a place where people can earn a living.
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The pedestrian areas surrounding Hoan Kiem lake in the centre of Hanoi have reopened after nearly a year of closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The streets have long been a place for  local portrait artists come on weekends to make some money.
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After a long time of having to do other jobs, they are now back to their favourite line of work.
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33-year-old portrait artist Son, says he usually starts work on pedestrian streets from Friday night. “Besides teaching at home, the job helps me to make ends meet," he adds.
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The image of street music groups, including visually impaired artists, is a familiar sight to many pedestrians. Hung (first on the right) from the central province of Thanh Hoa shares that he moved to Hanoi seven years ago. Since then he and his friend have performed on streets in every Friday to Sunday.
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Duong Huu Phuc, 27, and his mother have been selling toys in the area for four years. “Although the income is not high, the job helps me have more joy in life,” he says.
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Hue, 80, does not have a fixed place to sell her products. The old woman said she is able to earn more money on pedestrian streets in the centre due to the amount of visitors. “I don't even remember when I started doing this job, but thanks to it, I'm still alive today," she noted.
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Another elderly person who is making a living on the streets, said he can earn roughly VND20,000 to VND30,000 per day by selling toys.
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 One of the most popular services for pedestrians are toy electric cars for rent.
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According to the owner of the business service, her family is able to earn VND800,000 each day.
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A number of vendors selling traditional street food dishes such as banh trang tron (mixed paper cake) prove popular among customers.
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