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First Lady of the Philippines visits age-old flower market in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Pham Thi Thanh Tam, spouse of Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong, and Louise Araneta-Marcos, spouse of Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., made a tour of Hang Luoc flower market, the more-than-100-year-old flower market in Hanoi, on January 30.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 1 — Hang Luoc flower market in the Old Quarter of Hanoi opens once annually from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month until the lunar New Year’s Eve.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 2 — The market sells popular flowers for the lunar New Year holiday (Tet), the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, such as peach flowers, kumquats, dahlias, violets, gladioluses, and narcissuses, among others.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 3 — In the photo, Pham Thi Thanh Tam (in bright pink long dress), spouse of Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong, introduces the First Lady of the Philippines, to the significance of peach blossoms during the Tet holiday in Vietnam. Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his spouse are paying a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 4 — Peach blossoms are believed to bring about good luck, happiness and prosperity in the new year.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 5 — First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos is happy to learn about Vietnamese peach blossoms and to be given a small branch of peach blossom by the spouse of the Vietnamese President.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 6 — The two First Ladies walk along Hang Ma street that sells a variety of Tet items for home decorations.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 7 — The street is colourfully decorated with decoration items on special occasion, such as the Tet holiday.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 8 — Both First Ladies are introduced to the history of Hang Trong folk paintings, a genre of traditional Vietnamese woodcut paintings, originating in Hanoi.

first lady of the philippines visits age-old flower market in hanoi picture 9 — They then enjoy sipping tea and hearing stories about traditional Vietnamese houses.

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