Hanoians queue for mooncakes as Mid-Autumn Festival approaches

Tuesday, 11:44, 30/08/2022

VOV.VN - Despite enduring hot weather over recent times, the streets of Hanoi has seen long queues of people form in front of Bao Phuong shop on Thuy Khe street in order to purchase festive mooncakes for their families ahead of the start of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 1 — Crowds patiently queue up to buy mooncakes from a traditional bakery located on Thuy Khe street in Tay Ho district of Hanoi as the annual Mid-Autumn Festival draws near.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 2 — Local people line up along Thuy Khe street from early in the morning to the evening as they wait to purchase their mooncakes.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 3 — Typically bakers sell two types of mooncake, including banh nuong, known as brown baked cakes, and banh deo, also known as snow skin sticky cakes. The price of mooncakes ranges from VND50,000 to VND80,000 each.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 4 — According to the shop owner, the peak season for mooncakes is typically from mid-July until the end of August.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 5 — Workers face busy days as the Mid-Autumn Festival comes near.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 6 — Staff at the bakery are normally rushed off their feet selling mooncakes at this time of year due to the large number of customers.

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 7

hanoians queue for mooncakes as mid-autumn festival approaches picture 8 — The bakery usually sells several hundreds of mooncakes each day.