Revellers gather in Bac Ninh to usher in Lunar Year 2017
Revellers gather in Bac Ninh to usher in Lunar Year 2017

VOV.VN - Thousands of festivalgoers gathered in the village of Dong Ky in northern Bac Ninh Province for the annual Firecracker Festival welcoming the New Lunar Year 2017.

Revellers gather in Bac Ninh to usher in Lunar Year 2017
Magical sight of century old apricot trees in full blossom
Magical sight of century old apricot trees in full blossom

VOV.VN - There are few sights as magnificent as the 100-year-old apricot trees with their branches full of blossom at the village of Phuoc Dinh in Vinh Long Province during TET— a sign of hope and cheer for the New Year. 

Magical sight of century old apricot trees in full blossom
Shoppers blitz Hang Ma Street for last minute TET gifts
Shoppers blitz Hang Ma Street for last minute TET gifts

VOV.VN - Manic Friday, shoppers are blitzing Hang Ma Street today (Jan. 27) in the craziest-ever rush and mad dash for last-ditch TET new year presents.

Shoppers blitz Hang Ma Street for last minute TET gifts
Hanoians prepare for Lunar New Year
Hanoians prepare for Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The new year is coming and together with people nationwide, Hanoians are preparing to welcome the arrival of spring. Following are photos about Hanoi people preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year:

Hanoians prepare for Lunar New Year
Photos of Vietnamese TET celebration in Canada
Photos of Vietnamese TET celebration in Canada

VOV.VN - Here are some photos providing a glimpse of the festive celebrations sponsored by the Vietnam Embassy in Canada Tet to ring in the New Lunar Year of the Rooster held January 23, 2017.

Photos of Vietnamese TET celebration in Canada
Bell-shaped peach blossoms on Ba Na Hills
Bell-shaped peach blossoms on Ba Na Hills

VOV.VN - Lying at an altitude of over 1,400 meters, Ba Na Hills in Danang City are flowered throughout the year. The stunning beauty of bell-shaped peach blossoms has left a good impression on tourists.

Bell-shaped peach blossoms on Ba Na Hills
Tet flower festival opens in HCM City
Tet flower festival opens in HCM City

Ho Chi Minh City’s annual spring flower festival began at Tao Dan Park, District 1, HCM City on January 22 to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Tet flower festival opens in HCM City
Quang An night flower market bustling before Tet
Quang An night flower market bustling before Tet

VOV.VN - Quang An flower market on Au Co street in Tay Ho, Hanoi, in recent days has been overcrowded with customers who come to buy beautiful flowers or bonsais to welcome Lunar New Year.

Quang An night flower market bustling before Tet
Old Quarter antique sellers bring out unique items for Lunar New Year
Old Quarter antique sellers bring out unique items for Lunar New Year

A ten-day annual antique market has just opened in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, along Hang Ma, Hang Can, Hang Luoc, Hang Dong, and Hang Ruoi streets.

Old Quarter antique sellers bring out unique items for Lunar New Year
Hang Luoc Flower Market ready for Tet
Hang Luoc Flower Market ready for Tet

VOV.VN - The traditional flower market of Hang Luoc Str. in Hanoi has opened to meet shopping needs of Hanoians on the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

Hang Luoc Flower Market ready for Tet
Colourful blossoms in flower gardens ahead of Tet
Colourful blossoms in flower gardens ahead of Tet

VOV.VN -Visitors to Hoc Mon District in Ho Chi Minh City will see colourful flower gardens fully prepared now that the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays will come in a week.

Colourful blossoms in flower gardens ahead of Tet
Shoppers dash to markets as Kitchen God Day nears
Shoppers dash to markets as Kitchen God Day nears

VOV.VN - Hanoians can be seen buzzing about on their motorbikes throughout the city, rushing to markets to purchase traditional offerings to sweeten the Vietnamese Kitchen God.

Shoppers dash to markets as Kitchen God Day nears
Blooming Nhat Tan peach flowers for Lunar New Year
Blooming Nhat Tan peach flowers for Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi are richly beautified with blooming peach trees welcoming the forthcoming lunar New Year or Tet

Blooming Nhat Tan peach flowers for Lunar New Year
In photos: Hanoi flower markets at Tet
In photos: Hanoi flower markets at Tet

VOV.VN -Peach blossoms, kumquat trees and bouquets of flowers are indispensable in Vietnamese households during Tet.

In photos: Hanoi flower markets at Tet
Flowers in hot demand for Tet
Flowers in hot demand for Tet

VOV.VN - Narcissus, Tran Mong  orchid, peach, hyacinth and peony to name a few are much sought after by customers to decorate their home in the upcoming Lunar New Year or Tet.

Flowers in hot demand for Tet
Beautiful streets in HCM City for Tet holiday
Beautiful streets in HCM City for Tet holiday

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s streets in Districts 1 and 3 are beautifully decorated with flowers and colourful lights welcoming the fast-approaching Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Beautiful streets in HCM City for Tet holiday
Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet
Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet

The capital farmer grafted ten different buds onto a single potted root system. Lunar New Year (also called Tet in Vietnam) is just two weeks away.

Hanoi farmer creates 'Franken-fruit trees' for Tet
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year
Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year

VOV.VN -Da Lat, known as the city of flowers, is famous for cherry blossoms, which spruce up the festive atmosphere for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest holiday celebration in Vietnam.

Da Lat cherry blossoms welcome New Lunar Year
Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region
Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region

VOV.VN - Wild peach blossoms along mountain sides in the northwestern region create a magnificent landscape. 

Wild peach blossoms brighten northwestern region
Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi
Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Poor men with steaming hot cups of tea can be found just about everywhere on the streets of Hanoi.

Poor man’s tea cafes in Hanoi
Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong
Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong

VOV.VN - Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is approaching. Ha Lung flower village in the northern port city of Hai Phong attracts young armateur photographers to its blossoming flowers of various kinds.

Ha Lung flower market in HaiPhong
Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen
Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen

VOV.VN - More than 500 florist households in Xuan Quan commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

Beautiful flower village in Hung Yen
Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets
Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets

VOV.VN - The TET (Lunar New Year) holidays are magical in Hanoi with sidewalks, street lamps, storefronts and government offices richly adorned with festive lights, flowers and ornaments.

Hanoi’s beautiful TET holiday streets
Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet
Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet

Vietnamese people are hoping to stuff their pigs with lucky money as the Lunar New Year approaches.

Piggy-bank makers looking to get fat for a sizzling Tet
Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi
Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Last summer, Lamborghini confirmed that a Roadster version of the Aventador SV would be released following the arrival of the coupé shape. 

Lamborghini Aventador SV spotted in Hanoi
Hai Van Pass viewed from train
Hai Van Pass viewed from train

VOV.VN - Many like to travel by train from Hue to Danang to contemplate Hai Van Pass which is one of the most scenic hillside roads in Vietnam.

Hai Van Pass viewed from train
Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter
Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter

Nguyen Phuong Hung, 55, owns the last smith shop on Lo Ren Street, which was once renowned for its metalwork.

Last blacksmith in Hanoi Old Quarter
Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots
Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots

VOV.VN - Hanoians rushed to Nhat Tan flower village to take photos in the weekend leading up to Tet holidays.

Nhat Tan flower village, ideal for photo shoots
Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday
Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday

VOV.VN - Hanoians by the hundreds turned their attention to the upcoming TET Holiday and lined up on January 2 at the Peach Villages in Hanoi to catch a whiff of the floral, fruity and spicy aromas as well as snap a photo or two.

Hanoians turn their attention to Peach Villages, upcoming TET holiday