Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam
Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Phat Tich pagoda, built in the Ly Dynasty nearly 1,000 years ago, is worth visiting because of its unique architecture in the northern Red River Delta.

Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam
Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve
Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people typically go on a pilgrimage at the beginning of each Lunar New Year in order to pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity, and happiness during the year ahead.

Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The first day of the Lunar New Year saw the usually crowded and noisy streets of downtown Hanoi fall quiet with few pedestrians or citizens to be seen on local roads.

A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people took to the streets nationwide watching colourful fireworks light up the sky and ringing in the lunar New Year of the Cat.

Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant

VOV.VN - Located by the bank of the Tien River, Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap province which is considered the kingdom of flowers in the Mekong Delta supplies a variety of flowers to market, especially when spring comes.

Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - In the lead-up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, porters working in Long Bien wholesale market, the largest of its kind in Hanoi, have a heavier workload due to the increasing demand for fruit and other goods for Tet celebration.

Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet
Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi
Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with national flags, bulbs, flowers, and numerous slogans to ring in the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi
The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday

VOV.VN - While Vietnamese people are celebrating their traditional lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, border guards of Long An province go through their daily routine to ensure security, order and safety for local people to celebrate the traditional festival.

The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform

VOV.VN - Despite assuming the duty far away from the mainland, troops on DK1 platform spend time making decorations and preparing traditional dishes for a cozy, joyful and jubilant lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night
Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night

VOV.VN - As the Lunar New Year draws near, Tran Quy Cap wet market in Hanoi remains bustling with people flocking to purchase Dong leaves, a key item used to make Chung cakes (square sticky rice cakes), a traditional New Year cake eaten in Vietnam.

Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night