Binh Dong Pier bustling with activity as TET nears
VOV.VN - Hundreds of flower traders from western regions have flocked to the Binh Dong Pier, their boats loaded to the hilt with a vast colourful and varied assortment of spring flowers and ornamental plants for TET.
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The Binh Dong Pier is situated at Tan Hoa Canal, District 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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Part of the river is crowded with many boats carrying a vast array of flowers and ornamental plants. |
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The images are repeated year in, year out whenever the new Lunar New Year arrives. |
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Some boats from the Cai Mon District in Ben Tre Province carry hundreds of apricot and ornamental plant pots. |
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Small boats mainly carry daisy and paper flowers. |
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A big boat of Nam Hong Garden in Ben Tre transports 300 pots of ornamental trees. |
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Boats must line up because the Pier is small. |
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Boat owners are required to pay for places to sell flowers and ornamental plants. |
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Mr Thuan from the Cai Mon District transports flowers to sell to customers. He says each pot of apricot runs around US$21.70-US$30.40. |
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A big potted apricot tree sells for US$43-US$90. |
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Many customers from Ho Chi Minh City come to Binh Dong Pier to buy flowers and ornamental plants to decorate their home for TET. |
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Florist Ngoc Van is very happy to sell his first pots of flowers. |
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Traders truck flowers to Binh Duong and Bien Hoa. |
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