Every Mid-Autumn Festival, bringing the family to Hang Ma Street has become a habit for many Hanoians. With a variety of items such as star lanterns, drums, tinsel, and newly imported toys on display, this small street seems to be dressed in a new, colorful outfit both day and night.
Here, children can freely choose their favorite toys. Adults can also find their childhood memories and keep warm moments with relatives and friends.
This year, lanterns, drums, and tambourines are sold in abundance. Chinese toys are gradually being replaced by traditional toys. The market has a more traditional feel and there is no price gouging or price gouging.
Traditional handmade lanterns are still the best-selling items, with prices ranging from VND30,000 to VND100,000 each.
To he is also loved by many children with the price of about 20,000 - 30,000 VND/piece.
In addition, this year there are also many toys and lanterns with messages towards the homeland's sea and islands such as: Maintaining sovereignty over sea and islands, I love Vietnam's sea and islands, Towards the homeland's sea and islands...
Along with Hang Ma, Phung Hung mural street also attracts many people to come and shop. This mural street was opened in February 2019 to promote the thousand-year-old capital Hanoi to tourists. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, hundreds of lanterns were hung along the street for people to come and see and take pictures.
Not only are the lanterns hung, the street also has stalls selling star lanterns, paper-mâché masks, figurines, etc. This street connects to Dong Xuan market, making it even more bustling.
At night, the street becomes more sparkling and brilliant than ever. With the light of hundreds of colorful lanterns, the Mid-Autumn atmosphere spreads throughout the neighborhood.
However, there are too many people coming here, making it difficult to move around and have fun. Therefore, you should come here on weekdays to have more opportunities to take photos and have fun.
