Gogerous images of sunrise over local beaches

For photography lovers, the beauty of Da Nang’s beaches in the early morning always is an endless source of inspiration.

Here are some of wonderful photos, which showcase some spectacular scenes from local beaches at dawn.

 

 

  Source:Baodanang

Spring flowers blossoming in northwestern region

If visitors come to the northwestern region at this time of year, they are enchanted by carpets of flowers in full bloom.

Yellow flowers are blossoming in front of a wooden house of a Dao ethnic family in Lai Chau province

A Dao ethnic boy is playing a folk game in the flower garden

The valley is adorned with peach blossoms

Ethnic girls boast new clothes in spring

Plum trees are planted in front of every house in Ban Hon commune,                                Lai Chau province

New buds are coming out on terraced rice fields

Wild flowers grow from stone

A vast area of the region is covered in flowers

Visitors can see friendly smiles along the path

 Source:VOV

Capital city welcomes Tet holiday

Hanoi’s streets are currently dotted with colourful decorations welcoming the fast-approaching Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

  In front of Vincom Commercial Centre

Along Hang Khay street

At the fountain near Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake

Along Ba Trieu Street

Ba Trieu Street at night

Along Hang Bai Street

Watching shimmering lights from balcony

2013 is observed as the Year of the Snake

At a corner of Trang Tien Street

Putting the finishing touches to decoration work

Hanoi getting a facelift

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Vietnamese Tet flower in foreign newspapers

New Year flowers, the unique culture of the Vietnamese people, have appeared in many international newspapers and magazines. Let's admire Tet flowers in many regions of the country, through the lens of the foreign reporters.

The peach trees like this are an honor of the man who plant them, at the same time, it is also considered as "lucky money" for the New Year of farmers. If they plant nice trees, they will be very excited. (Photo: Telegraph)

A farmer is taking care of his peach garden. All Vietnamese these days are preparing for the lunar New Year - the most important festival of the nation. Many northern families prefer to buy peach or kumquat trees to display in the house, besides a variety of other flowers to make New Year flavor. (Photo: NBC News)

A soldier is choosing a kumquat tree for the New Year. (Photo NBC News)

Southerners generally prefer yellow apricot trees. (Photo: Flickriver)

A young girl carrying peach flowers to sell at a New Year flower market in the city. (Photo: Aaron Noel Santos Photo)

Cherry, plum flowers on the front porch of the house in the northwest region. (Photo: Diary of Kathya)

Plum flowers in the northwest region. (Photo: Asia Finest)

Daisy flower garden, the flowers that are often solemnly placed on the altar.

Wild peach flowers. (Photo: Flickriver)

Plum flowers by Pham Ngoc Bang, a reporter of Lao Cai newspaper published on a foreign newspaper.

Wild peach flowers. (Photo: Flickriver)

Source:Vietnamnet

Unique fruits for lunar New Year

Watermelons in the shapes of cars or gold bars, thousand-finger citrons, grapefruits in the shape of wine gourds… are among the unique fruits for the Lunar New Year 2013. However, these prices are towering high.

Watermelons in the shape of four-seat cars, with the letter "Phuc" (blessing) on the
hood of the car, are offered by a gardener in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho at the
price of VND10 million ($500)/ pair
There are two types, green and yellow

Gardener Tran Thanh Liem, from Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City, said, to create this
kind of watermelons, he spent three years to research and test.

Watermelons in the shape of gold bullions are also sold at very high price because it
is very difficult to make the mold and to “force” watermelons in the gold bullion shape.
The successful rate is only about 35%. A pair of watermelons of this kind is priced
over VND3 million ($150).


Square-shaped watermelons are offered at VND2-3 million per pair.

A field of wine-gourd shaped watermelons.

Each watermelon of this kind, with “embossed” letters are priced between VND1.5-2
million.Watermelons of this kind are only available for the lunar New Year.


Wine-gourd shaped grapefruits are priced VND3 million a pair.

Finger citrons are arranged on the altar during the lunar New Year to wish for luck in the
new year, prosperity of wealth and health. For this fruit, the bigger it is, the higher number
of fingers it has, the value is higher.

 Source:VNE