Stunned with a pot of gold-plated Phalaenopsis orchid worth nearly 4 billion VND

A giant Phalaenopsis orchid pot worth nearly 4 billion VND displayed at the flower market area in front of My Dinh National Stadium has attracted the attention of many people.

With less than two weeks left until the Lunar New Year 2025, many types of phalaenopsis orchids are being sold on the streets of Hanoi to serve the needs of the people of the capital.

Notably, at the flower market area in front of My Dinh National Stadium (Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi city), a giant phalaenopsis orchid pot named "Golden dragon jade orchid" appeared, attracting the attention of many people.

Mr. Ngo Van Nghiep, the owner of this "giant" orchid pot, said that this orchid pot is over 3m high and is being sold for 3 billion 686 million VND. This is a work of art made from 2,686 yellow Phalaenopsis orchid branches shipped from Da Lat to Hanoi.

To complete this work, he used 3 skilled flower arrangers to work for 3 days and 3 nights. The idea for the work was 4 months ago, of which, the pot making stage took 3 months.

According to Mr. Nghiep, the orchid pot weighs more than 1 ton, is carved with the image of 9 dragons and plated with 24K gold. The amount of gold plated on the pot is about 20 taels of gold, studded with 9 precious stones, creating a difference compared to previous works that have appeared on the market.

After being displayed at the flower market area in front of My Dinh National Stadium, this orchid pot attracted many people to come and take pictures. Many customers also asked for the price but the orchid pot has not been sold to any customers yet.

A giant orchid pot worth 3 billion 686 million VND is displayed at the flower market area in front of My Dinh National Stadium (Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi).

The upper body is grafted from 2,686 yellow Phalaenopsis orchid branches transferred from Da Lat to Hanoi.

The basin weighs more than 1 ton, is carved with 9 dragons and plated with 24K gold. The amount of gold used to plate the basin is about 20 taels of gold, and is studded with 9 precious stones.

The "giant" orchid pot attracted a lot of attention. Many visitors also took the opportunity to take souvenir photos.

In addition to the work "Golden Dragon and Jade Orchid", the flower market area also displays many types of orchids with different sizes and prices.

According to a salesperson, the best-selling products are orchid pots priced from 10 to 80 million VND because they are suitable for businesses, companies, and apartment buildings.

Orchid pots grafted onto driftwood are also of interest to many people. These orchid pots cost tens of millions of dong.

In addition to large orchid pots, medium-sized orchid pots are also sold in large quantities, priced under 10 million VND.

Small orchid branches cost only 300 thousand VND/product.

Although there are less than two weeks left until the Lunar New Year, the number of buyers is quite sparse. According to the shop owner, the reason is that this year the economy is difficult, people tend to "tighten their belts".

Source: https://congthuong.vn/choang-voi-chau-lan-ho-diep-dat-vang-gia-gan-4-ty-dong-369928.html