Unique market 'in the time of our grandparents' only meets once a year
Báo Tiền Phong•28/01/2025
TPO - During the last days of the year, leisurely strolling around the "antique" market on Hang Luoc Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi), many locals and tourists find satisfactory items in a nostalgic mood about an old time.
TPO - During the last days of the year, leisurely strolling around the "antique" market on Hang Luoc Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi), many locals and tourists find satisfactory items in a nostalgic mood about an old time.
VIDEO:Strolling through the strange Tet market in Hanoi to see things from 'our grandparents' time'.
The traditional Tet flower market is located on the streets: Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai, Hang Ruoi, Hang Ma and Phung Hung mural street (from Le Van Linh to Hang Cot) in the space of Hanoi's Old Quarter. In addition to fresh flowers, peach blossoms, kumquat, decorations... in the heart of the Tet flower market, there is also a "market" that attracts tourists: the "antique" market.
This "antique" market only meets once a year, near Tet, selling old items, fake antiques, antiques, handicrafts, and traditional village products.
The market is not only a place for buying and selling but has become a place for cultural exchange for antique collectors.
This year, one of the items sought after by buyers is antiques, bronzes, or imitation antiques in the shape of snake mascots, with prices ranging from several hundred to millions of dong per product.
Ancient coins of various shapes and values are sold at the market.
Oil lamps seem to only appear at antique markets.
Thousands of items are sold, making this once-a-year market a popular attraction for locals and tourists.
In addition to Vietnamese guests, Western guests also show interest in antiques.
Antiques carry a story over time.
Watches, necklaces, bracelets, glasses... from the "grandparents'" era are sold at the market.
According to the vendors here, there are antique items that are only displayed for people to admire and not for sale.
A variety of antique items are collected and sold by small traders.
Antique fakes cost from several hundred to several million dong.
Many items make tourists look at them forever.
Lots of "grandparents'" items to contemplate and reminisce about.
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