A glimpse of the colors of the Ao Dai

In the chilly weather of late winter, after a busy day at work, many women, and even young girls, take a little time to capture beautiful images of themselves in their favorite outfits in the days before Tet.

Duc Thanh Relic Site, Thanh Minh Temple, some cafes with open spaces decorated with brilliant spring scenes... are the choices of those who love this photography activity.

Thanh Minh Pagoda, located in the Phan Thiet Urban Area, is one of the places many people choose to take souvenir photos.

Both in the mornings with bright sunlight and in the afternoons, until the sun has gradually faded, there are still people coming to visit the temple, watching the lotus swaying in the pond on the water surface, finding suitable scenes to take pictures.

The spacious space, the peaceful and serene temple scene, many angles, diverse architectural landscapes, cool breeze, the gently rippling lotus pond, perhaps that suits the mood of many people, so that people tell each other to come here, to capture a few moments. Many female friends, some in their eighteens and twenties, "spring in their hair", with colorful ao dai, come to pose and take pictures here. There is also no shortage of middle-aged women, wearing beautiful clothes, happily in front of the lens of the smartphone placed on the stand opposite.

In spring, it seems that the ao dai is still a priority choice for many women. Traditional ao dai, pure in color, without patterns, without elaborate motifs, are chosen by women for their beautiful photo collections this spring. Is it because of the simplicity, closeness to national tradition, remembering the origin of ancestors, that most of the costumes for the Tet photos of many women, and even young girls, have an ancient feel? Not only many young girls and women, but also young men also come to visit and take Tet photos at Thanh Minh Tu with very beautiful men's ao dai, soft in color, elegant, youthful. There is a child, also wearing an ao dai, taking photos with his mother, his mouth beaming with smiles.

Many costumes, especially Ao Dai, are the private property of many women, when nowadays, the price of an Ao Dai is not too high. However, besides that, when asking the writer, he learned that there are costumes that people in need rent from party costume rental shops. These shops are different from wedding costume rental shops. The average rental price for a set of clothes and 2 accessories (can be a handbag, fan, hand-held fabric flower, ...) is 100,000 VND/day, at some shops in Phan Thiet city. The costumes have many different designs, fabrics, and colors for renters to easily choose from. People in need come to these shops to rent a few suitable costumes, so that they can have moments to record beautiful images, and keep them for a long time.

Walking around Thanh Minh Temple on a late winter afternoon, I felt strangely peaceful! Looking at the beautiful people, smiling brightly, friendly, talking gently to each other, easy to approach, easy to share beautiful images and moments, with an excited mood, the writer felt light-hearted. Looking at the poetic, peaceful scenery of the temple, looking at visitors from all directions sincerely praying before the statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, looking at the lotus leaves and lotus petals swaying, swaying in the wind, people's hearts are so comfortable, so peaceful.

I wish that, many days in life, people always have peace in their hearts, like when looking at the beautiful colors of traditional ao dai in memorable moments, when visiting pagodas on days before Tet, approaching spring!

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