If you are a flower lover, you certainly can not miss the experience of wandering in the night flower market in Ha Noi. The Quang Ba market in Tay Ho district is known as the biggest wholesale market providing fresh flower in the city. The market is held on a large plot of land at Au Co street, between Tu Lien and Quang Ba wards. Flowers of the market are directly imported from the garden such as Tay Tuu, Dong Anh, Gia Lam, Phuc Yen and from Sa Pa, Da Lat or China to ensure the source of qualified flowers. With the abundance of flowers offered here, buyers can choose from the familiar flowers like rose, lily, daisy, gerbera and so on to other imported flowers such as irises, violet, tulip, ect. If the buyers want to choose the beautiful flowers, they must come to the market early to wait for new and fresh flowers. The experience of regular customers is that they will carry a small white flashlight to check the colour and quality of flowers.

At about 2a.m everyday, the market is fulled with customers. The market has two sections. The first section is from 1a.m to 4a.m for the wholesale men in the city. The second one is after 4a.m which is the time for retail customers and street vendors. At night, large trucks bring flowers to Quang Ba market and fresh flowers are transported throughout the city. Every morning, people can see flowers blooming throughout the streets of Hanoi.

Nowadays, shopping in the night flower market is a hobby of many people. With them, staying up late at night and wandering the market is not really the aim to buy flowers and it is just the way for them to feel and experience a part of the nightlife in Hanoi market. In the first time coming to Quang Ba flower market, many people have been surprised with this special night market. For many people, hundreds of bouquets of all species being still wet with night dew are loaded on cars, spreaded over stalls or even on the ground, which reminds of a warm and familiar market in countryside. The busy night flower market is also a place attracting many foreign tourists when coming to Hanoi. This is an ideal place for them to enjoy the flowers and witness special lifestyle in the capital. For them, getting into a busy and crowded market at night is an interesting experience.

When the sun starts rising, the customers are also sparse gradually. From here, flower vendors will carry fresh bouquets on their bike or motorbike to the streets, alleys in Hanoi. For people who come to enjoy flowers, they also bring their own fresh flowers to beautify their own space and make the life be more colorful.

 

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