(VOVworld) – The Quang Ba wholesale flower market, the biggest in Hanoi, turns busy when night falls. Visiting the market is always an interesting experience.

The Quang Ba flower market supplies fresh flowers for Hanoi and adjacent provinces. It used to be a makeshift market at Nhat Tan junction, where flower growers from the flower villages of Nhat Tan and Quang An and other communes in Tu Liem district came to sell their flowers. The market is busy all year round.The market is busiest on the first and 15^th day of the lunar month and before major celebrations such as International Women’s Day, Valentine’s Day, and Tet, Vietnam’s traditional lunar new year festival. Ha Thi Thu, a flower merchant, said: “We supply beautiful, fresh flowers. More visitors come to the market on Sunday.”

The Quang Ba flower market has 2 sessions: one from 2AM to 4 AM for wholesalers and another from 4AM to midday for retailers. Flowers are gathered from Hanoi’s outer districts and from as far away as Da Lat in Vietnam’s central highlands. Flower varieties range from rose and chrysanthemum to orchid and gerbera. Visitors often carry a small flashlight to check out the quality and color of the flowers they want to buy. Ngo Thu Hien of An Duong street said: “I often come here in the early morning and as today is the first day of the lunar month the market is busier than normal. I’m undecided what to buy.”

For many people, staying awake and wandering around the flower market is a good way to enjoy life at night. The masses of colorful flowers on trucks and sales tables recall a familiar rural market session. Bui Thuy Tien of Bac Ninh province said: “The flower varieties are diverse and the prices are reasonable. Coming here makes me feel comfortable.”

The market has become a popular destination for foreign tourists. Anni Bell Miller from the UK said: “It’s the first time I came here. It’s very beautiful. A lot of flowers everywhere. It’s the first time I saw it. Amazing!”