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Mar 11, 2020 / 08:01

Hanoi looks charming with iconic flower of March

White flowers of sua (Dalbergia tonkinensis) look like soft and white cotton clouds covering the trees.

“Sua” flower, a kind of blossom that is considered a symbol of March, has make a dream-like scence for old but charming Hanoi.

 White flowers of sua (Dalbergia tonkinensis) look like soft and white cotton clouds covering the trees. Photo: Len Studio

The flowers are associated with the change of seasons from winter. Photo: VNExpress
 For Hanoians, white sua flowers have become an enduring symbol of the capital and the coming of summer. Photo: Kinhtedothi/Duy Khanh
 When sua trees shed their leaves and start blooming white, they spark plenty of inspiration for photographers. Photo: Kinhtedothi/Duy Khanh
The city is home for more than 1,400 white sua trees, mainly on the streets of Phan Dinh Phung, Hoang Hoa Tham, Phan Chu Trinh, Giang Vo, and Thanh Nien. Photo: Kinhtedothi/Duy Khanh
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi
 Photo: VNExpress
 Photo: Duy Khanh/Kinhtedothi