Enjoy tranquility in Hanoi on 1st day of New Year

Minh Vu - Thanh Hai

Feb 02, 2022 / 12:25 AM

Bustling Hanoi returned to its tranquility on the first day of the new year as people enjoy Tet (the Lunar New Year) 2022.

The tranquility of Hanoi returned on the first day of the new year as a large number of people went to their hometown.

Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Photos: Thanh Hai/ The Hanoi Times

Hoan Kiem Lake full of flowers.

Leisure in Hoan Kiem Lake.

Few visitors to Hoan Kiem Lake.

Visitors to Ngoc Son Temple.

Calligraphy giving, special traditional custom in Vietnam, on the occasion of Tet.

People gather in front of St. Joseph's Cathedral.

Streets seem to be wider on the first day of the new year.

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