| On the New Year’s Eve, right at midnight, fireworks were simultaneously displayed at 30 locations throughout in Hanoi to welcome the Year of the Rat. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Hoan Kiem Lake is always the most crowded on this occasion given its significance as the heart of Hanoi. Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
| Besides, five other locations had high-altitude (above 90 meters) fireworks displays namely Lac Long Quan flower garden (West Lake), My Dinh Stadium (Nam Tu Liem district), Thong Nhat Park – aka Lenin Park (Hai Ba Trung district), Van Quan lake (Ha Dong district), and Son Tay ancient fortress (Son Tay town). Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| It stopped raining just one hour before the show and the sky became clear. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
| Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
| Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| In addition, fireworks were shot with low altitude at other 24 locations. Each show lasted around 15 minutes. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Funding for the shows was raised partly from enterprises. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
| Photo: VTC News |
| Photo: VTC News |
| Spectators film the spetacular fireworks display. Photo: VTC News |
| Photo: VTC News |
