The days of the Lunar New Year, is also the time when the image is on the dock under the bustling flower boat at Binh Dong wharf, District 8, HCMC. Merchants from Ben Tre, Dong Thap, Binh Dinh … brought flowers to the dock to sell to the people of Saigon.
Flower boat of Mr. Phan Van Trung (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) just arrived in Binh Dong – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Only less than 10 days from the Lunar New Year of the Tan Suu year, the boats from the West also began to dock at Binh Dong. As every year, the merchant lake upstream of Cuu Long bringing flowers to the street, the garden owners display flowers in the pre-ordered boxes. Each boat has a few more workers to help sell, transport and look after the flowers until Tet.
Recorded at Binh Dong wharf, there are all kinds of flowers from yellow apricots, confetti, cocktails, orchids, ornamental peppers … with prices ranging from several tens of thousands to several hundred thousand.
Mr. Le Huu Thien (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) said that he arrived on the 16th lunar month, but currently the purchasing power is still quite weak.
“This year, due to the influence of the COVID-19 epidemic, my garden also decreased in number, I came early but did not sell much. I hope the days near the Tet holiday, the purchasing power of people will be stronger to quickly return home,” said Thien to speak.
Gradually in the evening, dozens of boats still bustling Binh Dong wharf – Photo: CHAU TUAN
Mr. Nam Thanh’s apricot flower boat (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) this year brings more than 100 pots for rent and sale – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Apricot flowers are indispensable at the flower stations – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Mr. Nguyen Minh Chien (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) said to bring water from Ben Tre to water the plants, every 2 days will water once – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Apricot flowers are sold ranging from 200,000 VND to 20 million VND per pot – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
The trees are carefully cared for for Tet – Photo: CHAU TUAN
Paper flower pots are beautifully shaped – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Uncle Nguyen Minh Tam (Cho Lach, Ben Tre) said that this year he brought apricots, confetti and ornamental bonsai to sell – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Flowers on the wharf attract the eyes of pedestrians – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Diversity of ornamental flowers in Ben Binh Dong, District 8, HCMC – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
A resident livestream while visiting Ben Binh Dong – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
Not long after arriving at the dock, so not many customers have come to buy
Ms. Nam (District 8, Ho Chi Minh City) has just practiced 2 bougainvillea flower pots for 1.5 million VND
Pictures on the boat dock at Ben Binh Dong – Photo: NGOC PHUONG
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