Hanoi’s streets are colorful during Mid-Autumn Festival, customers spend money on ‘virtual living’

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To get beautiful pictures taken with all kinds of mid-autumn toys, many young people in Hanoi are willing to pay a fee.

These days, Hang Ma Street (Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) is crowded with customers. Everyone who comes here also aims to see how the street is known as the “capital” of eye-catching and brilliantly decorated mid-autumn goods. And of course, a lot of people want to be photographed with the shimmering colorful stalls during the full moon season.

Walking around a street, it is not difficult to see the sight of young people posing next to colorful lanterns or babies being photographed by their parents with lion heads.

Grasping this demand, some shops here have decorated like a studio serving customers to take photos. Depending on each store, customers will have to pay 30,000 – 50,000 VND a time, each turn is limited to about 10-15 minutes.

The streets of Hanoi are colorful in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and customers spend a lot of money on 'virtual living' - Photo 1.
The check-in area specializes in serving customers to take photos of a shop on Hang Ma Street.

” Take a quick picture, many others are waiting “, an employee reminded the customer that the “selfie” time had passed.

This store, in addition to the splendid and eye-catching decoration in the neighborhood, also has an additional section specializing in taking photos with the dominant red color, including standing pedestals, dragon heads, drums, screens and lamps. colorful cages.

Young Dinh Huy (Cau Giay, Hanoi) said: ” I have a model, have a camera and want to stand here and take pictures, it costs 50,000 VND / turn. When it’s crowded, there are customers waiting, it only takes about 10-15 minutes. “

In some other stores, even though they don’t decorate their own photo booth, if they want to go inside to take pictures, they have to pay 20,000 – 30,000 VND/time.

Young Thuy An (Dong Da, Hanoi) said: ” During the time of the market economy, if I want to take pictures, it is reasonable to pay people instead of buying goods, there is nothing to argue about. I went to take pictures, if I see a beautiful store, I would like to enter, if they don’t collect money, I will automatically pay 20,000 – 30,000 VND for both parties to have fun .”

The streets of Hanoi are colorful in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and customers spend a lot of money on 'virtual living' - Photo 2.
Many guests do not hesitate to spend money to be able to take satisfactory photos without having to jostle and wait.

Tran Thai Hung’s group, going from Thach That (Hanoi) to Hang Ma Street, paid a total of 100,000 VND for 3 photo shoots at 3 different shops, 20,000 VND once, 30,000 VND once and 50,000 VND once. copper.

” This is the 5th, 6th time we went to Hang Ma to play together on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year’s check-in area is decorated very prominently. Although we lost money, we did not have to jostle or waste time. Time to choose a beautiful angle, also not entangled with others “, Mr. Hung said.

Meanwhile, many stores have to buy things before customers can take photos. Just buy a nice little item such as a rabbit ear mane or a star lamp… and visitors can stand and take pictures comfortably.

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