Every early morning when the last night mist still
cling to the city, sweet smell from many flowers carried by bicycles
has spread over all streets. These so-called florist's shops are, for
the locals, is the simple and familiar cultural feature of Hanoi
capital. This charming feature has deeply lived in everybody's mind for
a very long time.
Hanoi
at night is so quiet and peaceful, but it is also time for florists to
prepare for their next day earning money. Flowers have really become a
spiritual demand and everyday habit of Hanoians. And florist's shop
name is then everyday noted in the people's shopping list.
You
can find flowers with different species, scents and colors on almost
every streets or areas in Hanoi such as Tay Tuu (Tây Tựu) in suburb,
Quang Ba (Quảng Bá), or Ngoc Ha (Ngọc Hà), etc. Unlike Ho Chi Minh City
where you easily see fruits sold everywhere, Hanoi has flowers as its
special image. Every morning from 5 o'clock to 8 o'clock, fresh and
colorful flowers are carefully wrapped in paper and carried on many
bicycles which slowly passed by streets. You sometimes may want to
follow these bicycles to feel the very simple and delicate beauty of
flowers..
Like
fruits, flowers have their own seasons. Rose, chrysanthemum, gladiolus,
lily, lotus, sunflower, etc. appear in their particular seasons.
Especially, roses with different types and colors appear in all
seasons. People like buying flowers from the florists because their
flowers are always fresh and cheaper than any other shop. Flower buyers
also like the warm, friendliness, and trustfulness of florists.
Sometimes, when people get home from work at noon break, they still
want to pull over and willing to buy even the last bunches as a
sympathetic social behavior to the gentle and hard-working florists.
Time
goes by, but those florist's shops still live as its real and simple
life in Hanoi city. In addition, its life is also human life of those
who everyday beautifully color the city and make it livelier.
Therefore, the flowers still remain their values as they used to be
despite the bustling and modern social development in Hanoi.
