Hanoi has four seasons: spring-summer-autumn-winter, each passing season leaves its own mark on people’s hearts. But perhaps in the four seasons of the Creator’s gift to Hanoi’s nature, the most captivating season is spring.
When the numbing cold winds pass to make way for a new breeze with gentle drizzle, that’s when spring knocks on Ha Thanh’s door, bringing with it a lot of life on green young shoots. Drizzle is the most obvious characteristic of spring in Hanoi in particular and the North in general. Rains like mist spread across the sky, day and night whispering to plants and flowers, the rain is not heavy but it is enough to wet the shoulders of the loved one who only walks with us a part of the road along Hoan Kiem Lake. After those rains, many young shoots rose up, no longer afraid to hide in the dry branches. The flowers also show off their colors and adorn the earth and sky.
When the pink peach petals gradually fall down, the tiny flowers of succulents begin to bloom and whiten a corner of the sky. If suddenly one day walking on the street, you are surprised to realize that the trees that have been standing silently all winter suddenly put on a beautiful white shirt, that spring has called flowers. On the streets like Phan Dinh Phung, Phan Chau Trinh, Thanh Nien street… every March, the white flowers bloom in the sky creating an extremely charming scene. In that white color, Hanoi seems to be endlessly infatuated.
Spring comes, somewhere in a corner of the sky, and the streets of Hanoi suddenly become more poetic because of the color of purple flowers. Hanoi weather in spring is humid, hot, and erratic like a girl. However, no matter what you are angry about, when the flowers bloom to comfort and comfort, Hanoi immediately becomes such a gentle young woman.
Not only is the season of many flowers, spring in Hanoi is also the season of many festivals. Every year, every spring, people all over the country eagerly flock to the capital to participate in famous festivals such as Huong Pagoda Festival, Dong Da Mound Festival, Soc Temple Festival, Co Loa Festival, and Temple Festival. Hai Ba Trung, Tan Vien Son Thanh Festival… In which, attracting many people from all parts of the country to participate most is the Huong Pagoda Festival, held from January 6 every year, taking place in the locality. Huong Son commune, My Duc district, Hanoi.