Every March, Hanoi enters one of its most beautiful seasons as Barringtonia leaves turn red and Madagascar almond trees sprout fresh green shoots across the city.
By mid-March, the city seems to put on a new coat of colours, with sua flower (the flower of fragrant rosewood) blossoms, gentle purple ban flowers, bright yellow trumpet flowers and vivid red silk-cotton blooms lining the streets.
Hang Dau Water Tower has become a popular photo spot for young people and tourists during the Barringtonia leaf-fall season.
Hoang Dieu and Bac Son streets are among Hanoi’s most famous spots for viewing rows of purple ban blossoms in full bloom.
Each year during ban blossom season, the two streets become popular photo spots, drawing crowds of tourists and young people throughout the day.
Ha Anh and Nguyen Tu stopped by the ban blossom-lined street after school to admire the flowers and take photos in the afternoon sun.
“I saw many photos on social media but only had time to come today. The flowers are beautiful this year, and the sunshine makes the photos even better,” Ha Anh (right) said.
Soft afternoon sunlight filtering through purple ban blossoms on Hoang Dieu Street creates a poetic scene.
Foreign tourists admire the romantic scenery of purple ban blossoms in full bloom on Hoang Dieu Street.
Each spring, the ancient red silk-cottontree by Hoan Kiem Lake bursts into bloom, its crimson flowers standing out against the blue sky and creating a nostalgic scene in the heart of the capital (Photo: Manh Quan).
Rows of red silk-cotton trees in bloom along Park City Hanoi in Ha Dong Ward colour the road red, creating a poetic, nostalgic scene.
Red silk-cotton blossoms add a striking red hue to Hanoi’s streets, drawing crowds to admire and photograph them, especially in the late afternoon when sunset light bathes the treetops.
Sua flowers arrive with white blooms like clouds hanging above the streets.