As the Lunar New Year is approaching, people living in Ho Chi Minh City are reminding each other to put more layers on when they go out since the southern city has seen falling temperatures recently.
The temperature has occasionally dropped to 18 degrees Celsius in the wee hours at a time when locals are poised to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is called “Tet” in Vietnamese.
Tet falls on February 19 this year, with festive preparations beginning around one week before the date and the celebratory atmosphere lingering another week after that.
The low temperatures have caused unusual weather which many people deem “interesting,” as it is not common to feel cold in this tropical city.
People say they now can enjoy the cold of Hanoi or the Central Highlands city of Da Lat right in the middle of Ho Chi Minh City, which is usually considered one of the hottest cities in Vietnam.
Some feel that the city is now experiencing the most wonderful days, calling this time its most beautiful season, as more often than not it is surrounded by uncomfortable heat, smoke, and pollution.
Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper provides a glance at life in Ho Chi Minh City during the cool weather:
A group of workers have breakfast under the early morning sunlight in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre A mother kisses her daughter, both wearing hoodies, on the way to the kid's school on Nguyen Thai Son Street in Go Vap District. Photo:
Tuoi Tre
A sanitation worker does his job on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, where century-old trees seem to be greener in the cold weather. Photo: Tuoi Tre A banh trang
(rice paper) street seller waits for customers in the last light of the day. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A little girl yawns while her mother takes a photo of her under a peach blossom tree, a Tet decoration, in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Daniel, a Briton, and his wife excitedly takes pictures at Tao Dan Park in District 1. Photo: Tuoi Tre
This picture captures a couple enjoying the cold breeze by the Saigon riverside against the skyline of Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Tuoi Tre Residents exercise along the Nhieu Loc Canal in Binh Thanh District. Photo: Tuoi Tre
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