Satisfying Tet fireworks show in Hanoi
Fireworks show on the Lunar New Year's Eve when the clock strikes 12 a.m. has become one of the most anticipated moment in Hanoi and many places in Vietnam.

On the New Year’s Eve, right at midnight, fireworks were simultaneously displayed at 30 locations throughout in Hanoi to welcome the Year of the Rat. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Hoan Kiem Lake is always the most crowded on this occasion given its significance as the heart of Hanoi. Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
Besides, five other locations had high-altitude (above 90 meters) fireworks displays namely Lac Long Quan flower garden (West Lake), My Dinh Stadium (Nam Tu Liem district), Thong Nhat Park – aka Lenin Park (Hai Ba Trung district), Van Quan lake (Ha Dong district), and Son Tay ancient fortress (Son Tay town). Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
It stopped raining just one hour before the show and the sky became clear. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Photo: Ngoc Thanh/VnExpress |
Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
In addition, fireworks were shot with low altitude at other 24 locations. Each show lasted around 15 minutes. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Funding for the shows was raised partly from enterprises. Photo: Pham Hung/Kinh te Do thi |
Photo: VTC News |
Photo: VTC News |
Spectators film the spetacular fireworks display. Photo: VTC News |
Photo: VTC News |
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