#Hanoi's Old quarter

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has turned the once-bustling Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter into a gloomy area as the Mid-Autumn Festival is drawing near, with the busy scenes from previous years now disappearing.

The Old Quarter streets in Hanoi city are brimming with busy people as they flock to local shops to prepare for the most important traditional festival of the year – the Lunar New Year (Tet).

The 2017 Mid-autumn festival kicked off in front of Dong Xuan Market gate in Hanoi’s Old Quarter on the evening of September 22 with a joyful drum performance and lion dance.