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As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday fast approaches, many street markets in Son La are currently selling forest peach blossoms.
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Many lowland traders from Hai Phong and Hanoi arrive in the area to collect the forest peach trees.
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Mu A Tang, an ethnic Mong man, hacks off a branch of a tree in his garden. “Selling peach blossoms is the main source of my family’s income during Tet,” he says.
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According to him, the wild peach blossom trees can cost from several hundreds of thousand up to several million Vietnam Dong (VND), depending on their shape and age. Indeed, large trees which come in good shapes and are covered in moss are usually more expensive.
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For those familiar with tending wild peach blossom trees, they must have qualities such as being rough-looking trees with young buds.
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The peach blossom symbolises the strength and vitality of the peach trees, whilst their colour is believed to bring luck, love, and joy to people in the coming year.
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