Hanoi in Summer - Flowers Blooming Across the City
Summer in Hanoi is typically hot, with temperatures potentially reaching up to 41°C (106°F), accompanied by sudden, heavy downpours that can flood the streets. However, the weather's capricious nature doesn't diminish Hanoi's charm in the eyes of tourists. The city remains beautiful and vibrant like a colorful painting, especially when adorned with the lovely hues of various flowers in bloom.
Hanoi in Summer: A Captivating Painting
Summer – the season that conjures up images of scorching heat, stifling humidity, and exhaustion in everyone’s mind. Summer is a series of days racing against the weather, when everyone on the street is bundled up in full - body attire and masks to avoid the sun. Indeed, if you stay home watching weather reports and reading complaints on Facebook, summer is exactly like that. But when you step outside, take a stroll through the city streets and admire the roads filled with blooming flowers, you will discover how charming and graceful Hanoi's summer truly is. Hanoi in its vibrant summer days is just as splendid as any other season of the year.
Summer is when sunlight floods the leaves, illuminating the entire sky, in stark contrast to the gloomy winter. The sky is always crystal clear, occasionally adorned with a few wisps of clouds drifting across the deep blue expanse. The most delightful aspect of Hanoi’s summer is its distinctive fragrance – the dry scent of the intense sun, the slightly musty smell of sudden rain showers, and the gentle aroma of summer flowers blending with the constant chorus of cicadas ringing through the air. Just these elements of Hanoi's summer are enough to captivate anyone’s heart, making those who have experienced it cherish and remember it fondly.
What flowers bloom in Hanoi during this season
Flamboyant Flowers
Every summer, the streets of Hanoi are awash with the vibrant red of flamboyant flowers, lighting up the sky. Around Hoan Kiem Lake, Dinh Tien Hoang Street, and many other streets in the capital, flamboyant flowers bloom in abundance. The lush green of young leaves and the deep blue of the sky are accentuated by the red of the flamboyant flowers, creating a picturesque scene that melts the hearts of those who have once visited here.
Flamboyant flowers do not have the enchanting fragrance of lilies or ylang-ylang, but their scent evokes a flood of memories from one’s youthful days. These clusters of delicate blossoms, amid the golden hue of summer sunshine, are more dazzling than ever, symbolizing the brilliance of youth. The red flowers adorn the white uniforms of countless students who are about to bid farewell to their beloved schools, teachers, and friends.
Walking along a street filled with flamboyant flowers, it's hard to describe the nostalgic feelings of those days. Suddenly, a petal falls on your shoulder, carrying a faint, slightly pungent, and slightly sour fragrance that evokes a sense of distant longing and melancholy. The flamboyant flowers symbolize both a beginning and an end.
Lagerstroemia Flowers
The recent “purple fever” has created a positive effect, making everyone eager to visit the streets filled with lagerstroemia flowers to capture the most beautiful photos. Lagerstroemia has a gentle and graceful appearance, like a shy young girl amidst the bustling city. The purple color of the flowers has adorned the streets of Hanoi, and its gentle beauty seems to alleviate some of the harshness of the summer sun.
The purple color of lagerstroemia flowers not only represents gentleness but also symbolizes the beauty of loyalty, often mentioned by lovers in their longing and waiting for each other. During the wartime in our country, a poem was written about a promise made under the shade of a lagerstroemia tree on a street corner. The young man went to the battlefield, the young woman went to teach in a faraway place, and they lost contact with each other. The lagerstroemia tree was destroyed by bombs and bullets. When the young man returned, he planted a new lagerstroemia tree at the old street corner. The young woman returned to that street and saw the tree he planted, understanding everything.
“Under the shade of the lagerstroemia tree
The shadow of my beloved
He stretched out his arms
I understood everything
Running towards him
Tears streaming down my face
We held hands
Under the lagerstroemia tree
Under a sky full of purple flowers
He said he planted
The purple lagerstroemia tree
For a loyal person.”
Just like the flamboyant tree, the lagerstroemia tree also embodies the memories of student life and the early stages of love. Therefore, when the season of lagerstroemia flowers arrives in Hanoi, everyone feels excited, partly because of its beauty and partly because of the stories and poems hidden within its dreamy and graceful purple color.
Lotus Flowers
In summer, while flamboyant and lagerstroemia flowers are in full bloom, it is also the time when lotus flowers begin to radiate their vibrant colors and fill the streets of Hanoi with their fragrance.
When speaking of lotus flowers, people immediately think of their pure, noble beauty, untouched by the mud from which they grow. This is why lotus flowers are often considered a symbol of resilience, appearing gentle yet possessing extraordinary strength and perseverance. Their elegant and gentle nature endears them to many.
For Hanoians, the enjoyment of lotus flowers is a cherished pastime, with many homes displaying a fragrant vase of lotus flowers. It is easy to understand why they hold such affection for lotus flowers; nature has bestowed upon Thang Long land a refined and exquisite fragrance. It is hard to imagine Hanoi without the delicate scent of lotus flowers wafting from flower baskets and lotus ponds.
Throughout Hanoi's streets, especially on Phan Dinh Phung and Lac Long Quan streets, dozens of lotus flowers are tied into bouquets, carried on bicycles, adding a charming touch to the summer scene in the capital. A gentle breeze carries the subtle, elegant fragrance of the pink lotus, spreading it into every corner, onto every piece of clothing, and into the hearts of those who adore its simple beauty.
Golden Shower Flowers
In Hanoi, the golden shower flower season typically lasts about two months, starting in May and ending in July. The flowers bloom in large clusters, with oval-shaped petals that are a vibrant golden yellow, interspersed among the green leaves, creating a brilliant yellow canopy over the rooftops. The pure and pristine yellow of the golden shower flowers captivates everyone who sees them.
Along the shores of West Lake, the dazzling yellow hues are prominent, with each slender, small tree bearing heavy clusters of golden flowers. Their delicate, radiant beauty enhances the vibrant atmosphere of summer.
In Vietnam, the golden shower flowers are not as common as bauhinia or flamboyant flowers. However, these flowers have become a brilliant highlight that is indispensable to the summer scenery of the capital.
It would be careless to say that Hanoi's summer is lacking in vitality if it were without the presence of its vibrant flowers. Indeed, the beauty of Hanoi is closely tied to its flower - laden bicycle carts and the vivid colors that brighten every street and corner. The summer flowers in Hanoi evoke nostalgia and deep emotions in anyone who visits this ancient land. Come to Hanoi this summer to experience the divine beauty and the stunning moments brought by these magnificent flowers.
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