Hang Ma Street before mid-autumn festival

HANOI-This year, stores imported limited products due to declining purchasing power. Traditional toys continue to be popular.

With 2 weeks to go until Mid-Autumn Festival, Hang Ma Street is wearing bright colors. Usually, this is a familiar address for many visitors every August full moon.

Many stores said that the price of the products is not higher than in 2019. This year’s star lights still sell from 15,000 – 25,000 VND, other items also remain the same price.

People continue to prefer traditional items such as star lights, tickling lights, drums … Unicorn heads, paper masks, traditional masks are also items of choice for many tourists.

In addition to products imported from northern craft villages, lights as small as palms from the South are also items of interest to customers. Lights have shapes such as chickens, fish, butterfly rabbits, boats …

“The purchasing power is not much so the store only imports about 1/2 of the quantity compared to before. Chinese toys this year did not sell much, partly because of border closures, so goods returned more slowly. In addition, in recent years, Chinese plastic toys are also unpopular because people are afraid of affecting their health,” said Bich Thuan, a sales person.

However, the atmosphere in Hang Ma Street is bleak, quieter than every year. Many shops have no guests, some are in and out. The owner sits and talks, presses the phone, rearranges the goods…

The shop owners said that every year this street has been crowded. “This year, the goods are just so beautiful, but not very good to sell. Epidemics, limited festivals for children so schools and wards do not come up here to buy much,” said Kim Anh, a longtime shop owner.

Most people who visit the streets are young people who come to take pictures. Guests are advised to apply for permission before using props or shooting at the store as some places will charge a fee.

Ngoc Lan, a tourist here, said: “I still keep the habit of coming to Hang Ma like mid-autumn every year. Seeing his lights, the lights pulled the army is like seeing the whole childhood, especially when the parents picked up their children to school, visited a toy store. However, this year I clearly see the change of the street due to the impact of Covid-19. Fewer scenes of people intertwining shopping, restaurants are also somewhat more deserted and everyone is conscious of keeping a safe distance”.

According to small businesses, in the old days, on the full moon of August only in this street sold mid-autumn toys. But now the items are sold everywhere, customers just need to go to the alley to buy, no need to go to The Code. “Now guests just go up to play, taking pictures is the main. In addition, this year there is also an epidemic factor, so our sales are really difficult,” Kim Anh added.

Source: vnexpress

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