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Chain of souvenirs in Hanoi Old Quarter ‘covered with dust’, wistful in translation

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In the complicated context of the COVID -19 epidemic, many souvenir shops specializing in serving tourists on Hanoi’s Old Quarter continue to suffer from a dull and lonely situation, causing many households to struggle.
Survey by PV Tien Phong It shows that many famous streets with souvenirs such as To Tich, Hang Trong, Hang Bac, … are still in the dark. Many small businesses only know to bring chicken feather brooms, use rags to clean dust-covered items.

“Since we were reopened, our business has been very dire. Vietnamese customers are few, let alone foreigners, ”said Ms. An, a person who specializes in trading lanterns and bird lanterns on Hang Trong Street. To Tich Street, which is famous for unique souvenirs, no longer has a bustling scene when translating COVID -19 is still complicated. A shop owner who sells wooden products shook his head in frustration when he could only surf the internet and burn time all day. “It would be boring if I spent the whole day playing indoors. We still bring these items to sale, but the whole morning no one looks at all, ”he said. Small traders sell goods to help relieve sadness and sit on the web This man said that such items as sticky rice or wooden spoons are very popular with Korean and Japanese tourists, priced from 30,000 to 40,000 VND / item, now falling into a dire situation due to Disease.