Nearly 30-year-old grapefruit garden in Hanoi attracts visitors to check in

From the beginning of the 11th lunar month, the grapefruit gardens in Phuc Dien ward, the Dien grapefruit capital of Hanoi, began to turn yellow, preparing to enter the harvest season. The scene of grapefruit trees full of fruit, golden fruits hanging on the branches attracted many people to check in and take photos.

Located on Van Tien Dung Street, Phuc Dien Ward, Bac Tu Liem District, Dung Thu grapefruit garden is a hot check-in spot recently. The grapefruit garden is 4 hectares wide with about 2,000 grapefruit trees nearly 30 years old, open from 7am to 6pm every day.

Compared to spring flower gardens, grapefruit gardens are a fairly new photography location.

To get the best photos, many people invest in professional makeup and photographers.

In the garden there are some corners designed as countryside garden backdrops for visitors to take photos.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Huong said she was very satisfied with the photo series taken in this grapefruit garden. "The garden is large, full of fruit, the grapefruits are evenly ripe and the low altitude is just right for taking photos," she said.

Tuyet Mai's group of friends visited the grapefruit garden for the second time after the first time during the New Year. "When entering the garden, the sweet scent of grapefruit spread throughout the cool, fresh green space," she commented.

Grapefruit garden because there is a large space for children to run, play, touch and hold grapefruits still on the tree.

Dien grapefruit is one of the trees with high economic value, a specialty of Hanoi. The grapefruit is small in size, about 15 cm in diameter, weighing from 0.8 - 1 kg. The flesh and peel are thin, the segments are clear yellow, and the cloves are small. When eaten, you will feel the sweetness lingering on the tip of your tongue.

The garden owner said the grapefruit garden is open for check-in until January 20, after which the grapefruit will be harvested for sale during the Lunar New Year. Visitors should arrange their time in the next two weeks to come here to take photos or wait until the end of the first lunar month, when the grapefruit garden is in bloom.

Mr. Dung said that the most visitors to his grapefruit garden are on Saturdays and Sundays. On average, his grapefruit garden receives about 100-150 visitors on the weekends.

The entrance fee is 50,000 VND per person. Visitors can take unlimited photos. In addition, visitors can buy Dien grapefruit at prices ranging from 20,000 to 40,000 VND per fruit, depending on the type.