Bamboo used to make Tet poles increases in price every day
(Baonghean.vn) - Although it is nearly 2 weeks until Tet, people in many localities in the province have already erected poles. Some services "following" the poles such as selling bamboo and making complete poles have flourished, making the Tet atmosphere even more bustling.
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The movement of making poles to welcome Tet is spreading in localities. These days, traveling on National Highways 1A, 7, 46, provincial roads... you can see people setting up poles to welcome Tet.Tet.There are many places selling bamboo poles on both sides of the road. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| A trader in Thanh Luong commune (Thanh Chuong) said: Learning from the experience of "selling out" last year, this year, bamboo traders went to mountainous districts to hunt for bamboo early, looking for bamboo gardens, and if they were lucky enough to have beautiful bamboo, they bought the whole bush for a few million VND, waiting until near Tet to bring their cars up to cut it down and transport it to the lowlands for retail sale. Photo: Huy Thu |
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Bamboo traders often join together in groups of 3-5 people to support each other when buying, selling, renting vehicles, transporting, delivering goods, etc. On this occasion, almost all districts and towns in the province have bamboo traders to make Tet poles. In Vinh City, on this occasion, tens of thousands of bamboo trees, meters, and poles are also gathered to make Tet poles, brought from all over the province, some of which are transported from the North. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| People who buy bamboo to make flagpoles often want to buy early to choose beautiful bamboo. Experience shows that to make a beautiful flagpole, you need to choose long bamboo, straight trunk, and moderate size. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| In particular, when buying bamboo to make a pole, it must have a curved top to hang flags or lanterns on. Bamboo trees with broken tops or broken branches and leaves are rarely chosen by many people. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Mr. Nguyen Hong Son in Trung Son commune (Do Luong) said, "This year, we need to make bamboo poles earlier than last year. We had a connection before, so on December 12, we drove a car to Tuong Duong to buy 700 bamboo poles to transport and sell at many locations in Do Luong. Hopefully, the goods will be sold successfully." Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The price of bamboo and the sewing needed to make a pole ranges from 80,000 to 150,000 VND/pole, the further you get to the city, the more expensive it becomes. With the concept: "No one knows how many cakes to cook, how much meat to buy... for Tet, but setting up a pole in front of the gate does not cost much, but the atmosphere of Tet is bustling", many families set up a pole for Tet. Buying bamboo to make a pole for many people is an important task in the process of preparing for Tet. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Along with the bustling bamboo trading movement, services "following" the pole such as selling lanterns, LED strings, flashing lights... are also quite bustling. In particular, the service of making "complete poles" has also flourished throughout the countryside. Poles with LED strings, lanterns, and complete national flags, which can be purchased and just set up, are sold for 350,000 - 500,000 VND/pole, some are even sold for over 1 million VND. The closer to Tet, the more people need it and the price of bamboo also increases every day, in each region... Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The flagpole plantingTraditional New Yearis being restored, not only bringing a joyful Tet atmosphere to localities, contributing to preserving traditional beauty, but also creating more jobs and income for many people. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Bamboo poles with elaborate LED lights and lanterns have become a feature of Tet streets in Nghe An. Photo: Huy Thu |
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