On the first day of the Lunar New Year 2020, a large number of local residents and visitors flocked to popular attractions and entertainment areas across Da Nang to enjoy the cheering atmosphere of Tet.

Most notably, pagodas citywide were filled with people who prayed for peace and prosperity through the year.

Thousands visited the pagodas in the early morning to pray for good luck in the Lunar New Year.

Such famous pagodas as Ba Da, Thien Vien Bo De, and Bat Nha crowded with local residents

A tranquil air in a pagoda on the first day of Tet

Visitors in ‘ao dai’ (traditional Vietnamese long dress) posing for a souvenir photo at a pagoda

Tet is the wonderful time for all family members to travel and have happy moments together

Praying for peace and prosperity through the year

Going to pagoda in the beginning of the lunar year has become a custom of many Vietnamese people.

Buying buds at a pagoda

The city becomes very quiet in the early morning of the first day of Tet

Visitors at the 29 March Park

An amazing lion dance performance at the 29 March Park

Eye-catching floral decorations at the western end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge

Visitors going for a stroll on the Bach Dang Flower Street

A female visitor and her children posing for a souvenir photo

A beautiful girl posing for souvenir photos with colourful flowers

 By XUAN SON, KHA THINH - Translated by MAI DUNG