For young people living in Saigon, the Mid-Autumn Festival must go to Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern Street to get the most exciting atmosphere of the moon season. As for tourists, especially in the North, you must take advantage of this street if you have a trip to Saigon during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 is near; this is when young people in Hanoi invite each other to check in at Hang Ma, and young people in Saigon must go to Luong Nhu Hoc lantern street during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Saigon's famous street with Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns and traditional toys and decorations is Luong Nhu Hoc Street, a route connecting Nguyen Trai Street and Tran Hung Dao Street in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luong Nhu Hoc Street becomes more sparkling than usual, with thousands of lanterns attracting many people and tourists to visit, shop and take check-in photos. The name "Lantern Street" also comes from there.

Some documents say that Luong Nhu Hoc is located in an area where many Chinese people live, and they developed the craft of producing handmade lanterns, so every Mid-Autumn Festival, this place hangs lanterns of all brilliant colours to attract tourists as well as creates traditional East Asian festival atmosphere. Other documents confirm that Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern Street was formed more than half a century ago as an address for producing and selling many different types of lanterns and lion heads.

Since the end of August, many information pages have reflected the exciting situation of Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern Street at the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Traditional paper lantern products sell very well, priced from 30,000 - 80,000 VND each, depending on the type. Many shop owners this year also sell many types of Hoi An lanterns made of silk fabric and bamboo frames made in Vietnam, priced from 120,000 VND to several hundred thousand VND depending on size. The street is bustling every day around 4 pm; many young people and families come here to shop, take pictures and watch sparkling lanterns.

On Google's check-in page, hundreds of positive reviews from the online community for Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern Street come with loving shares: "All childhood memories come flooding back. Lanterns and candles of the past have been replaced with a battery, but no matter what, the memories remain unchanged when you touch the old dream lantern..."; "Small lanterns cost only 25-30k. The road is always bustling, with many designs of lanterns. However, the road is very short, walk around 10 shops and you'll end the road. This place is suitable for those who want to take more virtual photos. The road is small, so you should park your car around there; the parking price is 10k."; "There weren't many lanterns when I went because it wasn't a holiday yet. There are many cute ones; prices range from 10-240k, so many options".

To get to Lantern Street, visitors to Saigon, if travelling by motorbike or car from the central area, can take Vo Van Kiet Street to go straight towards District 5, turn right onto Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street, and then run straight to Phan Dinh Phung Roundabout, then turned right onto Chau Van Liem street. At the intersection of Chau Van Liem and Nguyen Trai streets, continue to turn right onto Nguyen Trai. You will have reached Lantern Street at the first intersection with Luong Nhu Hoc Street. In addition, if you take the bus, routes 01, 59 and 91 in Ho Chi Minh City will have stops close to this destination.

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People poured into the street to play mid-autumn festival

According to experience from some netizens, when visiting Luong Nhu Hoc, you need to find a parking spot in advance. During holidays like the Mid-Autumn Festival, it can be easy for residents and visitors to wander around looking for parking. In addition, you need to ask in advance about parking prices to prevent "inflation" in car prices. There are many parking locations around this neighbourhood. Prices on holidays can range from 15,000 - 20,000 VND per visit.

Another important experience is to be careful to prevent your wallet from being "miscarried". You should keep important items within sight or wear them before your chest. Also, limit taking photos in front of shops or keep it polite to ask the store owner's opinion before taking photos because the main activity of the neighbourhood is still trading, somewhat similar to a traditional market. The main participants are small traders, not tourism workers.

If you are or are about to visit Saigon, the Mid-Autumn Festival must visit Luong Nhu Hoc Lantern Street! And finally, some culinary suggestions from some netizens: "Stalls selling moon cakes of many types, brands, and designs such as pies, sticky buns, pigs... There are stalls selling strange moon cakes and Chinese, Malaysian, Vietnamese drinks..."; "Opposite this area, there is a delicious doughnut shop. It's not too sweet, not boring, moderate and reasonably priced. Be careful not to get fat, every one"; "A pretty good snail restaurant right at the intersection of Lao Tzu and Luong Nhu Hoc streets. The snails are fresh and delicious, the owner seasoned them extremely well with affordable prices"...