Below are recent photos of the grapefruit garden:

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From the eleventh lunar month, grapefruits in Phuc Dien, the hub of Dien grapefruit (Vietnam's famous strain of grapefruit), begin to turn yellow, ready to enter the harvest season. The eye-catching images of yellow grapefruits hanging on trees attract many people to come to take photos.
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Dung Thu grapefruit garden on Van Tien Dung street in Phuc Dien is one of the most popular check-in places. The garden, which has around 2,000 30-year old trees, is open to visitors from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Taking photos in grapefruit gardens is a new trend. From early morning, many tourists from Cau Giay, Dong Da, Gia Lam, and Dong Anh come to the place to save the best moments of the year.
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To have the most beautiful photos, many people hire professional makeup artists and photographers. The ao dai (the Vietnamese traditional long dress) and Ba ba shirt (traditional costume of the Vietnamese women in the Southern region) are the most favorite costumes.
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Some corners of gardens are designed as country gardens for visitors to take photos. The grapefruit garden has been open to visitors for about two weeks.
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According to Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, this period of time of the year is perfect to take photos. She books a full makeup, costumes, and photography package at VND 1.5 million.
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This is the second time that Tuyet Mai (center) has visited the grapefruit garden for photos. She said that reaching the garden she was impressed by sweet scent of grapefruit and the green and fresh atmosphere.
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Grapefruit gardens are spacious for children to play and experience. According to Mai, they are ideal places for family picnics.
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Dien grapefruit is one of the fruit plants with high economic values and a specialty of Hanoi. This kind of grapefruit is small, about 15cm in diameter and from 0.8-1kg in weight, and famous for its unique sweetness which lingers on the tip of the tongue when tasting.
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Gardens are open to tourists for photos until January 20 when they are closed for harvesting. Tourists can return to those gardens in the first month of the lunar year to take photos when grapefruit flowers begin to bloom.
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According to Dung, on weekends, his garden welcomes from 100 to 150 visitors. The entrance fee is VND 50,000 per person. Apart from taking photos, visitors can buy Dien grapefruit at prices ranging from VND 20,000 - 40,000 per fruit depending on their sizes.

Source: Vnexpress

Translated by Tran Hoai