Quang Ba Flower Market

Quang Ba Flower Market is Hanoi's largest wholesale flower market located on Au Co Street in Quang An Ward, Tay Ho District, near West Lake. Operating in the early morning hours, it serves as the city's main distribution point for fresh flowers sourced from surrounding villages and other provinces. Known for its bustling night-time atmosphere, wide variety of seasonal blooms, and importance before Tet, it offers visitors an authentic glimpse into Hanoi's flower trade culture.

Visitors can expect a bustling, open-air wholesale market operating in the pre-dawn hours along Au Co Street near West Lake. The market consists of narrow lanes lined with stalls and trucks loaded with fresh cut flowers including roses, lilies, daisies, sunflowers and peach blossoms. Growers and vendors trade in bulk under bare lights, creating a busy, fragrant and photogenic environment. Visitors can walk through the alleys, observe trading, buy small bouquets at retail prices and experience the night-time market rhythm.

Developed as Hanoi's central wholesale flower market linked to the traditional flower-growing villages of Quang Ba, Nghi Tam and Nhat Tan around West Lake, which have long supplied the capital with fresh flowers. It has served for decades as the primary overnight distribution point for growers and traders.

Central to Hanoi's flower culture and daily life, particularly during Tet when demand for peach blossoms, lilies and gladioli peaks. The market reflects the city's tradition of fresh flower offerings and decoration and the overnight trading culture of local farming communities.