{"id":2409,"date":"2020-06-05T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T04:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/?p=2409"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T14:36:34","slug":"cloud-shaped-like-vietnam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesmartlocal.com\/vietnam\/cloud-shaped-like-vietnam\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud Shaped Like Vietnam Graced Hanoi\u2019s Skies Over Uncle Ho\u2019s Mausoleum, People Say It\u2019s A Good Omen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cloud shaped like Vietnam appears in Hanoi<\/h2>\n
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Hanoi’s weather isn\u2019t what we\u2019d typically describe as friendly. After all, the burning heatwaves <\/strong>or the heavy downpours<\/strong> during rush hours are something every one of us could do without.<\/p>\n

But once in a while, Hanoians do get treated to delightful natural creations, such as this cloud shaped like Vietnam<\/strong> that was spotted over the city\u2019s skies.<\/p>\n

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Vietnam-shaped cloud over Uncle Ho\u2019s Mausoleum<\/h3>\n
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Yesterday evening, a netizen who goes by the name Nguyen H Anh<\/a> took to the popular Facebook forum Beatvn<\/em> to share this stunning shot of Hanoi at twilight. In it, a cloud bearing a striking resemblance to the shape of Vietnam<\/strong> on the world map appears right over the mausoleum of President H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh <\/strong>at Ba Dinh Square<\/a>.<\/strong> What\u2019s more, the photo\u2019s angle makes it look as if the rays of sunlight were actually emitting from the mausoleum itself.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Nguyen H Anh<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The photo quickly attracted tons of love from Vietnamese netizens, bringing in a whopping 72,000 likes and over a thousand shares at the time of writing. Another coincidence that adds to the story is that the event happened just a day before 5th June<\/strong>, which marks the day President H\u1ed3 Ch\u00ed Minh started his journey to France when he was 21 years old<\/strong> to seek a way to liberate Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Still, some people in the comments section appeared skeptical about the authenticity of the picture. Can\u2019t say that we blame them – it did seem a little too good to be true.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: BEAT H\u00c0 N\u1ed8I<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

But such doubts were quickly dispelled as Nguyen H Anh<\/a> wasn\u2019t the only one who spotted the interestingly shaped cloud. Many others also shared their own shots of the event.<\/p>\n

For instance, Facebook user Ph\u1ea1m Th\u1ebf Anh<\/a> shared this picture on another forum, claiming that he took it on his way home from work. Here, the cloud looks much bigger, occupying the center part of the photo.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Ph\u1ea1m Th\u1ebf Anh<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Netizen Ha Vu<\/a>, meanwhile, snapped this shot from the Red River, showing the cloud hanging just above the historical Long Bi\u00ean Bridge, a major landmark of Hanoi.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Ha Vu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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People claim the cloud is a good omen<\/h3>\n
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Many people also think the cloud looks like a dragon with its claw reaching out, and jokingly say that it heralds the rise of Vietnam in the global scene.<\/p>\n

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\nImage credit: Rin Bigby<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Indeed, the Southeast Asian country has been earning plenty of global recognition and praise for its outstanding performance in combating the COVID-19 outbreak<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A welcomed break from the busy life<\/h3>\n
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With the COVID-19 pandemic kept in check in Vietnam<\/a>, Hanoi has now returned to being the buzzing city it has always been.<\/p>\n

The fascinating cloud yesterday certainly made our struggle against the heavy traffic to get home after a long day at work a little more pleasant. It\u2019s incidents like these that remind us to take a break from our busy lives and appreciate the little things.<\/p>\n

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