200 workers clean up Nguyen Hue Flower Street

The 15-meter-long dragon mascot made of foam and fabric will be sent back to the company that made it.

Nguyen Van Huynh Ba, a spokesperson for the company, said it took 10 days and more than VND100 million (US$4,090) to create the mascot.

Workers gather flower pots.

This year there were 90,000 pots with 99 kinds of flowers, mostly in red, orange and yellow colors.

The flower pots are put on a cart to be transported away. They will be destroyed or recycled.

Thousands of mokara orchids were sent to the high-tech agricultural zone in Cu Chi District for continued tending.

Each costs VND130,000 - 150,000 (US$5.32-6.13) and will be used for displays on other occasions.

Workers dismantle a dragon eye miniature made of bamboo and rattan.

This year's flower street used environment-friendly materials, more than 70% of them being wood, rattan and bamboo.

Four dragon eggs made from colorful painted foam being moved to another place for display.

Workers use steel frame cutting machines to dismantle a metal dragon mascot that measured 900 sq.m and was embedded with LED lights.

The 21st iteration of the flower street stretched around 700 meters and featured a pair of dragon mascots at the entrance gate near the city hall.

Since it was first set up in 2004 the flower street has become a cultural hallmark of Tet in Saigon and visiting it, an indispensable activity for local residents during the holidays.