Hanoi the city of lake , shaded
boulevards and verdant public park, and
its imaging interesting and
traditional trading continues
along the merchant guild streets in the
Old Quarter as a reminder of the city's
rich culture heritage
The Hanoi History
Hoan Kiem Lake
The
site where Hanoi now stands has been inhabited
since the Neolithic period. Emperor Ly Thai To
to moved his capital here in AD 1010 from
ancient capital from Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province in the
southwest of Hanoi (100km) and renaming
the site Thang Long (City of the Soaring
Dragon) Hanoi served as a capital of the
later Le Dynasty were found by Le Loi
from 1428 to 1788 when it was overthrown
by Nguyen Hue, the founder of Tay Son
dynasty, After that the decision by
Emperor Gia Long founder of the Nguyen
dynasty, to rule from Hue
relegated Hanoi the status of a capital.
Saint
Joseph Cathedral
Hanoi
was proclaimed the capital of Vietnam
after the August Revolution of 1945but
it was not until the Geneva Accords
\of 1954 that the Vietminh, driven from
the city by the French in 1946. When the
war against. During the American war, Us
bombing in Hanoi some the part of
Hanoi were destroyed and killed many
hundreds of civilians, almost area has
been repaired.
Attractive surrounding center
HCM
Mausoleum
This
is round of Hoan Kiem lake just
divide two areas north and south of Hoan
Kiem is Old Quarter ( Know to the
French as the site Indigene) which is
characterized by narrow streets whose
name change everyone or two blocks.
Tourists mostly like to walk and cycling
in this two parts of town.
Along the western periphery of the Old
Quarter is ancient
Ngoc Son temple
Hanoi Citadel, which was originally
constructed by Emperor Gia Long.
Hanoi's Old Quarter
Hanoi's Old Quarter, with over a
thousand years of history, remains one
of Vietnam's most lively and unusual
places. The city commercial quarter
evolved alongside of the Red River and
other side smaller of the To Lich
river.
Temple
of Literature
In the 13th century,
Hanoi 's 36 guilds established
themselves here with each taking a
different street, hence the original
name 36 streets, although there are
around 60 streets in today's Old
Quarter. you can see very common
name
HANG means "
merchandise" and is
usually followed by the name of product
that was traditionally sold in that
street.
For example : Pho Hang Gai that means
"silk Street"
Inside the Old Str
A good walk on Old Quarter street
for exploring real life.
Exploring
the maze of the back streets can be
fascinating, some streets open up while
other narrow into warren of alleys. its
look like tunnel house because their
narrow frontages and long rooms but
deceiving depth which combine workshops
and living quarters.
They way built this way because each business
was taxed according to the width of its
storefront and in addition to the specialty
shop.
