Hanoi Old Quarter

Location: Located right next to Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi Old Quarter includes 76 streets, is determined by: the north lapho Hang Dau; Phung Hung Street west; south as Hang Bong, Hang Gai, Cau Go and Hang Thung; east is Tran Quang Khai and Tran Nhat Duat.
Features: Quarter of Hanoi is a precious architectural heritage bearing deep cultural traditions of the nation, the pride and worthy manners symbolizes the soul of the Capital thousand years of civilization.
With a total area of ​​about 100 hectares, the Old Quarter of Hanoi is formed from the 11th century and has a thickness of nearly a thousand years of history of an urban area bustling, densely populated handicraft activities and all trade, forming the characteristic city job brings distinct traditions of urban residents, the capital. Artisans from craft villages around the ancient Thang Long capital gathered here, focus on each region specializes in making their profession makes the growing city job. What city is noisy, bustling trading scene, the labor as a miniature village. And traded products has become a street name, with the word "The" in front as Goods Rice, Hang Duong, Hang Muoi ... Therefore people used to call Vietnam Hanoi Hanoi 36 streets with sense wards is the focus of people doing the same craft, sell the same items in a "wholesale with you, sell with wards".

A further characteristic of the old quarter of Hanoi's ancient architecture with tubular, inclined roofs, facades are shophouses. The houses are mostly built in 18-19 century. Hanoi has cleverly system layout of the room, mezzanine, patio meet the diverse needs of life. So although not large, but every old house in Hanoi remains an area for sale of goods, cargo, places of worship, seating, place to sleep, fresh air ...

Coming to the old quarter of Hanoi, travelers fastidious though still intrigued by the cultural values ​​contained in about 100 old structures including houses, temples, pagodas and assembly halls. Typically in the historical and cultural Bach Ma temple is on Hang Sails, is considered one of the four towns of Thang Long citadel.

Many foreigners first came to Hanoi's ancient streets will feel a little anxious when going between the streets bearing names akin, horizontal along with shops selling products of the same category, the two eateries roadside busiest guys on the issuer, or joined the movement and transport vehicles such as infected cui. But then the feeling gradually gone, replaced by the love of the skin away when they realize human life Hanoi's bustling, full of vitality, constantly moving but also very poetic. They are as a country caught up in endless dishes, from traditional dishes such as bun cha, pho, vermicelli fish ... in the small shop on the sidewalk to the street vendors selling burden duck eggs, pancakes, noodles nuts, bean vermicelli shrimp paste ...

Every weekend, when night falls, walk Hang Dao street - Dong Xuan connected to Dong Xuan night market was made up of a space walk on the old town near the 3 km long night. It really has become an attractive tourist destination, culture exploited the old town at the same time enabling visitors to explore Hanoi at night. Joined the space walk in the old town and souvenir shopping, consumer goods in the street stalls in the new building feel the attraction of the night market and the old town at night.

Adjacent rows of noisy people still feel a quiet night the old town through the small house is nestled into the plot bucket together evoke ancient feeling, nostalgic. Especially in the evening of the 7th weekly cultural activities such as singing folk opera, theater gray, Ca Tru, Quan ... by Vietnam Musician Association reproduction reinforces the ancient and peculiar features of the old town Hanoi.

Hanoi Old Quarter with houses lovely small tube, the busiest road riders, the soft curved roof temple, even the space, sound and unique taste of the dishes ... all made a beauty that only new Hanoi.