The thousand-year-old capital city Hanoi is a combination of old and new.



Downtown Hanoi, with Hoan Kiem lake in the centre in a photo taken in the 1930s






Dong Xuan market, the largest in the Old Quarter, in the 1980s






A calligrapher wrote parallel sentences for Tet decoration, over one century ago






Hang Thiec Street in the Old Quarter in 1915





A mid-autumn toy shop on Hang Gai Street in a file photo taken in around 1915 - 1917





Quan Chuong Gate, a relic site in Hanoi 





Typical brown tile roof of old houses in Hanoi





Wood design at a traditional house in the Old Quarter






Daily life in the Old Quarter





A pavement book shop






A welding workshop 





A modern urban area in Hanoi - Royal City







Vinhome Riverside town in the northeast of Hanoi







Vinhomes Times City housing area 






Green area in Vinhomes Times City 





Inside Vincom Mega Mall





A class at the Vinschool in Vinhomes Times City



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