Hanoi’s Old Quarter

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Steel takes shape as the furnace roars

The summer sun adds to the heat on Lò Rèn (Blacksmith) Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, which is home to dozens of shops selling steel frames. The pace of life is as it is most days.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter hosts various cultural activities to greet new spring

The Management Board of Hanoi’s Old Quarter launched a series of activities at Kim Ngan Temple at Hoan Kiem district’s 42-44 Hang Bac Street on January 18 to greet the new spring and the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Hanoi’s Old Quarter gears up for Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day

The management board of Hanoi’s Old Quarter are preparing to host a range of activities between November 22 and December 15 to mark Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day on November 23.

 

Mid-Autumn festival to begin in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s Old Quarter will host the opening of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival on Friday.

Going gaga over Cha Ca, quietly

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enjoying cha ca away from crowded, noisy restaurants gives the iconic dish a homely touch. 

Tiny houses, tiny prices, but no sales

Living in a small alley with no name on Hang Chieu Street, one of Ha Noi’s old streets, Nguyen Thi Nga (not her real name) and 11 other people in her family share a nine-square-metre room and an attic.

Last blacksmith in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi’s Old Quarter has long been famous for its architecture and traditional crafts, many of which have been lost to rapid urbanization.

Photos: Night-time on pedestrian streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Old Quarter preserves the cultural lifestyle of Hanoi. At night, walking on the streets here, you will enjoy the music, cuisine and relaxing moments with friends.

Preserving Hanoi’s Old Quarter soul during urbanisation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi's Old Quarter is known as an ancient urban heritage, associated with the formation and development of Thang Long – Hanoi, with a range of handicraft and trade activities making up guilds featuring

Hang Buom Cuisine Street inaugurated

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 300 m long Hang Buom Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been made a cuisine street, serving Hanoi traditional confectionery and beverage and some European and Asian dishes to visitors to the night market

Gifts from Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge - If you are wondering what to buy during your trip to Hanoi, spend an afternoon wandering the Old Quarter and you will find the answer.

Sunrise over Long Bien Market

 VietNamNet Bridge – An early morning peek inside the bustling heart of the Long Bien night market.