If ever being heard of Vietnam, with the popular S-shape or the dragon-shape, you may have known its significant land/capital – the “dragon-eye” site: Hanoi.
Ha Noi is the capital of Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This beautiful capital strategically lies at the center of the triangular basin of the Red River. Hanoi is now the country’s center of economy, politics, culture, and society.
Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Hà Nội still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. Famous sites include the One Pillar Pagoda (built in 1049), the Temple of Literature (built in 1070), Hà Nội Citadel, Hà Nội Opera House, President Hồ Chí Minh's Mausoleum, and so on.
Hà Nội also characteristically contains 18 beautiful lakes such as Hoàn Kiếm Lake, West Lake, and Trúc Bạch Lake, which are the lungs of the city, with their surrounding gardens and trees providing a vital source of energy.
Many traditional handicrafts are also practiced in Hà Nội including bronze molding, silver carving, lacquer, and embroidery. Hà Nội has many famous traditional professional handicraft villages such as Bát Tràng pottery village, Ngũ Xã bronze casting village, Yên Thái glossy silk village.
Ha Noi is the capital of Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This beautiful capital strategically lies at the center of the triangular basin of the Red River. Hanoi is now the country’s center of economy, politics, culture, and society.
Throughout the thousand years of its eventful history, marked by destruction, wars and natural calamities, Hà Nội still preserves many ancient architectural works including the Old Quarter and over 600 pagodas and temples. Famous sites include the One Pillar Pagoda (built in 1049), the Temple of Literature (built in 1070), Hà Nội Citadel, Hà Nội Opera House, President Hồ Chí Minh's Mausoleum, and so on.
Hà Nội also characteristically contains 18 beautiful lakes such as Hoàn Kiếm Lake, West Lake, and Trúc Bạch Lake, which are the lungs of the city, with their surrounding gardens and trees providing a vital source of energy.
Many traditional handicrafts are also practiced in Hà Nội including bronze molding, silver carving, lacquer, and embroidery. Hà Nội has many famous traditional professional handicraft villages such as Bát Tràng pottery village, Ngũ Xã bronze casting village, Yên Thái glossy silk village.
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| Hoan Kiem Lake. Flickr/Thai Hoa TRAN |
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| St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hanoi. Flickr/Eustaquio Santimano |
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| Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Flickr/Carles |
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| Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Flickr/David |
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| The Huc Bridge. Flickr/Butch Osborne |
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| Hoan Kiem Lake. Flickr/Eric Lafforgue |
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| Tran Quoc pagoda.Flickr/brongaeh |
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| Entrance to the Temple of Literature. Flickr/Butch Osborne |
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| Flickr/Carles |
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| Hanoi Temple. Flickr/Sebastien LABAN |
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| Hanoi's Panorama. Flickr/tu_geo |
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| Hanoi by night Flickr/Sam Antonio Photography |
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| Flickr/BoyBitch |
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| Hanoi Hustle. Flickr/Sam Antonio Photography |
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| Flickr/Un fotografo italiano |
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| Hanoi by night.Flickr/Grant Cameron |
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| Hanoi traffic. Flickr/Roland Wich |
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| Missed the first bus (On Pham Van Dong street). Flickr/Marco Sarli |
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| Colorful Hanoi. Flickr/Alex Stoen |
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| Flickr/AnhcobrA |
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| A little hanoi. Flickr/Frozen Flame |
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| Taken from the top of the Sofitel Plaza. Flickr/Aloïs Peiffer |
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| Hanoi at night.Flickr/nicole |
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| Flickr/Beo Beo |
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| On Hai Ba Trung Street. Flickr/Marco Sarli |
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| Flickr/DarioM_72 |
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| Flickr/Py All |
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| Flickr/Mike |
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| Downtown hanoi, vietnam on any given day. more bicycles than scooters. Flickr/Cory.Lum |
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| Flickr/Marco Sarli |
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| Flickr/break_away1112 |
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| Flickr/Asiacamera |
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| Flickr/Zeke Mermell |
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| West Lake. Flickr/Asiacamera |
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| Zoo Park in Hanoi. Flickr/Asiacamera |
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| Hanoi Corner.Flickr/Nguyen Quang Minh |
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| Hanoi corner building. Flickr/david pham |
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| Mist on the Westlake. Flickr/Marco Sarli |
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| Hoan Kiem lake. Flickr/France |
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| Hanoi Opera House at Night. Flickr/Eustaquio Santimano |
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| Hanoi Peak Hour Traffic. Flickr/Sacha Fernandez |
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| Hanoi street scene. Flickr/Piero Damiani |
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| Hanoi Street Scene. Flickr/Badz Manaois |
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| Hanoi starts early. Flickr/Marco Sarli |
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| Hanoi's Water Puppet Theatre. Flickr/Badz Manaois |
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| Masks. Flickr/David |
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| Park in Hanoi Flickr/kaneko amury |
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| Hoa Loa Prison, the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Flickr/Grant Cameron |
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| National Museum of Vietnamese history. Flickr/Eustaquio Santimano |
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| Paintings on display in Hanoi. Flickr/Eustaquio Santimano |
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| President Palace. Flickr/France |
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| Streets of Hanoi at Night. Flickr/Ritchie Wong |
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| Sunset in Long Bien bridge. Flickr/break_away1112 |
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| Sunset in West lake. Flickr/break_away1112 |
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| Sunset in Hanoi - Martien van Asseldonk |
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| The Hanois lighthouse. Flickr/Chris Tostevin-Hall |
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| Hanoi Streets. Flickr/Sandro Bisaro |
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| Flickr/david pham |
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| Tet decorations on Hang Ma. Flickr/Marco Sarli |
I spent three nights in Hanoi while on the inevitable post-uni backpacking trail, both Hanoi and Vietnam in general were incredible places. Hanoi was the kind of city where you didn't really feel the need to go and do all that many touristy things, just being there you could feel the atmosphere and the history of the place.
ReplyDeleteVietnam is great! We wen't there on holiday in december 2013. Beautiful country, worth a visit!
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