Old Quarter of Hanoi – A place to keep the soul of the capital

It is said that if you return to Hanoi without going through the old town, you will know Hanoi but do not understand this place, because the old town is the place to keep the soul of the capital with all the oldest and most nostalgic things.

Hanoi Old Quarter is located in the northwest of Hoan Kiem district, possessing a prime location in the capital city. Referring to the old town of Hanoi, no one does not know the place of 36 streets. Each street preserves its own characteristics of the periodic land, historical memories, people and country. Through many ups and downs, those streets still exist intact until now. 

In front of the new Hanoi Moi newsroom by Hoan Kiem Lake

Since ancient times, the old town is the name of an urban area, formed from the Ly – Tran dynasty, located in the east in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long to close to the Red River. In the past, the craft villages around Thang Long focused on trading, each street was a different craft village bearing a distinct mark of urban residents and exchanging each other in everyday life. Therefore, today we see the streets in the old town with the word “Hang” placed at the top. At this point, you have explained the question why Hanoi Old Quarter has 36 streets known as “Hang”?

Streets named “Hang” are only available in Hanoi

The Old Quarter is quite wide, so it is necessary to make use of all the time to fully explore in your trip to Hanoi. The old town limit is from the North to Hang Dau Street, the West is Phung Hung Street, the South is the streets: Hang Bong, Hang Gai, Cau Go and Hang Thung, the East is Tran Quang Khai and Tran Nhat Duat streets. 36 streets, each concentrating on selling a different product. 

Phung Hung mural street Passing Hang Ma street, you will find shops that specialize in selling worship items, votive articles, or Hang Thiec, selling household items made of tin materials. Hang Ma street is the most attractive entertainment place every mid-autumn festival

In the past, almost all streets specialized in selling a product of its own brand, but now there are also a number of streets where new and exotic items do not follow old principles. The example is that on Hang Fan street, if the fan and piano were traded in the past, now they are allowed to trade more items such as embroidery pictures, matching sentences …

Old nostalgic features in Hanoi’s old town

Passing through the old town, visitors encounter the image of mossy houses from time to time, now still visible before the changes of space and time. The tube houses, the tiled roofs built in the early twentieth century, with the small paths inside the house and the old bricks, are a familiar scene in the heart of the capital. 

A traditional corner in the house 87 Ma May

Referring to the old houses, there is a place that is an attractive place to visit in the old town – house 87 Ma May. Traditional houses represent living space and characteristics of the people of old Hanoi. Tourists can visit the house with an entrance ticket price of 10,000 VND.

Visiting the old town, visitors should not miss the ancient temples like Ma May temple, Ba Chua temple, Bach Ma temple, Cau Dong pagoda, Kim Co pagoda … Old City Gate – 1 in 5 gates of the ancient Thang Long Citadel that remains and is preserved to this day. Passing through these places, we are proud to see the golden milestones of the Capital’s millennial civilization. 

Old City Old City Gate tomorrow If you ask if there are any pictures associated with the old town so that people can feel the most simple, simple and beautiful Hanoi, you simply carry street vendors, carts and tinkling all the streets also captivates the hearts of visitors to stop and watch and enjoy. Street vendors still run in the heart of Hanoi

And bustling streets pass by

In addition to the quiet old streets nestled by Sword Lake, the neighborhood also has very modern and very crowded places; reflecting the interference of development, is an image of an ancient Hanoi changing steps.

Like Ta Hien – a small street located in the heart of Hanoi is always full of people, this famous beer drinking spot in Ha Thanh not only attracts Vietnamese young people but also “West Street” – the gathering place. of foreign visitors. 

“West Street” Ta Hien Hanoi Old Quarter Night Market is especially crowded on weekend evenings, where there are nearly 4000 stalls with a variety of items from clothing to shoes, household appliances. , crafts, souvenirs … with affordable prices. The two ends of the street sometimes also organize performances, cultural exchanges and traditional folk arts such as: chèo xam, mandarin, ca tru. This unique feature of the old town night market contributes to attracting a large number of tourists.A music show near weekend night market

All of the above places, in addition to the stalls selling dishes of Hanoi people such as Cau Go vermicelli, Hang Buom vermicelli, Dinh Liet snail, Trung Yen lane fish noodle soup , Dong Xuan market cartilaginous porridge … all are pieces of this cultural land.

The Old Quarter of Hanoi not only preserves but also is the soul of the capital. Contrary to the lavish, brilliant flashiness and modern architecture inside the city is the simple and strangely peaceful old town. A little silence, a little elegance has inspired many travelers to stop lingering on each occasion to return to the loving capital.

Đăng bởi: Lâ Ngô Tùng