Hanoi: Tet Holiday On Ong Do (Vietnamese Calligrapher) Streets in Hanoi
A little bit unlike Saigon, in Hanoi capital, on very near Tet Holiday, Vietnamese calligraphers prepare to go to the Ong Do streets. It is the time when cherry blossoms…
Co Loa Citadel and An Duong Vuong Temple
Position: in Dong Anh district, Hanoi city Characteristic: one of most ancient citadel in Vietnam This is one of most ancient citadel in Vietnam that is built as the capital…
Meticulous basket of shrimp and pork meat roll in Old Hanoi
Despite being tired of food in hot days, when you see the strange basket here, tourists will get back their eating inspiration. This is an appetizer of a restaurant at…
The Giong Festival
The Giong festival is a traditional festival that is annually held in many parts of Hanoi to commemorate and praise victories of mythical hero Saint Giong who is one of…
Dong Da festival
The Dong Da festival annually takes place on the fifth of January (lunar calendar) at Dong Da mound, Quang Trung ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi. This festival aims to commemorate…
Full Moon festival and the atmosphere at Hang Ma street
Tet Trung Thu is one of the most important festival in Asian culture in general and in Vietnam in particular. It’s also called reunion festival or Children’s festival in Vietnam and…
Street crossing in Hanoi-don’t step back
The first thing a tourist might notice when setting the first steps in the city of Hanoi must be the traffic. Yes, it’s not a new topic but an open…
Hoa Sua, the signal of autumn in Hanoi
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, has its own charms in each season, but for people who live in or once visited this city, autumn is the best period of the…
Dong Ho painting-art of daily life
Dong Ho painting, full name Đông Hồ folk woodcut painting is a line of Vietnamese folk painting originating in Đông Hồ village (Song Hồ commune, Thuận Thành District, Bắc Ninh Province). With the…
Lotus in local people’s live and West lake’s lotus
Every summer, in a corner of Hanoi, lotuses bloom covering a part of West lake with their bright pink. Being one of the biggest city in Vietnam, people would usually…