The Capital’s Shortest Street

Being only 52 metres long, Hoan Kiem Lake Street is more like an alley connecting Dinh Tien Hoang and Cau Go Streets. 

Few people know of Hanoi’s shortest street, that back in the days when the city was actually a collection of villages, Hoan Kiem Lake Street was part of Ta Vong Village, Huu Tuc Ward, Tho Xuong District. 

Regardless of its size, the street has contributed to the beauty and soul of Hoan Kiem Lake . Much of the charismatic old architecture has been maintained on this boulevard that was home to some of Hanoi ’s lower middle class residents.

Hoan Kiem Lake Street clearly reflects the culture of soon to be “Thousand-year-old Hanoi ”. 

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Hang Buom Street

Hang Buom Street.

300m-long Hang Buom Street was located in Ha Khau Ward (present-day Hoan Kiem District) near the junction of the To Lich and Red Rivers. Prior to 1945, the street was known by the French name “Rue des Voiles” but after 1954 its name was changed to Hang Buom Street.

In the past, different kinds of boat sails which were made from homemade canvas or rush were sold on the Street. It has also been the main residential place of the Chinese people since the 17th century.   

Due to the favourable geographical condition, people in Ha Khau Ward lived on trades dependent on the water. They produced different kinds of bags, sacks, trellis-matting from rattan and rush which were transported by boats to other places.

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Hang Duong Street

Belonging to the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Hang Duong (Sugar) Street in Hoan Kiem District still retains its typical flavour that made it famous in Hanoi , processing and selling all kinds of sugar and sweets.

Every year when people prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival or Tet (lunar New Year Festival), the street becomes most bustling and animated. On these occasions, the owners of big shops on this street, such as Ngoc Anh, Ngoc Dung, Tung Hien, etc., can earn as much as they made in the previous ten months.

In the 1960s the locals started participating in other trades to meet the demand of Hanoians and people from neighbouring provinces. As a result, many other products are sold on the street, such as cloth, fashion accessories, souvenirs, portraitures, and particularly O mai (sweetened and spiced dried fruits), a typical nourishment of Hanoi that is made by locals. 

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Hang Ma Street

Hang Ma (Paper Offerings) Street has been one of Hanoi’s typically frenetic commercial areas since the medieval times. On the occasions of traditional festivities, the street becomes filled with sounds, colours and light, bearing the imprints of the spiritual life of Orientals.

Starting from the intersection of Hang Duong Street and ending at Phung Hung Street, the 339m-long commercial street used to be part of Vinh Hanh and Yen Phu Villages, separated by To Lich River, of Tien Tuc Commune, Tho Xuong District. The river has been filled up, thus joining the two villages. Now part of Hang Ma Ward, near Sword Lake and Dong Xuan Market, of Hoan Kiem District, it is one of Hanoi’s 36 ancient streets. The street offers various commodities and is one of the favourite destinations of tourists, domestic and foreign as well.

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Phan Dinh Phung Street

Phan Dinh Phung Street in Phan Dinh Phung Ward, Hoan Kiem District in Hanoi is about 1.5km long, starting from Mai Xuan Thuong Street and stretches to Hang Cot Street. It was once a trench running outside the northern wall of Thang Long Citadel in the Nguyen Dynasty (the 19th century) and a section of the former To Lich River.

In the past, the street was Boulevard Carnot and after the August Revolution in 1945 it was renamed after Phan Dinh Phung, a strong-willed patriotic scholar in the struggle against the French colonialists (1847-1895). Phan Dinh Phung is a native of Dong Thai Village of present-day Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province. He was a leader of the Ha Tinh insurgent army who, responding to the royal proclamation of King Ham Nghi, fought against the French aggressors for nearly 10 years. He died on December 28, 1895 at Quat Mountain in Truong Son Range.

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Ha Noi noodle

There are a lot of specialities in Hanoi but the most favourite dish is a simple broth of rice noodle called Pho. It is a dish that defines Hanoi special foods.

Simply because Pho in Hanoi is quite different from that in any other places. Pho in Hanoi has the special flavour of the broth stewed with marrowbones, the savour of boiled beef. The broth must be clear, the rice noodle must be thin and tender.

The colours of the ingredients form a nice colourful picture. Mixed with boiling hot stock, it provoke your senses, makes you feel as if you are enjoying the beauty of nature./.Cinet

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Hanoi plans special tours for millennial birthday

Hanoi will organise seven special tourism programmes to celebrate the millennial birthday of the capital city in 2010, according to the Hanoi Cultural, Sports and Tourism Department.

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VGP to open online talks on Thăng Long–Hà Nội’s millennium imprints

VGP – The Việt Nam Government Web Portal (VGP) will host an online talk, themed “Thousand-year imprints of Thăng Long–Hà Nội,” on July 3, the date marking 100 remaining days towards the grand anniversary of the capital city.

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Thang Long citadel to be considered for UNESCO recognition

The World Heritage Committee will consider the request for the inscription of the Thang Long Royal Citadel on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites when it convents its 34 th session in Brazil from July 25 to August 3.

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Talk show on millennium imprints of Thăng Long–Hà Nội

VGP – A talk show was kick-started this morning at the headquarters of VGP in Hà Nội, focusing on the thousand-year civilization of Thăng Long–Hà Nội, the preparation for the city’s millennium anniversary, and the conservation of its tangible and intangible cultural heritages.

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