HANOI OLD QUARTER There’s an old Vietnamese saying, “Hanoi has thirtysix streets and guilds – Jam Street, Sugar Street, Salt Street…”. Inside a modern and dynamic city, there appears an antique quarter, the Hanoi’s Old Quarter – the represented eternal soul of the city. One of the reasons that Hanoi the capital city of Vietnam, has attracted so many tourists over the years is its Old Quarter (36 old streets and guilds). It is an area wellknown for the history, the architecture, the enormous amount and diversity of products and even the everyday life of its residents.
HANOI OLD QUARTER There’s an old Vietnamese saying, “Hanoi has thirty-six streets and guilds – Jam Street, Sugar Street, Salt Street…” Inside a modern and dynamic city, there appears an antique quarter, the Hanoi’s Old Quarter – the represented eternal soul of the city One of the reasons that Hanoi - the capital city of Vietnam, has attracted so many tourists over the years is its Old Quarter (36 old streets and guilds) It is an area well-known for the history, the architecture, the enormous amount and diversity of products and even the everyday life of its residents • Located : Hanoi's old quarter lies between the Restore Sword lake to the south and the Long Bien bridge to the north The former city rampart, now called Tran Nhat Duat Street, marks its east border and the citadel wall on Ly Nam De street its west The Old Quarter (consisting of 36 old streets inside) started as a snake and alligator-infested swamp It later evolved into a cluster of villages made up of houses on stilts, and was unified by Chinese administrators who built ramparts around their headquarters The area was named "Dominated Annam" or "Protected South" by the Chinese • History : According to legend, the King began rebuilding the former Chinese palece, but the walls tumbled down While he pray to the local earth god, a while hourse emerged from the temple and galloped west The King decided to build his citadel walls along the trace of its hoof prints and declared the white horse the city’s guardian ( The While Horse Pagoda on Hang Buom street still pays homage to that guardian ) Originally a group of workshop villages surrounding the royal palace, the Old Quarter has gradually transformed into craft cooperatives, or guilds and soon gained its reputation as the business trading areas of the Red River delta In the past, as artisans moved to the capital city to business, they gathered together in this area to share the resources As a result, many of the streets were named after the crafts sold at that individual street Pho Hang Bun (Vermicelli), Pho Hang Ma (Paper Product), Pho Hang Bac (Silver), etc are examples of the streets carrying the name of the products sold there A majority of the street name here starts with “hang”, which means merchandise or shop The guild streets were name after their product or location For example, skilled silversmiths from Hai Hung province now occupy “Hang Bac” street one of the most ancient streets in all Vienam Now, invite you to join the tour to explore the old quarter with us ! “HANOI OLD QUARTER TOUR” 8:00 A.M Go by walking, bike, or taxi to ĐồngXuân gate on HàngChiếu street, at there tourists can have breakfast with noodles and snails , noodle and crab chowder 8:30 A.M Visit ĐồngXuân maketnear by there 9:00 A.M Walk to O Quan Chuong and take photo( this place is only save : everything belong to old gate) 9:30 A.M Then go to Whlie Hourse Pagoda (đền Bạch Mã ) 10:15 A.M Through big streets to old house at 87th Mã Mây street and the ticket takes 10000 VND and tourist can drink at Nola coffee near by old house 11:00 A.M Visit Kim Ngan pagoda at 42-44 Hàng Bạc street -the oldest making metal pagoda in Hà Nội 12:00 A.M The lunch at Phat Loc gate with bún đậu mắm tôm and bún chả at the head of phất Lộc gate 12:45 P.M After lunch , tourist can relax at coffee shop at 60th Phat Loc gate -the place is decorated very nice 14:00 P.M Then go to Ngoc Son temple and Hoan Kiem lake 15:00 P.M If you want to see Water Puppet, you can buy tickets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is located nearly Ngoc Son Temple 16:00 P.M shopping gifts for ralatives, eating Oc at Dinh Liet street or drink Bia Hoi at Luong Ngoc Quyen street 19:00 P.M Having dinner with Long Xao, Pho Xao at Nguyen Sieu Street, or Cha Ca specialty, you can eat it at Cha CaThang Long in 21-31 Duong Thanh 20:00 P.M Walking down the street if at the weekend tourist can go to night maket at hàng ngang ,hàng đào streets or have drink at coffee shop near by Hoan Kiem lake or drink LET’S GO ! 8:00 A.M Go by walking, bike, or taxi to Dong Xuan gate on Hàng Chiếu street, at there tourists can have breakfast with noodles and snails , noodle and crab chowder 8:30 A.M visit Dong Xuan maket near by there Dong Xuan Market As you can see, we are standing in a crowed place Many many people are there Nowhere else, it is Dong Xuan market Dong Xuan market is at the West end of Hanoi Old Quarter, surrounded by Hang Khoai street and Cau Dong street If you keep walking down Hang Ngang street, you will reach the market after blocks or just from 600 km Hoan Kiem lake It is not only largest trading center of Ha Noi, but also an attractive sight foreiners and Vietnamese Therefore, this name is popular to Vietnamese and tourist from everywhere Dong Xuan Market was build in 1804 by governor Nguyen Van Thanh in Nguyen dynasty On the night of July 14th, 1994, a fire has brought down the whole market, causing a damage of 300 billion VND The market you see today was recently built modeled after the architecture before the fire Dong Xuan market is largest center for selling and buying in capital, so you can buy everything here This wholesale Market has thousands of stalls Formerly, Market was famous for variety of goods, but now, mainly sell some good such as: electronic devices, household equipments, clothing and other kind products The Northern end of the market holds mainly eating venue, serving both day and night time There are alot of kinds food in here such as: “Bun Cha”, “Bun Rieu” 9:00 A.M walk to ô quan chưởng and take photo( this place is only save : every thing belong to old gate) O QuanChuong (QuanChuong Gate) O Quan Chuong or was called O Đong Ha, belongs to Hoan Kiem Distric, HN This is a in 16 gateways in Thang Long People usually say that Ha Noi had gateways The name’s it remains to the present such as O CauGiay, O Cau Den, O Cho Dua, O Dong Mac and O Quan Chuong But actually ancient documents, in the middle 18th century, Ha Noi still had 16 gates Nowaday, Ha Noi has only a gate It is O Quan Chuong, be a vestige to present O Quan Chuong was built in the years Canh Hung (1749) It was reconstructed in the years Gia Long (1817) and hold shape to nowaday The early 20th century, after the occupation of Hanoi, the French had to tear down the old buildings around to extended neighborhood But only O QuanChuong, thanks to the struggles and perseverance of the people and Mr Cai, Dao Dang Chieu (1845-1916), this policy should not be done Because Mr Cai and people refused to sign the authorization process to break down the gate O QuanChuong, so that the French had been concessions Nowaday, it is located on O Quan Chuong Street, the head of Hang Chieu Street and near the foot of the Chuong Duong bridge Ô Quan Chưởng includes 2nd floor and are built by type of “vọng lâu” - one style architecture specific Nguyen dynasty The first floor have doors The main door is in the middle, height and wide about meters, extra door be at the side main door, is 1,65 meters height and 2,5 meters wide Especially, the doors designed by type of arches The second floor have a “vọng lâu ” four roof, scaled the roof right at the main door Surrounded, balustrade has been decorated by hexagonal, rectangular, rosetted Between on the roof of the main door and the gazebo is a rectangular frame, nearly meter height and about meters wide, with three embossed Chinese character "Dong Ha Mon" The main door to the left wall mounted with a stone tablet by the General of Ha Noi, Hoang Dieu, for 1881 recording ban placed guards not to harass the people through the gate every time And why is the change of O Thanh Ha Gate? Thanh Ha had been changed to Quan Chuong Gate According to what was recorded in the genealogy of Dao in 1873, has a chancellor who was born Bac Ninh, had rebelled against Phap invaders, and caught in Gia Lam, The French took him to Ha Noi to behead and stigmatization the riverbank Cai river, in front of O Quan Chuong, and Mr Cai was guarded The first night, Mr Cai heard the dog barking outside the river His soldiers checked and found has boats near the stigmatization of the chancellor The next day, the family’s chancellor met Mr Cai to negotiate and redeem the head of the chancellor Knowing this is an act to be done, but not to the crime with the above, Mr Cai was report with the superiors to request throw the head of the chancellor to keep hygiene in the residential area, and are approved That night, Mr Cai brought the head of the chacellor back to his family Tomorrow, Mr Cai ordered his soldier to take a soil wrapped in cloth and place in cages to throw the river Before throw it, shout loud to everyone in the bank can hear: "By order of the above, the head must fall!" The stoty of the chacellor spread of Dong Xuan, from there, who went through the gate called O Quan Chuong, gradually the former name of Thanh Ha Gate was not mentioned again Nowaday, this place became the location wedding photography for couples in love wants to return to the ancient memories This is a where are stop footer of peddlers Over the historical vicissitudes and the weather change, Quan Chuong gate to restoration, repair and over again Therefore, the features ancient moss and old more or less extinct, then this place is still one of the "ancient imprint Hanoi" 9:30 A.M Then go to Whlie Hourse Pagoda (đềnBạchMã ) BạchMã (White Horse) Temple Bạch Mã (White Horse) Temple is located at number 76 Hàng Buồm Street, Hoàn Kiếm District, HàNội In the heart of the Old Quarter, the small Bach Ma Temple is said to be the oldest temple in the city and was a short walk away from where I was staying The temple, built in the 9th century, worships Long Đỗ, the deity who protected the Thăng Long Royal Citadel In 1010, Lý Thái Tổ king moved the citadel from Hoa Lư (NinhBình) to Thăng Long and wanted to expand it The king asked the troops to build the citadel higher, but whenever they did that, the citadel collapsed The king asked people for the reason and knew that this place was awe-inspiringly powerful earlier Then he ordered to make offerings At that night, in his dream, he met the deity who congratulated and told the king to follow the traces of horse hooves to build the citadel Then the king saw a white horse galloping at full speed and then disappeared On the next day, the king saw the traces of horse hooves on the ground in a circle and instructed the troops to follow them for the construction The citadel was built very firm To express the gratefulness to the deity, the king asked for carving a white horse for worshiping and conferred the title of “Thăng Long tutelary god” From that, the white horse has become a sacred symbol and Bạch Mã temple (or white horse temple) has been known from that Bạch Mã Temple is a unique architectural construction and one of the four district gate temples of ancient Thăng Long The district gates and their temples are located at the four compass points of the city: Quán Thánh Temple to the north, Bạch Mã Temple in the east, Kim Liên Communal House and temple in the south, and Voi Phục (kneeling elephant) Temple to the west Bạch Mã temple is a very nice architectural work which includes three-door temple gates, burning incense place and forbidden palaces It is a closed architectural work, making the temple become among rare and typical works of the Northern delta region The temple now still keeps lots of old valuable relics such as stone steles, palanquin, cranes and pairs of toy earthen statue for worship Every year, to honor Long Đỗ deity, the People’s Committee of HoànKiếm district holds BạchMã temple festival on lunar February 12 and 13 The event includes many offerings and cultural activities like ceremonial songs (catrù), Vietnamese popular opera (hátchèo), poem recitation and fencing 10:15 A.M Through big streets to old house at 87th MãMây street and the ticket takes 10000 VND and tourist can drink at Nola coffee near by old house 11:00 A.M Visit Kim Ngan Communal House at 42-44 HàngBạc street -the oldest making metal pagoda in HàNội HANG BAC STREET When it comes to restaurant city money can not but mention the jeweler profession characterized ancient city of Hanoi Hang Bac, jewelry ancestral land of ancient Hanoi, the ancient City has main jobs: casting Bullion, jewels and vocational exchange The population mostly came from the village of ChauKhai (Hung Yen province), the village of Dong Xam (Thai Binh province) and the village of (Ha Noi) Hang Bac street was formed from the 18th century Streets in the old Quarter of Ha Noi, is where to focus those skilled goldsmiths creating fine jewelry and beautiful stars, famous in and outside Viet Nam The prominent features of the product is shaping art, create vein( sink line, rise line) sophisticate and lively Hang Bac street long 280 meter Hang Mam street to the East, Hang Dao and Hang Ngang street to the West Previously, Hang Bac streets has three different lines Compression casting silver, jewels and currency exchange trades They came from three village know as filigree in northern of Viet Nam ChauKhe village (hung Yen province), the village of Dong Xuan( ThaiBinh province) anhDinh Cong village In the 15th century , the minister mandarin LuuXuan Tin- who is the man of ChauKhe village which was assigned to the Le Dynasty making bullion foundry at ThangLong by the bullion used as currency to exchange He has put in ChauKhe workers to set up silver decorations With craft map, the goldsmith in Hang Bacstreet, That makes gold more sophisticated products, especially jewelry Goldsmith who usually caverd in Hang Bac on the filigree decoration by certain patterns as four supernatural creature ( dragon, toitous, unicorn, phoenix) is the most common form Particularly iconic dragon was skillful hands of artisans demonstrate many different themes: two dragon fighting over a pearl, two dragon see the moon and different patterns as Bat Vat, Bat Bao, Bat Qua… are also carving on the disc, platter of gold, silver Over time history of ups and downs, the city has had many changes, but the typical architecture with street frontage is kept small, undulating roof adjacent Today, Hang Bac is one of the busiest streets of Hanoi Along the road are shops and shops selling gold, silver, jewelry attracted many passersby Innovative country craft craft tradition in general and gold jewelers in Hang Bac particular have adequate conditions for the development and conservation of the living standards of the profession and jewelers still guaranteed In particular, traditional customary "hereditary" is still kept Workers with talented hands, deftly creating sophisticated products So far, jewelry retain traditional "hereditary" Hang Bac street has many relies Kim Ngân communal house is one of those Kim Ngan Communal House The Kim Ngan Communal House is located at 42 Hang Bac Street This old architectural and religious structure was built in the post-Le Dynasty period During the time of King Gia Long, residents from ChauKheVillage (now in HaiDuongProvince) came to the imperial capital of Thang Long (modern-day Hanoi) and bought land to expand the communal house The Kim Ngan Communal House covers an area of 575sq.m, wider than many other architectural works in Hanoi's Old Quarter It has a triumphal arch and a courtyard The main part and the rear part of the communal house, each consists of three rooms with worshipping ground and partitions between the compartments The rear part and the front part of the communal house are linked to each other by the double-roof architecture with the upper roof linked with the front part and the lower roof creating open space between the two parts ChauKhe villagers came to reside in Hang Bac Street and expanded the Kim Ngan Communal House (also known as Duoi Communal House) to worship the father of the jewelry making craft but not the man who had offered them a special privilege that allowed them to develop this craft That man was LuuXuan Tin who was the prime minister under Le Thanh Tong Dynasty Allowed by the king to build a foundry to make silver ingots for the court, LuuXuan Tin took ChauKhe villagers to Thang Long and opened a jewelry school at 58 Hang Bac Street So, the cultural and historical values of the Kim Ngan Communal House are that it preserves the history of a traditional craft in Hanoi Since 1890, the communal house had been used mostly as a meeting and ceremonial place During times of war, it was the place for teaching Vietnamese and nursing skills as well as military training After 1954, the front part of the communal house became the shelter for many families The worshipping area therefore was narrowed and the entire communal house was heavily damaged In 2004-2005, the Management Board of Hanoi's Old Quarter coordinated with Vietnamese and French experts to undertake research to identify the cultural, architectural and religious values of the communal house and assess its actual condition to find ways to restore the original form of the communal house In 2009, a project was initiated to restore and enhance the Kim Ngan Communal House with technical assistance of experts from Toulouse, France In January 2011, this project was completed and the communal house was opened to serve people's religious needs and visitors This will be a place for jewelers to share experiences as well as a place to hold folk art and cultural activities which contribute to bringing into play the tangible and intangible cultural values of Hanoi's Old Quarter Architects and historical researchers share the opinion that although it has not been classified as a historical relic, Kim Ngan Communal House is a valuable architectural and religious structure The restoration of the Kim Ngan Communal House and the 2011 Jeweler Festival will honor tangible and intangible cultural values of Hanoi's Old Quarter, contribute to popularizing the cultural and religious customs of Vietnamese people and improving their awareness of the need to conserve and bring into play the traditional cultural values of Hanoians 12:00 A.M The lunch at PhatLoc gate with búnđậumắmtôm and búnchả at the head of phấtLộc gate 12:45 P.M After lunch , tourist can relax at coffee shop at 60th PhatLoc gate -the place is decorated very nice 14:00 P.M Then go to Ngoc Son temple and HoanKiem lake Ngoc Son Temple Ngoc Son Temple Location: Ngoc Son Temple is on Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi Characteristic: Hoan Kiem Lake was already considered the most beautiful lake in Hanoi when Ngoc Son Temple was built on an island in the 19th century Initially, the temple was called Ngoc Son Pagoda and was later renamed Ngoc Son Temple, since temples are dedicated to saints Ladies and gentleman, we are in the Guom lake, which is also known as Hoan Kiem lake It’s located in the city center surrounded by many remains and landscapes and truly a spiritual symbol of Hanoi And we are heading to Ngoc Son Temple It lies on a small green island over there On the period of Trinh Lord, this is Ngoc island where Khanh Thuy palace was built In Nguyen Dynasty during the reign of Thieu Tri , Its name was Ngoc Son And now, we are standing front of the “ Tam Quan” (Three-Passage) gate flanked on either side by two big chinese letters “ Phuc-福” (Luck) and “ Loc-福” (wealth) patterned on the handwriting of Nguyen Van Sieu , an eminent Confucian scholar of the 19th Century Behind the Tam Quan gate stands the Thap But( Pend Tower).In 1864, Nguyen Van Sieu – a Bac Ha famous poet built a stone tower with a top shaped like pen nib pointing toward the sky There are words on the side of tower “Ta Thanh Thien”, which mean writing on the blue sky the desires of human It is called Pen Towe Across from the Pen Tower is the Ink Slab with a slab of stone carved in the shape of a half peach Please have a closer look at in the Ink Slab Nguyen Van Sieu carved an ancient text describe the uses of the slab in all aspect The depth of the slab isn’t even The short line curved word, long line curved words The total paragraph has 30 lines of 64 words After that people call it “Nhat dai Phuong Dinh but” Since their creation, the Pen Tower and the Ink Slab have become sacred symbols relating to necessary instruments of the Confucian On the overall arrangement, those two resemble national literature and university examinations to discover talented people, in which represent in parallel sentences on the gate containing profound meaning: “the students attending university, good or bad result depend on the generosity of the previous life Van Xuong saint in the high sky always considering the good and evil beneath each one” Please gently step on The Huc bridge to get to Ngoc Son temple words “The Huc” means the bridge where sunlight concentrate on, or “Light of Dawn” Across the bridge, we will reach the temple entrance, call Dac Nguyet Tower – Moon Viewing Tower Tran Ba pavilion – preventing exterior culture wave from affect traditional culture On the pillar of Tran Ba pavilion carved ancient couplets : “ The hallowing sword still shines in the air and glitters in water-The poems sung to Heaven and Earth live on with the mountains” The first sentence of Couplets remind the Sacred Sword legend of King Le Loi, and the second sentence meaning: the Vietnammese culture is enternity with the Heaven and Mountain, Tran Ba pavilion is like “ a culture pavilion” against the invader of foreign Culture Ngoc Son temple has main sections: the external one is “bai duong” – kowtowing place, the central section is for worshipping Van Xuong saint and the internal section is dedicated to Tran Hung Dao, the great hero in scholar and master of martial arts, genius military leader in Tran Dynasty As you can see, Ngoc Son temple has many parallel sentences, from the outward to Ink Slab, Moon Viewing Tower… the parallel sentences of famous scholar from northern Vietnam are inscribe in every pillar, each containing thoughtful meaning Please enjoy the landscape, the lake view in this tranquil atmosphere… The lay-out of the structures is harmonious, from Ngoc Son temple, The Huc bridge, three gate, Pen Tower, Ink Slab, Dac Nguyet tower, Tran Ba pavilion with the ancient appear, all made a fascinating tourist attraction, culture tourism spot in Hanoi Ladies and gentlemen, our visiting to Ngoc Son temple is over I hope you all satisfied Also excuse me if I had any mistake during our trip Tortoise of Guom lake The giant tortoise inhabiting Restored Sword Lake in the centre of Ha Noi have/has been famous for centuries, figuring/attaching to especially in the story of King Le Loi For years, Vietnamese people have called these tortoises Ho Guom( Sword Lake) tortoises, this being another name for the lake.However, zoologists called the specy as Pelochelys bibroni According Prof Hà Đình Đức with piece of research Hồ Gươm tortoises used to prove that Hồ Gươm tortoise are not Pelochelys bibroni He has named the Hồ Gươm tortoises Rafetus leloii D.H.,2000 , a designation that includes the name of our famous King Le Loi , from whom the tortoise reclaimed the magic sword lent by the God of the Waters.this is branches brushing the surface of the lake as well as a two-meter-long tortoise like the one who accepted the magic sword from King Le Loi.The tortoise dates from 1968 ; its shell is preserved under a coat of lacquer now and then, one rises to breathe or creeps onto a bank to sunbathe.Such incidents are auspicious omens Hoan Kiem Lake - Hoan Kiem lake means “lake of the returned sword” This name is related to the famous historical legend of King Le Thai To And before this legend, Hoan Kiem Lake used to be called Luc Thuy Lake (or Green Water Lake) since the water was green all the year round In 15th century, it was named Hoan Kiem Lake after the legend of Emperor Le Thai To, which is somehow similar to the story of King Arthur and the Lady of the Lake's Well, you know who is Le Thai To? - Le Thai To – Le Loi was on in about 1384 and is one of Vietnam’s greatest heroes He was the youngest of three sons of family in Lam Son, Thanh Hoa province, in the far south of the country - This legend is really interesting Close your eyes and turn back time to the Le Dynasty centuries ago to witness the legendary story During the war against the Minh aggressors, King Le Thai To was given a precious fairy Sword by the Golden Turtle God After 10 years of continuous struggling, the King finally defeated the Chinese and reclaimed the nation’s independence After that, on a nice day, while boating on lake Luc Thuy, a large turtle came towards him -It immediately grabbed the sword with its mouth and submerged The king mourned the lost of such a valuable sword, yet could not find either the turtle or the sword He realized that the God must have lent him the sword to drive back the enemy, but then that his nation was free, the sword must be returned In order to commemorate this event, King Le Thai To named the lake Ho Hoan Kiem or Lake of the Restore Sword - Hoan Kiem Lake was once part of the Red River Thoughout thousands of years of geographical changes, the lake moved eastward to its present position kilometers from the river It is now situated inside a complex of Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc bridge, Pen Tower in the surroundings, making a sparkling colorful natural picture! - What could not be missed in this beautiful complex is the Turtle Tower, which lies in the middle of the lake, so as to remind Vietnamese people of the Turtle God of his great assistance - Thap Rua is the small stupa that was built in 1886 by an obscure Mandarin official The tower with floors is seen as a place in which the turtle live, born eggs, sun exposure The temple was at first despised and involved in a scandal in which the official tried to have his father’s bones laid to rest at the pagoda base - But over time, the tiny Thap Rua, which sits on a small island at the very center of the pond, has become something of the city’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, Statute of Liberty, and Eiffel Tower all rolled into one Just two tiers of window galleries crowned by a short tapered roof, the temple commands great respect despite its recent construction, and it’s a popular focal point for swooning lovers at lakeside in Hanoi’s “Center Park” – the lungs of the city The turtles that can be seen basking at the temple’s base are said to be up to 500 years old and the very species that stole the sword and founded the fair city - Despite the time’s ashes and dust, Hoan Kiem lake – the popular historical and legendary beauty-spot is eternal for good as an evidence of a fairy and heroic Hanoi during the past wars, and a romantic and charming Hanoi of today! 15:00 P.M If you want to see Water Puppet, you can buy tickets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is located nearly Ngoc Son Temple Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is located at 57B DinhTien Hoang Str, HoanKiemDist, HaNoi, Viet Nam It has two daily shows - p.m and p.m and adds a third show at p.m Water puppet shows are thought to have originated around the Red River Delta in North Vietnam sometime in the 11th century Unlike the shadow puppetry found in Thailand, puppet shows in Vietnam take place over a waist-deep pool of water; puppets are controlled from below The secret how puppeteers control the puppets from beneath the water has guarded for centuris - see if you can figure it out! “Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Vietnam yet.” This is the practical advice appearing in many guidebooks in Vietnam And it is so true that most visitors to Vietnam try to watch a performance of water puppetry at least once And after the performance, most of them are excited and always repeat this advice to their relatives who are going to take a tour to the beautiful country named Vietnam LêLợi was a national hero, leader of the resistance against foreign invasion in the 15th century Legend has it that he was granted a sword by deities After his victory over the invaders, one day he boating on a lake in Hn, Kim Quy (Golden) Tortoise God appeared to back the sword Hence the name of lake: “Returned Sword” Now, it is a famous sight in the center of Ha Noi We have just had a tour of the old quarter are veryattractiveand helpful I hope you all satisfied Also excuse me if I had any mistake during our tour !!! Thanks you so much ! ... crafts sold at that individual street Pho Hang Bun (Vermicelli), Pho Hang Ma (Paper Product), Pho Hang Bac (Silver), etc are examples of the streets carrying the name of the products sold there... most ancient streets in all Vienam Now, invite you to join the tour to explore the old quarter with us ! ? ?HANOI OLD QUARTER TOUR” 8:00 A.M Go by walking, bike, or taxi to ĐồngXuân gate on HàngChiếu... years Canh Hung (1749) It was reconstructed in the years Gia Long (1817) and hold shape to nowaday The early 20th century, after the occupation of Hanoi, the French had to tear down the old buildings