Quan Chuong Gate, located in the East of Thang Long Citadel, is an old Hanoi gate. It was built in 1749 – the tenth year of Canh Hung and reconstructed in 1804 – the third year of Gia Long. It has remained intact since 1804. It is one of the 21 gates of the old…
Duong Lam Ancient Village, dating back hundreds of years, is located about 50 km west of Hanoi. Duong Lam is famous for specific traits of architecture and art belonging to ancient village of the Red River Delta. Visitors will be so surprised when Duong Lam has retained the basic traits of antique Vietnamese village with…
Hanoi capital is rising every day with the skyscrapers, the hustle, and bustle of modern life. Despite the rapid development, Hanoi still retains its unique traditional culture, typically, the village gates. Along with the banyan tree, the wharf, the communal yard, the village gate becomes a country soul. From ancient times, behind the gate is…
Having been working as an architect for almost 30 years, Hoang Thuc Hao has designed so many beautiful structures. He believes that architecture is born from the land, then will be back to the land. Mr. Hoang has created a lot of eco-friendly structures with the express purpose of protecting the landscape for posterity. As…
Hanoi has witnessed a lot of transformation every day. The capital with more and more high buildings, transport construction also has the clean green and peaceful lakes. It owns the beautifully pruned trees along the streets, the carefully arranged roads, the electric cables network underground… All of these are the stunning transformation and create a…
Hanoi – City for Peace was awarded to Hanoi by UNESCO on July 16, 1999, in La Paz, the Capital of Bolivia. More honored, Hanoi is the only city in the Asia-Pacific region to receive this designation. After 2 decades with many changes, Hanoi has been striving constantly to build, develop and promote the value…
