Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi city, Vietnam Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 4:17 AM

Location : At city center, bordered by Tran Nhat Duat and Phung Hung sts, Hoan Kiem District

Located in the heart of Hanoi capital, Hoan Kiem Lake becomes a most popular indicator to identify direction in the city. When a visitor asks for direction, Hanoi citizens will give their instructions that related to this great lake. Therefore, it is pretty necessary for travelers to know the way leading to their hotels from Hoan Kiem Lake.

Ho Tay Lake in Hanoi city, Vietnam Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 4:16 AM

Located on the northwest side of Hanoi, Ho Tay or West Lake is one of the largest lakes in the capital. Ho Tay was originally a branch of Red River thousand years ago. However, this branch was later formed itself as a separate lake when the river changed its flow to another direction.

Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi city, Vietnam Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 4:10 AM

Located in the heart of Hanoi capital, Ba Dinh square is well-known as one of the most important positions, in which includes many beautiful places that remain value of culture and history of Hanoi itself in private and of Vietnam in general.

Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi city, Vietnam Thursday, November 15th, 2012 - 4:02 AM

Location : Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi city, Vietnam

Dong Xuan Market (or Chợ Đồng Xuân in Vietnamese) is well-known as one of the most famous markets, which is situated in the district Hoan Kiem, the center of Hanoi capital, Vietnam.

Bat Trang Pottery Village in Hanoi city, Vietnam Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 - 3:29 AM

Bat Trang Pottery Village has strongly developed in some recent decades. Its vitality is clearly proved by the thousands of pottery-kiln on fire and night.

During the era of 12th – 14th century, there were many families residing in Bo Bat Pottery Village (located in Thanh Hoa Province) consisting of Bui, Phung, Tran and Vu families moving to Hanoi area to make pottery, selling it to local citizens as well as even to the foreigners. Originally, this village was named Bach Ho Group, and then, there are lots of pottery – kiln, it was replaced to Bat Trang – the age of the name is as approximately old as the age of group.

Water puppet show in Hanoi, Vietnam Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 - 3:19 AM

Created by the residents living in the areas surrounding the Red River, the art of water puppetry is unique to the Vietnamese culture that you should watch once visiting Hanoi. This special art was originally performed by the rice farmers in the flooded paddy fields for centuries, and is handed down from generation to generation.