Hào S? ph??ng, translated as Haoshifang. This is an ordinary alley, few tourists remember, even the Vietnamese do not know that such an alley exists.

Hao Shi Fang is located at No. 206 Chen Xing Road, Ho Chi Minh City. It is not easy to find Hao Shi Fang in the crisscross alleys without the locals or people familiar with Chen Xing Tao Street leading the way.

There are 34 houses in the two rows of Haoshifang Street. Most of the residents are Vietnamese who work locally. These people are not well-off and often drag their families to live in crowded old houses.

The two rows of old houses look like a Chinese township in the 1970s. The Vietnamese people who came out of the houses had no expressions on their faces and frowned. I don’t know whether it was because of the hardship of life or the coming pressure of rent.

Hao Shi Fang is not a local tyrant. The reason for this name is that in the past the owner of the alley was called “Haotu”, and Haotu hired a lot of Chaozhou people to work here. Now there are only a few old Chaozhou people left in the alley who run small shops to make a living. Mention the alley. Many old people still remember the origin of the story.

The shadow of the workshop has long since disappeared in Hao Shi Fang, and there are no local tyrants in the alleys. The place is full of poverty, rudimentary and dilapidated atmosphere. Renovation?

With a cliff height of 800m, a length of 1.7km and a depth of nearly 1km, Tu San alley is known as the deepest canyon in Southeast Asia, a unique wonder in the Dong Van rock plateau. Possessing a magnificent beauty by the construction of nature, Tu San alley is majestic and proud between heaven and earth. In 2009, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism classified this area as a scenic relic of Vietnam, Nho Que River was honored as one of the unique tectonic valleys of Vietnam. Panoramic view of Tu San alley seen from above. Every view of Nho Que River is so beautiful that it attracts visitors With a cliff height of 800m, a length of 1.7km and a depth of nearly 1km, Tu San alley is known as the deepest canyon in Southeast Asia, a unique wonder in the Dong Van rock plateau. The road down the alley is also enough to challenge the health of each visitor. From the car and motorbike stop, visitors have to walk 800m down to the marina. In October, the way down will have beautiful buckwheat flowers Visitors going from the boat side will usually ask for the help of local people at a cost of 30,000-50,000 VND. Or, choose to ride a motorbike uphill 8km long for 100,000 / way. Currently, the lakebed area of ​​Nho Que 1 Hydropower Plant has 40 boats registered as passenger transport services. This service provides a stable source of income for houseboats and creates jobs for people here. Since the date of Nho Que hydroelectricity, which prevents the river from flowing so fast, there is a kayak rental service for visitors to swim and admire the view of Tu San alley for about 300,000 VND. Visitors can buy a group boat ticket for 100,000 / person, if renting the whole boat is 500,000 / trip for the journey to see Tu San alley for about 1 hour. For large groups of tourists, the rental price for a boat is from 500,000 to 700,000 depending on the size of the boat. Tu San Canyon is the deepest river canyon in Vietnam. The canyon and other geological heritages make in this area the most spectacular landscape of Dong Van Stone Plateau Global Geopark, Ha Giang. When coming to Tu San alley, visitors should once experience the feeling of sitting on a boat gliding on the green Nho Que river, watching the surrounding scenery with high steep cliffs and white clouds to see themselves It’s like being lost in a fairyland. Lying at the foot of Ha Giang’s craggy cat-eared mountains, Nho Que river with clear blue water flows smoothly around the cliffs. Tu San Canyon is located in the middle of the ravine, the close distance of the two ravines, combined with the green color of Nho Que River, creates a spectacular and poetic scene. To get to Tu San alley, visitors need to take a boat or canoe service about 20 minutes upstream of Nho Que river. In the midst of the majesty of the natural mountains and forests, from afar, Tu San Canyon with Nho Que river looks like a green thread, crossing the back of the pass.

Not only is the space used a lot, the toilet also becomes a relaxing place for family members after a hard working day. For homes with small areas, especially tube houses, homeowners should pay attention to the following factors when designing toilets: Location Whether the tube house is narrow, ventilation is still the most essential factor for the toilet. If possible, homeowners should use natural ventilation when designing this space. In townhouses, the toilets are usually located next to the skylight or towards the side of an alley or space, because these places can connect air with the natural environment. The toilet is located in the corner of a townhouse. (Illustration) Many people often build bathrooms and toilets located on the house entrance and on the kitchen area. The rest of the areas can be flexibly arranged so that it is well ventilated and convenient for travel. Where the house is too narrow, the “extreme” homeowner will arrange the toilet under the stairs. Because this space is very narrow and mysterious. If there is no other location, the homeowner needs to install a ventilation fan. Acreage A toilet with an average area just enough, not too cramped, relatively standard, usually about 4m2. Toilets are considered small when the area is less than 2m2. Which still includes 3 areas: toilet, sink and shower area. A toilet with an average area of ​​just enough, not too tight, is usually about 4m2. (Illustration) Besides the ventilation factor, toilets need to distinguish two spaces: dry and wet. The dry area has toilets and sinks, while the wet area is used for bathing. Separating these two areas will make the toilet clean, easy to clean, and scrubbed. Sanitary equipment In order for a narrow toilet to look wider, the homeowner must first use compact, space-free toilet facilities. Do not be greedy to use the lavish sink or the vanity with a sophisticated design. Narrow house should choose compact toilet equipment. (Illustration) Walls should use neutral colors, as the background for patterns on shower curtains or wall paintings. nice picture The small restroom will become fresh when covered in vibrant yellow paint. The white curtains with green checkered edges soften the edges of the tub. The pictures of funny animals painted on the wall also bring a lively feeling to the user. Narrow the decorative focus when designing a small toilet space. A decorative highlight should be used as the main point, be it a curtains, a shower or a prominent blue-white porcelain vase. Tiles Small toilets should choose light colored tiles to create a sense of airiness. Wall tiles can be placed close to the ceiling. It is possible to tile the toilet wall close to the ceiling. (Illustration) Avoid using bricks with cumbersome patterns, dark colors, easy to cause frustration and make the toilet feel narrower. Ceiling paint colors should also choose light colors to make the space not heavy. Light Gone are the days when toilet lighting only needed to be bright enough. With the modern trend of toilet interior modernization today, lighting system is more and more interested in bright and beautiful criteria. Clarity is the first criterion. In addition to the common light source for the restroom, there should be lights in specific areas such as the bath, sink or vanity. These local light sources help the user have the necessary light when using. After that, the toilet only needs to be bright enough, with the trend of modernizing the interior, it is necessary to have a beautiful light. (Illustration) Beautiful light is also an important factor. Gentle light sources arranged in hidden corners or accent spaces will bring a feeling of lightness, relaxation like at the spa. You can use more deodorizing lights such as compact bulbs using ozone to deodorize, making the toilet space both bright and clean. Phuong Anh (synthetic)

Noodle soup Noodle vermicelli is located at the beginning of alley 76 Hai Ba Trung. The shop always attracts diners because of its fragrant flavor. The eye-catching dish with the orange-yellow soup of the crab stick. A bowl of vermicelli is full of blood, rolls of silk, crabs, snails, beans … The dish is attractive with the sweet taste of the broth and the fat leopard of the side dish and the strong flavor of the fish sauce. However, the crabs here are not completely pure. Photo: Mitsfoody, Chiecbungdoi.foodlover, Nhanrec, Tebefoody. Diners reviews: Mitsfoody: “A noodle sale is only 25,000 VND. The tasting taste is quite delicious. I eat lunch, so I don’t know the specific selling time. Just keep the boiler with a little bit of it, it will taste delicious, usually it will not taste very strong. ” Fried dough The fried dough in this alley is quite famous. The dough is cut into square shape to fit the mouth. Breaking one more scrambled egg on top will make the dish more fatty. Traditional fried dough, served with shredded papaya and diluted soy sauce. The attraction of the dish is that the fine plastic powder is eaten without causing damage and the price is 25,000 VND for a full, reasonable box. The fried flour here is quite famous. Photo: Tebefood, Lenkycungkhoa. Diners reviews: Nguyen Minh Tu: “The fried flour is very crispy, the food is very tasty, affordable for a place in the city center.” Luu Anh Khoa: “Pretty much, the sauce is also delicious. There is a crunchy grease too. ” Hue cake For those who love cakes in Central Vietnam. A row of cakes with all flavors such as banh beo, filter flour, cake nam… has enough. A portion of cake is only 20,000 VND and can be ordered depending on what you like, but the best part is a mix with spring rolls, rolls. The casual cakes with supple flour, filled with homemade fish sauce and crispy crispy bread served with appeal. The shop sells a full range of Central Vietnamese cakes. Photo: Intofood_, Tebefood, Damanfood. Diners reviews: Intorfood: “Look at the tray is very attractive. The 20,000 VND mixed portion is also complete but the taste is very normal, the fish sauce is not very strong, the filter powder is a bit clumsy, the taste is a bit pale. Fat molded cake, fragrant coconut water. In short it can be eaten. ” Thai fried rice Thai fried rice is definitely not to be missed when coming to this alley. A fairly plump rice set with chicken skin, grilled skewers meat, kimchi, cucumber, tomato … Especially the fragrant soft and fragrant fried rice, attracting a lot of culinary devotees. Photo: Tebefood, Lanwiththi. Diners reviews: Nguyen Mai Khanh: “A box full of mounds has 25,000 VND only, with grilled meat, chicken skin, kimchi, cucumber, fried rice is very soft, hot, grilled meat is seasoned to taste, chicken skin is also crispy. Also, eat more kimchi to help relieve boredom. ” Luu Anh Khoa: “The day we went, the rice was quite dry, the kimchi was really sour, the pork skin was not very crisp. But in return, the barbecue is still delicious, it is delicious. ”

The alley is only half a meter wide, deep, smoking, people have to turn on the electricity 24/24 to see the path, the entrance can only be one by one.

Alleyways are only available in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

Along the streets such as: Hang Buom, Hang Chieu, Hang Duong, Lane Brick, Lo Su … are super-small alleyways, right behind the shops with splendid light; is known as a “specialty” of Hanoi Old Quarter.

Streets located in the old town area are called “diamond streets” of Hanoi, with a value of up to billions of VND / m2, equivalent to land prices in the most expensive cities in the world. like New York, Paris or Tokyo.

In the area of ​​Hang Ngang – Hang Dao, Dinh Tien Hoang, the price of road surface is said to be from 800 million to more than 1 billion VND / m2.

Most of the households living in these alleys are families with 3 generations, sharing a small house, only 10m2.

An alley on Hang Buom Street, deep and dark like a tunnel.

Mr. Le Cong Vinh (70 years old, Hang Buom street) said: “Although I am used to living here, sometimes I find it inconvenient. Every time you want to renovate the house, you have to pay more labor costs to carry the materials bit by bit from outside the entrance to the house ”.

According to Mr. Vinh, the biggest inconvenience here is the lack of common living space for everyone. Every time anyone’s house has a table, they have to borrow the space of the next house to have enough room for guests. When shopping for household appliances, everyone has to consider, calculate and only dare to buy items with the size that can pass through the lane.

Even during the day, even with the lights on, the alley is still dark.

Mr. Le Ngoc Anh (45 years old, Hang Buom street) expressed concern: “I only care for children who do not have a place to play and play. Every afternoon, they come home from school to see them sitting in the house watching TV or playing on the phone.

Alley space is narrow, many families with young children often have to go to the park or walk around the street to save trouble.

The lane’s meager space is used as a place for furniture, goods, and bicycles.

The electrical wiring and meters above are installed running along the small alley, potentially many risks, not ensuring electrical safety and fire prevention.

“The alley, the house is cramped, but it can’t be helped to move.”

Located deep in the alley only about 50cm wide, with dim electric lights on Hang Buom street, the house of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Long’s family has two floors, each floor is less than 10m2 but has 6 people, 3 generations. live together.

Mr. Long shared: “Although living conditions are quite tight, many households here do not want to move anywhere. Moreover, if we move, we do not know what kind of profession to make a living ”.

The small room, narrow alley, and Mr. Long’s furniture are only “moderate” in size.

An alley corner is used as a cooking place.

Many households have to share living space to save space.

The alley is very narrow, only one person can pass, so people often wait for each other to take each car out one by one …

Le Thi Gai (75 years old, Lo Su street, Hoan Kiem district) shared that her family has lived here since the 1960s, most of people here are manual labor, small businesses. in the old town. Although there are many inconveniences, the households living in these alleys are very united.

“Previously, 4 households in the alley used the same toilet, now life is better, each house built its own toilet, but we still told you to clean the way together. go, everyone’s living space ”.

A small, deep alley is nestled among flashy street shops.

Since 1998, the People’s Committee of Hanoi has started an old town migration project with the aim of reducing population density in the AQ from 823 people / ha in 2010 to 500 people / ha. Accordingly, the area of ​​Hoan Kiem old town has to move over 6,500 households, with about 27,000 people.

In the middle of 2019, the project of stretching the old town continues to restart after the years that seem to have “fallen asleep”. However, after more than 20 years of implementing this population relaxation project, the old quarters with a large population density, narrow houses crowded in deep streets continue to recur. Damage, peeling walls, steel core inside is common.

The alleys are not noisy, no hustle and bustle, still quietly nestled on the bustling streets of more than 20 years. The people living in it still keep harmony with each other, yield to the little common space, and preserve the civilized lifestyle of Ha Thanh land.