Artwork/INT As a person with more than 20 years of research on Ho Guom turtles, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc, former senior lecturer at the University of Natural Sciences (Hanoi National University) still has many doubts. Hoan Kiem Lake turtle is the only species loài Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc said that ten years ago, the Asian Turtle Conservation Program posed the problem of searching for individual Ho Guom turtles living in other places to pair for the purpose of species conservation. Since 2006, when he discovered that Dong Mo Lake is also likely to have at least one individual of Ho Guom tortoise, he disagreed on the subspecies. Although he went to the place and studied on photos, he found that the Dong Mo lake turtle was completely different in terms of the Sword Lake turtle morphology. Sword Lake turtle is a new species of turtle, the world’s scientific name is Rafetus leloii because this turtle is associated with the legend of King Le returning his sword on Luc Thuy lake in the 15th century, the lake changed its name to Hoan Kiem lake (Ho Guom). . The word “Rafetus” is the name of the genus of turtle, which is derived from the name of the river Raft in India. “leloi” is the species name, named after Le Loi. The person associated with the legend returns the Treasure Sword to the Turtle God. As a rule, the species name is one word, not capitalized, so the two words Le Loi write together as leloi, and add the character ‘i’ to become leloi. In the International Conference “Sustainable Development – Hanoi Capital – City of Culture, Heroes, For Peace” on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi, once again Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc again Announcement on Sword Lake Turtle a new species of tortoise for science. “It can be affirmed that the Asian Turtle Conservation Program has never studied the Sword Lake Turtle in Hoan Kiem Lake but only investigated the Rafetus species. Dong Mo turtle and Chinese tortoise are not Sword Lake turtles”, said Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc. Sword Lake Turtle has the largest size of freshwater turtles in Southeast Asia, as well as in the world. Ho Guom tortoise has a white spot on the top of its head and is slightly skewed to the left. Eyes are rounded slightly upward, but do not rise above the surface of the head. The nostrils open to the anterior limit of the anterior jaw bone. The ivory-white horns cover the anterior jaw bone. The fleshy lip encloses the outer margin of the upper jaw and the posterior half of the lower jaw. The back of the head, neck and carapace are light gray. The underside of the chin, neck and bib are pale pink. The carapace is oval in shape, the spine is slightly concave, without spots or stripes. The shell is covered with soft frilled skin that extends beyond the outer margin of the carapace. The fringe of the skin is thin, the back is elongated and slightly cambered. The upper horn covers the anterior jaw bone and the anterior half of the maxillary bone. The lower horn covers the anterior half of the dentate bone and the anterior part of the coronal bone. The limbs are very strong, the feet have wide swimming webbed and have 3 large horn claws. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc said, in history books as well as in legends, there are no documents or stories about a large turtle that once lived in Luc Thuy Lake. It was not until the 15th century that people knew about this turtle through the legend of Hoan Kiem of King Le. So far, there are no documents or information about this large turtle in any water body of Hanoi. Based on the results of comparative research on morphology with large soft-shelled turtles in the world, as well as in Southeast Asia, and discussed with international turtle researchers, such as: Prof. Kraig Adler – University Cornell (USA) and two other experts, Dr. William P. McCord and Dr. Patrick J. Baker, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc found that Hoan Kiem Lake turtle species is completely different. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc. Sword Lake has only one “turtle” “Someone said there are 2-3 “turtles” in Hoan Kiem Lake. But from the time I started researching until the “old man” passed away, I confirmed that Sword Lake had only one “old turtle”. Even when the “grandfather” was weak, everyone trembled when deciding to bring him up. Seeing 2 bubbles of water, many people said that there were 2 “old turtles”, after picking up the “tools”, they thought that there was another “tool”, possibly bigger. However, there is nowhere to catch. Personally, I find that “old turtle” has actions that are really difficult to explain”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc shared. In many interviews with the press decades ago, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc always expressed the need to find additional sources, because he affirmed that Hoan Kiem Lake has only one “turtle”. . In 2016, the “old turtle” died, he was also a consultant to make a template to look like “the old man” as when he was alive. At present, despite his advanced age, whenever he hears that there are descendants of the “grandfather” he is on the road again. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc’s whole life has been with the University of Hanoi (now the University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi). At the age of “rare and old”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc still has many concerns with Hoan Kiem turtles. On December 18, 2020, the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Asian Turtle Conservation Program (ATP), announced the sex determination results of Hoan Kiem turtles in Dong Mo Lake. Hanoi). The results of genetic testing published by scientists have confirmed that the female turtle caught in October 2020 is a species of Rafetus swinhoei, a soft-shell turtle that is on the verge of extinction. This tortoise is also known as Giai Sin-hoe – Hoan Kiem Turtle. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc also visited the place to see this trapped turtle. He said that although the genetic test results match with the Ho Guom tortoise, he is still “troubled”. Because in terms of appearance, the individual turtles in Dong Mo and Xuan Khanh lakes are not like the “old turtle” of Hoan Kiem Lake as he has known so far. To classify turtles, people rely on morphological characteristics and genetic testing. According to his observations, the Dong Mo turtle does not have the same characteristics as the Sword Lake turtle. “I observed that this turtle’s head is more pointed, the snout is more pointed, and has a very different pattern. The structure of the turtle’s eye is also not the same as that of the Ho Guom turtle I know. I have no knowledge of genetics or genetic engineering, but I am skeptical. Sword Lake Turtle is a new, endemic and rare species of turtle, but this turtle in Dong Mo looks like many common turtle species. I think it is possible that it is the same species of turtle, but belongs to a different species, a different breed… Hopefully scientists will clarify this with concrete evidence,” wondered Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ha Dinh Duc. Currently, there are two specimens of Ho Guom turtle. The first specimen died on June 20, 1967 and the second specimen died on January 19, 2016. The second specimen is plasticized according to modern German technology, which can be preserved for a long time.

During the holidays, the weather in the capital is “pleasing to people”, which is a suitable condition for people to participate in outdoor fun activities. Cool evening, quite crowded, vehicles flock to the central area around Hoan Kiem Lake. Most people have raised their awareness of epidemic prevention, actively wearing masks in public places. On Tay Ta Hien Street, shop owners and customers are also more aware of epidemic prevention, actively wearing masks, the restaurant has antiseptic water. In addition to the bars that have been closed for epidemic prevention at the request of the Hanoi People’s Committee, the restaurants here are still operating during the holidays, but the number of visitors has decreased significantly compared to usual. The street is empty, the shop is full of scenes of “sea of ​​people” sitting close together as usual. Even an employee of a restaurant here said that the current number of guests is too empty compared to other holidays and weekends, compared to just a few days ago, it has also decreased by more than half. “Sometimes I have to refuse guests because there are no tables, but now the staff actively offering them are still empty,” this person said. The functional forces are regularly present to ensure security and order, remind business households and people to comply with epidemic prevention requirements. The section of Ta Hien street, the area with many bars and pubs, is dark and dim Unlike the “Western” street area, although the pedestrian street is closed to prevent the COVID-19 epidemic, the walking path around the lake and flower garden still attracts a large number of visitors and fun. Besides those who strictly abide by the regulations on wearing masks, there are still cases of people wearing masks. Some families going out “forgot” masks for young children.

Hanoi City People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh speaks at the launching ceremony on the morning of April 24. This is an important sporting event of Hanoi City towards SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11 to be held in Vietnam. The race aims to encourage a large number of people to participate in physical exercise and sports in response to the campaign “All people practice following the example of the great Uncle Ho” and the movement “Be strong to establish a career and preserve the country”. ; propaganda to raise awareness in all levels, sectors, from city to grassroots level about the role, meaning and effects of exercise, sports in improving the quality of people’s life, quality of resources Human; building a healthy lifestyle and cultural environment, contributing to consolidating the great unity bloc of the entire people. With the New Korea New Run Tournament, the 2021 season marks a milestone for the 47-year-old run, continuing to affirm one of the top traditional rich tournaments in the Vietnamese athletics village. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Hanoi City People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh said that the Day of running the Olympics for the health of the people is the inheritance and promotion of President Ho Chi Minh’s thought “when the people are strong, the country is prosperous”. in line with the ideal of the world Olympic movement. Through Running Day, aims to continue to promote response to the campaign “All the people exercise their bodies according to the example of great Uncle Ho”, the period of 2021 – 2030, thereby improving people’s fitness, contributing contribute to the quality of human resources of the country and the capital, build a healthy lifestyle and cultural environment, and strengthen the unity bloc of the entire people. “In the days of March and April 2021, branches and levels across the city continued to seriously carry out their tasks of preventing and fighting against Covid-19 epidemics, but all districts, towns still concurrently. implementing the plan of Olympic Run Day for the health of the entire population associated with the 47th New Ha Noi New Run for Peace Tournament in 2021. This is an extensive mass sports tournament of the capital, with a long history. tradition and high reputation today ”- Hanoi City People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh said. The delegates and the Organizing Committee presented flags and flowers to the units. In addition, the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi also emphasized that SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11 are coming, with the spirit of “Hanoi for the whole country, for the whole country for Hanoi” and to carry out the tasks. The host of the congress, Hanoi City is highly concentrated to direct branches and levels to concretize the work contents, prepare the best facilities conditions to work towards. a successful, impressive, safe, peaceful, friendly, and a successful SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games spread among regional and international friends by being considerate, hospitable and friendly; thereby, contributing to promoting the positive image of the country of Vietnam and Hanoi capital in the trend of integration and development. Hanoi City will strive to contribute 30% of the athletes force, 30% of the total gold medals of the Vietnamese delegation achieved at the congress. Leaders of Hanoi City and delegates ran in response at the launching ceremony. In addition, on behalf of the leaders of the city, the Chairman of Hanoi City People’s Committee also suggested sectors and levels from city to grassroots, districts, and towns continue to direct and focus on mobilizing resources for implementation. effectively The annual Olympic run day for the health of the entire population, responding to the movement of the entire population to exercise their bodies in the example of the great Uncle Ho in the period of 2021 – 2030 and launching the 47th Open New Year’s Running Tournament for the Peace in 2021, towards SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11, achieving the highest results. Immediately after the launching ceremony, more than 2,500 athletes from departments, sectors, unions, athletes, police, gifted high school students, Hoan Kiem district, ran around Hoan Kiem Lake. to respond to the program.

The leaders of the central and city levels attended the program. Attending the program were the comrades: Member of the Party Central Committee, Standing Deputy Secretary of Hanoi City Party Committee Nguyen Thi Tuyen; Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh; Vice Chairman of Vietnam Olympic Committee Hoang Vinh Giang; Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong; Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi city Nguyen Lan Huong; Member of the Standing Committee of Hanoi City Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Hanoi City People’s Council Phung Thi Hong Ha; representatives of departments, branches, districts, towns. Delegates attending the program. On the Olympic run for the people’s health, the 47th Opening Ceremony of the 47th Newly Open Newspaper – For peace in 2021 is one of the key sports activities with great socio-political significance of Ha city. Inwardly towards the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 – August 19, 2021) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2021), 67 years of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 – October 10, 2021), 64 years of the New Year’s Day of the first issue (October 24, 1957-October 24, 2021), and towards the 31st SEA Games. and ASEAN Para Games 11. Speaking at the ceremony, Hanoi City People’s Committee Chairman Chu Ngoc Anh said that the Day of running the Olympics for the health of the entire population is the inheritance and promotion of President Ho Chi Minh’s “strong people, prosperity” thought of President Ho Chi Minh. in line with the ideal of the Olympic movement in the world. Through Olympic Run Day for the health of the entire people in order to continue to promote the response to the campaign “The entire people exercise their bodies according to the great Uncle Ho example”, the period 2021-2030, thereby contributing to improving physical fitness. for the people, enhance the quality of human resources of the country and the capital, build a healthy lifestyle and cultural environment, and consolidate the national unity bloc. Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh speaking at the launching ceremony. Comrade Chu Ngoc Anh noted that, in the past two months, branches and levels across the city continued to seriously carry out the tasks of preventing and fighting against Covid-19, at the same time, districts and towns had simultaneously implementing the plan of Olympic Run Day for the public health in association with the 47th New Hani Newspaper Campaign Launching Ceremony – For Peace in 2021. Capital, has a long tradition and high reputation. “Implementing the plan of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the implementation of the campaign for the entire people to exercise their bodies according to the example of the great Uncle Ho in the 2021-2030 period, the Party Committee, the government and the people of the Capital willingly unanimously, actively responding to this important campaign, to continue to effectively implement Resolution No. 33-NQ / TW of the XI Party Central Committee on construction and development. Vietnamese culture and people, to meet the requirements of sustainable development of the country.This campaign is to promote the development of the career of physical training and sports in our country in the coming period, to meet the requirements of improving strength. strong, physical strength of the people, improving the physical condition and stature of Vietnamese people and the capital, contributing to building human resources, serving the industrialization and modernization of the country “, Chairman of the People’s Committee emphasized Chu Ngoc Anh street. Hanoi city leaders awarded flags to districts, towns in the city. According to the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee, SEA Games 31 and ASEAN Para Games 11 are coming. With the spirit of “Hanoi for the whole country, the whole country for Hanoi” and performing the tasks assigned by the Central to the host organization of the Congress, Hanoi city is concentrating highly to direct the branches , all levels concretize the work contents, prepare the best infrastructure conditions towards a successful, impressive, safe, peaceful, friendly, spreading SEA Games and ASEAN Para Games. radiating in the hearts of regional and international friends by thoughtful, hospitable and friendly; thereby, contributing to promoting the positive image of the country of Vietnam and Hanoi capital in the trend of integration and development. “Hanoi city will strive to contribute 30% of the athlete force, 30% of the total gold medals of the Vietnamese delegation achieved at the congress. In that sense, on behalf of the city leaders, I propose to all sectors and levels from city to grassroots level, districts and towns continue to direct and focus on mobilizing resources to effectively implement the annual Olympics Day for the health of the people every year, responding to the movement of the entire people to exercise their bodies according to the example of the great Uncle Ho in the 2021-2030 period and the 47th New Open Newspapers run – For peace in 2021, towards the 31st SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games 11, reached the end the highest result “, comrade Chu Ngoc Anh directed. Some art performances in the program. At the ceremony, Chairman of Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee Pham Tuan Long, representing 30 districts and towns, spoke in response to the program and said that localities will focus on implementing some specific contents to contribute. Together with Hanoi city, to complete the target of striving to 2025, the rate of people participating in regular sports reaches 43.5%, the rate of participating households reaches 32.5% or more. It is to raise awareness of all levels, sectors and people about the effects of regular sports campaigning in order to improve the quality of the capital’s human resources, building a healthy lifestyle, healthy life, usefulness among the people. people. The units and localities will develop the movement of people to practice sports regularly, respond to the campaign “The entire people exercise their bodies according to the great example of Uncle Ho” and the strong movement to establish a career to keep the country through organize annual traditional running tournaments, form the habit of exercising and sports in all classes of people; continue to deploy to communes, wards, townships Day run the Olympic Games in combination with the New Report Race; mobilize all social resources to organize sports and sports activities, form teams to participate in the New Hani New Run – For peace in the coming years … According to Mr. Pham Tuan Long, Hanoi city strives that by 2025, the rate of people participating in regular sports will reach 43.5%, the rate of participating households will reach 32.5% or more. Hanoi city leaders and delegates ran in response at the launching ceremony The day of the Olympics for the entire population, the 47th Opening Ceremony of the 47th New Korea Open Newspaper – For peace in 2021 with the participation of nearly 2,600 people from the Department of Culture and Sports of Hanoi, New Hano Newspaper, athletes, police, gifted high school students, Hoan Kiem district … With the New Korea New Run Tournament, the 2021 season marks a milestone for the 47-year-old runners-up tournament, continuing to assert itself as one of the top traditional rich tournaments in the Vietnamese athletics village. This is an annual city run. The city assigns two agencies: The New Report and the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports are the standing units. The units prepared before entering the track to respond. The running units responded to the launching ceremony At the launching ceremony, delegates, athletes, people and visitors were able to see special art shows including songs about Hanoi, dancesport performances and martial arts. After the launching ceremony, delegates and athletes participated in a run around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Hanoi Old Quarter area with many relic works, old houses, old villas built before 1954. Photo: MINH HA As an area with many works containing historical, cultural and architectural values ​​of Hanoi, the urban subdivision planning H1-1C focuses on conserving and embellishing spaces and works, especially public works. relics, old houses, villas built before 1954. Decision 1357 / QD-UBND, dated March 19, 2021 of the People’s Committee of Hanoi, approving the planning project of urban area H1-1C, scale 1 / 2,000, within the administrative boundaries of 11 wards of Hoan district. Sword, including: Hang Ma, Cua Dong, Hang Trong, Hang Gai, Hang Bong, Cua Nam, Tran Hung Dao, Trang Tien, Hang Bai, Phan Chu Trinh and Ly Thai To. This is an old urban area with many works of historical, cultural and architectural value, built mainly in the French colonial period, located in the area of ​​conservation, renovation and development restriction. Urban zoning planning H1-1C has boundaries: The North borders the southern border of the Old Quarter and the area of ​​Hoan Kiem lake and the surrounding area; the West borders on Le Duan street, Hanoi station (coinciding with the administrative boundaries of Hoan Kiem and Dong Da districts); to the south are the residential areas of Tran Hung Dao ward, Nguyen Du, Han Thuyen and Tran Hung Dao streets (which coincide with the administrative boundary between Hoan Kiem district and Hai Ba Trung district); East: border with Tran Quang Khai, Tran Khanh Du, Hoan Kiem lake area and surrounding area. The total area is about 202.8 ha; population scale up to 2030 is 48,800 people. The plan is divided into two areas, in which the area of ​​Hanoi station and the vicinity, with a total area of ​​about 19.78 ha, population size of about 5,200 people, is implemented under a separate project. The rest of the H1-1C urban area has a total area of ​​183.02 hectares, a population of about 43,600 people divided into six planning plots for development control. Regarding land use planning, the public land area of ​​the city and district is about 38.68 ha, including medical, cultural, hospital, medical station, cultural palace, movie theater … on the basis of now available. Traffic land is about 45.42 ha. Land for greenery, sports, water surface is about 0.93 ha, formed on the basis of squares and existing water-surface trees, including flower gardens of Hang Trong, Quan Su, Tao Dan, Uncle Co, Tran. Nguyen Han; gymnasium and greenery system connected with greenery on the water surface of Hoan Kiem lake, Red river, Thong Nhat Park. The plan clearly states, due to the lack of greenery land, so the greenery land criteria should be balanced on the scale of the planning structure; exploiting the space of green parks, flower gardens, sports outside the Red River beach, areas according to the general planning on construction of Hanoi capital which has been determined to develop parks, trees, and general sports. of the city to meet the demand for greenery and sports in the area. Land for high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools and kindergartens is planned on the basis of the existing land fund and supplemented from the land fund in the list of locations for relocation and functional conversion. Also due to limited development of land, architectural planning criteria such as construction density, building height can be considered higher than specialized design standards if safety solutions are available. , fire prevention and fighting, in accordance with Vietnam’s construction regulations. The additional floors are only used for administrative purposes and other suitable functions; encourage the exploitation of underground space and the first floor to build playgrounds, flower gardens … The housing land group of 55.04 ha is determined mainly on the existing basis, according to the planning, it will be renovated, embellished or rebuilt, fully supplemented with the transport system and technical infrastructure. to control the landscape architectural space in the direction of reducing and low-rise construction density, preserving and exploiting ancient or French colonial architectures, preserving typical cultural values. For old apartment buildings and dormitories, the renovation and reconstruction will be carried out according to a separate project on the principle of self-balance of population. Notably, the renovation and reconstruction of old apartment buildings and dormitories in the area in the direction of encouraging migration to other high-rise apartment buildings in Hoan Kiem district or within the city; converting the function of land use to commercial, service or rental apartments; reduce construction density and be consistent with regional planning and architectural management regulations. In terms of spatial organization, the urban landscape architecture is preserved according to the structure of the French colonial “garden city” with a checkerboard-shaped road network, about 150 meters on each side with the north, south and east sub-axes – west. On the basis of this space network, the group of high-rise buildings, most of which are offices, public works with large land scale, are concentrated on large streets such as Hai Ba Trung, Tran Hung Dao .. The rest of the space is villas interspersed with middle and low-rise building groups with smaller land scale, high construction density creating adjacent house structure. The plan also sets out requirements for the organization and protection of the landscape. Specifically, important landscape axes need to protect the vision on the street axes; preserving and promoting valuable works, improving space to restructure typical “garden city” space. Particularly streets bearing street house features will be improved space to create typical commercial streets. For plots, add planned social infrastructure, control the construction density in the direction of gradually decreasing to less than 75% and manage according to separate regulations to limit the risk of distortion in the neighborhood …

Hoan Kiem Lake in the city center with ancient Turtle tower is located on a small peninsula in the middle of the lake. Next to Hoan Kiem Lake are impressive architectural works and precious heritage of the city: But Tower, Research Station, The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son Temple. Photo: Khoi Minh

Ngoc Son Temple is located on a high mound northeast of Hoan Kiem lake. Almost every visitor to Hanoi takes the time to visit Ngoc Son Temple. Photo: Vũ Long.

One Pillar Pagoda or Temple of the Secret, also known as Dien Huu Tu or Lien Hoa Dai has a unique architecture with a square structure on a stone pillar. That is a special architectural point for the pagoda to become one of the attractive tourist spots in Hanoi. Photo: Vũ Long.

Temple of Literature – Quoc Tu Giam is a place to worship Confucius, place doctorate stele and is also the first university in Vietnam. Today, Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam has become a popular destination for Hanoi tourism, where it awards certificates of merit to students with excellent achievements. Photo: Hong Minh.

St. Joseph Cathedral is a typical architectural work of Hanoi. The airy and pleasant view makes this place an attractive destination for Hanoi youth as well as tourists. Photo: Khoi Minh.

The Opera House is a smaller version of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. The Opera House is also home to many important events of the country. Photo: Vũ Long.

Ba Dinh Square – Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Hanoi tourism cannot ignore the political center of Vietnam with the National Assembly house, the Presidential Palace, historic Ba Dinh Square. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is open 5 days a week, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings. Photo: Vũ Long.

Tran Quoc Pagoda has architecture like a blooming lotus. The pagoda is located on the eastern peninsula of West Lake, built in the reign of King Ly Nam De. In the current temple, there are still many artifacts of historical and cultural value such as the statue of worship in Thuong Dien, especially the statue of Thich Ca entering Nirvana. Photo: Vũ Long.

Hoang Thanh Thang Long is a relic complex associated with the development of Thang Long – Hanoi. This is also an important relic in the system of historical relics of Vietnam. Here, you can visit outstanding places such as archaeological site No. 18 Hoang Dieu, Doan Mon, Dien Kinh Thien, Bac Mon, Hanoi flagpole. Photo: Vũ Long.

West Lake is the largest lake in Hanoi by area. You can rent a water bike or take a cruise around West Lake. The best time for you to come here is at sunset and watch the sunset. Near the West Lake area, there are many traditional craft villages, which are the places to visit when traveling to Hanoi. Photo: Vũ Long.

Visiting the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the history and culture of ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Photo: Hong Minh.

Hanoi Old Quarter is a place where a large number of people live. Each street here mainly focuses on selling a certain product. Wandering in the neighborhood and enjoying old town cuisine such as Pho Bat Dan, La Vong fish ball, Bun cha Hang Manh, Dinh Liet vermicelli, O Quan Chuong cold vermicelli, … will make your trip more memorable. so many, so much. Photo: Vũ Long.

Referring to the tourist destinations in Hanoi, it is impossible not to mention the Long Bien bridge. The bridge was built by the French in 1898, is the first steel bridge to cross the Red River. Long Bien Bridge was associated with the two resistance wars against the French and the Americans, and was considered a symbol of Hanoi during the difficult years. Photo: Khoi Minh