Contrary to the bustling atmosphere at the weekend, the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on May 30 were quieter after many Covid-19 cases in the community were announced. Many streets in the center of Ho Chi Minh City such as Dong Khoi, Le Duan, Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Nguyen Du, Hai Ba Trung… were empty. Le Duan Street (District 1) The corners of the central streets of Ho Chi Minh City no longer have the vibrant rhythm of daily life Nguyen Hue pedestrian street (District 1) has been temporarily closed to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic. Nguyen Van Binh book street has also been closed, the entrances are all equipped with tables and chairs, flower beds, and barricades. The area in front of Notre Dame Cathedral on weekends is often crowded with people to visit, today also very few people. Turtle Lake is quiet, no longer the familiar image of students who come here every weekend. Many streets in the city are empty Nguyen Huu Canh Street, even at rush hour, is empty of traffic Cay Go overpass (District 6), an important intersection at the western gateway of Ho Chi Minh City, is no longer crowded as usual. Vo Van Kiet Boulevard is a lifeline of traffic, connecting the two ends of the Northeast – Southwest of the city, but there are few cars on weekends, a very rare image compared to weekdays. A restaurant on Nguyen Trai Street (District 1) only sells takeaways, and at the same time keeps a distance of 2 meters from customers according to the requirements of the authorities.

Located in a central location on Le Duan Street (Ha Tinh City), Light Coffee has a rustic but no less modern space. The project was constructed within 8 months, including 2 main materials: brick brick and pre-engineered steel frame. The facade of the building is designed with a way from red brick. Coarse, randomly assembled brick walls ensure a solid structure but still ensure aesthetics The stairs are simple but impressive by the pre-engineered steel spiral design. In general, the staircase looks like a large bird cage in the center of the restaurant The roof is roofed with bricks at the top in coordination with the glass and hot-iron below. Both create a unique and make the most of natural light but do not cause heat in summer weather. The cafe is built on an area of ​​118m2 with 2 floors. In addition to the coffee tables, the first floor is also the barista of the bar. The second floor impresses customers with open space from natural light and the system of green trees is arranged appropriately. Not only impressed by its unique appearance, the cafe also attracts customers with green space, prioritizing connection and closeness to nature. The aisle is used to put the coffee table with the view overlooking the outside. Guests can enjoy a drink, while watching the street A corner of the pavement of Light Coffee The lighting system is made from bamboo, creating an overall harmony with the main materials of the restaurant According to the owner of the coffee shop, he himself had to set up the recipe many times to come up with a recipe like the restaurant. The bar space is sparkling at night

From the early morning of April 30, people everywhere flock to the Reunification Palace to visit. People were instructed to line up 2 long lines in front of the palace. It takes about 30 minutes for each person to buy a ticket. Reunification Palace is located at 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), after visiting here it is easy to access other entertainment spots such as Botanical Garden, Notre Dame Cathedral, Nguyen Walking Street. Hue … Mr. Hoi (District 12) shared: “On the occasion of April 30, I took the opportunity to take my relatives to visit the Reunification Palace to enjoy the holiday atmosphere. Then the family will move to the airport to continue to Con Dao ”. The holiday ticket price is unchanged. Adult tickets cost 40,000-60,000 VND, child tickets 10,000-15,000 VND. Inside the palace, people divide into small groups to visit, avoiding crowds. Facing complicated developments in the Covid-19 epidemic, people adhere to wearing masks to protect their health and those around them. Ms. Nhi (living in District 7) shared: “On the occasion of April 30th, I and you come here to learn more about the country’s history, see first-hand historical artifacts as well as a trip. small days off ”. The weather in Ho Chi Minh City during the 4 holidays is forecasted to be hot, the temperature is 25-30 degrees Celsius. Outside the palace, functional forces are present to divert, avoid congestion. In addition, from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 30, Ho Chi Minh City banned and restricted vehicles on some roads, including Le Duan Street (the front of the palace) to serve the bicycle racing team. .HCM for the 33rd time in 2021.

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 …