Vong La Festival
Vong La festival is annually organized from 13 January to 15th January (lunar calendar) in Dai Do communal house, Vong La commune, Dong Anh district. The festival honor Ngu Vi Ton Than. According to legend,…
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Dong Da festival
The Dong Da festival annually takes place on the fifth of January (lunar calendar) at Dong Da mound, Quang Trung ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi. This festival aims to commemorate the victory of the King…
The Giong Festival
The Giong festival is a traditional festival that is annually held in many parts of Hanoi to commemorate and praise victories of mythical hero Saint Giong who is one of the four immortal heroes according…
Ancient house at 87 Ma May
Ancient house at 87 Ma May is located in the north of Hoan Kiem Lake. Ma May Street formerly had two parts of street: the beginning of street is called Ma May street specializing for…
National Library of Vietnam
Located at 31 Trang Thi street, National Library is the biggest synthetic library in Vietnam. Established in 1919 and named after Pierre Pasquier a Far East magnate in 1939. The library has 92,163 books including…
Uncle Ho’s Stilt House
In the large garden after Presidential Palace, along a narrow gravel path with mangoes on two sides leading to a small and simple stilt house located under a tree arch. The Hibiscus fence covers the…
Hoa Lo Prison
Hoa Lo is a prison in the central of Hanoi Capital. This place is named to the street of Hanoi under the French colonial, due to the concentration of stores selling wood stoves and coal-fire…
Quan Thanh Temple
Temple is currently located at the intersection of Youth Road and Quan Thanh road. The temple was established when King Ly Thai To moved the capital to Thang Long (1010). The King allowed receiving…
Co Loa Citadel
Co Loa Citadel is a citadel built near Phong Khe, about 20 km to the North of today’s Hanoi, during the end of the Hong Bang Dynasty (about 257 BCE). The fortress is a spiral-shaped…
One Pillar Pagoda
One Pillar Pagoda is only a part of Dien Huu Pagoda architectural complex. The pagoda was located at Thanh Thao village, Quang Duc district, on the West of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long under…