A lot of streets in the center of Hanoi city and around the Sword Lake are full of colorful flowers and lamps welcoming the Vietnamese Lunar New Year 2013. These days, so many streets near Sword Lake suddenly become ablaze with colorful and fancy shapes of decoration. Along the Ba Trieu and Hang khay street, so many diamond lanterns are hung up.
Located in the downtown Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh City) close to Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral and Diamond Plaza, Sai Gon Central Post Office is one of the historical buildings of Ho Chi Minh City which attracts a lot of tourists both Vietnamese people and foreigners during their visit to this city.
The name floating market literally came from its way of forming. In the middle of immense rivers, there are numerous boats and canoes gathering to form markets above the water. Floating markets in Mekong Delta are the most famous for their abundant products. Farmers from the region bring their goods, fruits and vegetables mainly, to the markets and sell them to local dealers. These dealers sell the products to shops in the neighboring towns and to wholesale dealers from the big towns.
According to Wanderlust, a famous magazine in the United Kingdom, Hoi An is voted to be the most preferred city in the world.
Readers of this magazine are the most active tourists in the UK and nearly 3000 of them voted for the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2013 and Top City is one of fourteen awards of this magazine. Base on experience through travelers' trips, Hoi An is the winner with a whopping 97.18% satisfaction rating.
Overview information: Dong Xuan market (Đồng Xuân market)
Address: Dong Xuan street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Opening time: 8:00 A.M to 6:00 P.M
Most traded items: Clothing, househoud goods.
Target customer: People in Hanoi and nearby provinces.
Origin of commodity: most items come from China.
Hanoi Flag Tower at the age of nearly 200 years is renowned as one of the symbols of Hanoi. The construction began in 1805 and completed in 1812, the 11th year of Gia Long time, Nguyen dynasty, five years after construction time of Flag Tower in Hue.
Hanoi Flag Tower is 33m height with three platforms and the eight-side tower, and 41m height consisting of the flag pole. With original construction purpose as an observatory; Hanoi Flag Tower offers a breathtaking view for the watchers standing on it. The top of the tower is an eight-side room with eight windows corresponding to eight directions, offering enough space for six people standing inside. “Ngenh huc” means “Welcome dawn’s sunlight”, “Hoi quang” means “Reflecting the light”, and “Huong minh” means “Direct to the light” are alternately inscribed on the eastern, western and southern door of the tower. At the northern door, there are two stairs in the left and the right hand side.
The main part of Imperial Citadel of Thang Long – Hanoi essentially covers a large area of 20 ha consisting archaeological area at 18 Hoang Dieu Street and relics in Hanoi Citadel such as: Bac Mon, Doan Mon, Hau Lau, stone dragons in Kinh Thien Palace, dragon house, house D67 and Ha Noi flag tower. These relics are surrounded by 4 streets: Phan Dinh Phung Street in the north, Dien Bien Phu Street in the south, Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in the east and Hoang Dieu Street in the west.
Location: Nai Nam Communal House lies in Dang Luu street, group 11 Nam Son, Hoa Cuong Ward, Hai Chau district, Da Nang City.
Characteristic: It was constructed in the year of At Ty (1905) to venerate the village protective god of safety and fairness, the residential gods of the earth and the village forefathers.
Location : 73 Mai Thi Luu Street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Built in 1909 by the Cantonese immigrants, Jade Emperor Pagoda or Chua Ngoc Hoang or Phuoc Hai Tu is one the most attractive destinations for tourist in Ho Chi Minh City. It is also known as the Tortoise pagoda.
Chinatown is one of the most attractive destinations for tourist when coming to Ho Chi Minh City due to its unique culture, architecture and cuisine.
Chinatown in Ho Chi Minh has a center area which is popularly known under the name Cho Lon. With a large site which covers entire District 5, parts of District 6, 8, 11, Chinatown becomes very famous because of its special character and its cultural heritage.