Hanoi delicacies

If given the opportunity to travel in Hanoi, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy the delicious dishes below. Has enjoyed over the new sense of taste specialty gifts Hanoi.

1.Beef noodle soup

To Hanoi, tourists can not help but enjoy the beef noodle soup - famous delicacies of people Ha Thanh. Pho Hanoi with the sweet naivete of beef bones, the aroma of the meat cooked to the point to remain flexible but not chewy. Pho in watercolor, soft and thin noodles. Just look pho see the quality was enough sophisticated, careful in eating from Hanoi.

2. Dry cow dummy

Dried beef salad is a delicious dish of Hanoi has a long life. Dry cow dummy includes julienne papaya, herbs, then dried shredded beef and sprinkle some roasted peanuts. Depending on the different products that have added different ingredients, there are fried, add liver, dried beef and thin, thick piece of beef jerky, there are birds to mix with the recording, there are then added stomach a few bites. Sour, spicy, crunchy, chewy chewy, .. you can eat one or two discs mannequin without dates or bloating.

3. Shrimp cakes

West Lake shrimp cake is a specialty longstanding Hanoi. Shrimp cakes to enjoy while still hot by then retain crispness cake, shrimp and not fishy. Enjoy cake with sauce necessarily come. That's the kind of sauce encompasses sour, sweet and spicy; add a bit of pickles made from papaya, pickled shredded carrots, relieving you of a day's fried shrimp cake.

4.Hanoi rolls

Snack rolls is rustic and familiar of Hanoi. Along the thin layer of coated rice flour, but each local rolls over each other. Travel to Hanoi, you will enjoy a variety of rolls with diverse variations like mushrooms shrimp rolls, grilled meat rolls, chicken rolls, egg rolls ...

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Ancient city of Hanoi

Old Quarter of Hanoi is the common name of an urban area's longstanding lies outside Hanoi Thang Long royal. This urban population concentration craft activities and all trade, forming the characteristic city job, bring distinct traditions of urban residents, the capital. Today the Old Quarter of Hanoi is an attractive destination for those who want to learn about Thang Long

General Characteristics of the Old Quarter of Hanoi's many street names beginning with the word "hang", followed by one from only a certain profession. Example: Hang Dao, Hang Duong, Hang Ma, Hang Tin ...

New visitors to Hanoi, a stroll through the old town - College Street will see the distinction between the capital Hanoi and other travelers passing through. Hoan Kiem lake from the north turn walking through Hang Dao, Hang Ngang, Hang Road is to the Dong Xuan market. Hang Dao formed from the fifteenth century, people here worked as dyeing fabric. Back then they only specialize dyed red, pink, peach ... so called Hang Dao.

From the Le (XV century) and more Chinese are allowed to reside in Thang Long (Hanoi), they invite each other to do business on Hang Ngang. Formerly at both ends of the city has built two gates across the road, up to the close. Hence the name Hang Ngang.


As the name implies, Hang Road has many shops selling sugar, jam, confectionery ... Cho Dong Xuan has more than 100 years, is the biggest market in Hanoi, where the animals converge on forests, marine of both country. Dong Xuan market are barricades of soldiers heroically protecting Hanoi suicide in 1946.

Ancient city of Hanoi

Dong Xuan market is close to Hang Ma. Traditional items made of colored paper in this town is almost unchanged since the city established. Perhaps the only difference is now more categories than before. Every year, on the occasion of Children's Mid-Autumn Festival (lunar 15/8) both Ma Hang become a market selling colorful toys: star light, light unloading, turning lamp, lion head ...

From start to go straight to Hang Ma Hang Chieu 276m long (which sells a variety of rush matting) is to O Quan Chuong (door Dong Ha) relatively intact ruins of one of the ancient Thang Long 36 streets. A very typical city job: Thiec. At this point you will hear the sound tingle religious hammer into pieces, pieces of tin sparkling white. The Tin Man in this city to do all day and add items from small to large as candlesticks, barrels, pots, scoop, boxes, water tanks ... The provinces also Thiec trafficking of goods put on sale at the local ...

Old Quarter of Hanoi is a unique architectural complex, heavily Vietnamese national identity. Hanoi Old Quarter with nuances characteristic of a residential area mainly produce traditional crafts. It takes place at the same time many activities in the daily life of urban residents: living, manufacturing sales, festivals, lodging, entertainment, creating a vitality to the Old Quarter .

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Ba Dinh Square

Ba Dinh Square

Hanoi is the heart of Vietnam's Ba Dinh Square, the heart of Hanoi. Because here took place the grand event of the capital and also the country. It is the regional capital of the West Door of the ancient Hanoi. Early French colonial period, the colonial city break, make a small flower garden called circular points Puginier. 1945 Nǎm named Ba Dinh gardens. Landmarks Ba Dinh is so reminiscent of the Strip Ba Dinh in Thanh Hoa province where the uprising broke out against France lasted from September to May 1-1887 -1886.

Date 2-9-1945 half a million people of Hanoi and its vicinity was billowing into a square to attend the Declaration of Independence. Rostrum middle of the square building, four faces red cloth covered trapezoidal, in the middle of a yellow star-shaped floating Nǎm wings. True 14 hours the status of the interim government has been on the rostrum. Half a million people joy, emotion, im phǎng phắc listen to the voice of the leader. Uncle reading, interim government sworn in. 2-9-1945 Then Interior Minister Vo Nguyen Giap presented the situation in the country and the Government's policy. Propaganda Minister Tran Huy Lieu stripping work report for publication in Hue, the results publication and fellow sword symbolizes the authority of the Nguyen Dynasty, Bao Dai was submitted to the Revolution. Representatives of Vietnamese President Nguyen Luong Bang Ming talked about the struggle of the people and called for unity, accelerate the process of revolution. Finally, the rally turned into a protest march in the streets.

Ba Dinh Square - Hanoi

9-9-1969 days, six days after President Ho Chi Minh's death, also in Square, the memorial service for him was solemnity. Ten thousand people in the capital and provinces with 34 international delegations attended here.

Today, the main square - the President tay- is lǎng Lake. Before lǎng Square is 320m in length and 100m with a width, enough for 20 thousand people attending the rally. 168 Square green grass four seasons, alternating between wide aisles is 1.4 m. Between the square, before lǎng is 25m high mast.

Ba Dinh Hall is located east of the square, was the venue for the meetings and important congresses Party, State and Congress. Ba Dinh Square became the sacred space of Hanoi and the whole country.

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