Vietnam Blue Travel: Hanoi's Beauty

Ha Noi is Vietnam's capital and center of economy, politics, culture, and society. From long ago Hanoi has become a familiar destination of foreign tourist arriving in Vietnam.

Come to Hanoi, you will be attracted by it’s beauty . you must regret if you miss these beautiful place

Temple of literature

The Temple of Literature is about 10 minutes away from Hoan Kiem lake. It was constructed in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong’s dynasty, and it is considered as the first university of Vietnam. In addition, Van Mieu is also the place to worship Confucius, setting doctor steles. Youngsters and youth always come here to pray for success by touching the rock tortoises’ head before any examinations, cause it is believed to be very sacred.

Tran Quoc pagoda

Tran Quoc Pagoda is regarded as the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years. The architecture of this Buddhist center is a subtle combination between the solemn and beautiful landscape on the peaceful and quiet ambiance of West Lake’s surface.

Ho Chi Minh mausoleum complex

This is special place and usually crowded. People from all over the country with all ages usually come here in to pay their respects to uncle Ho – who devoted whole his life to the national liberation of the Vietnamese people.The complex include: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House , one pillar pagoda, the Presidential Palace, and the Ho Chi Minh Museum

Hochiminh mausoleum

This is place to put embalmed body of Uncle Ho which is preserved in the cooled and is protected by a military honour guard. In his will, he wish to be cremated, and to have his ash buried on the hills of the North, the Center, and the South of Vietnam. Yet, in honor of his huge dedication for the country and for the love of all Vietnamese for him, the successor Communist Government decided to keep his body so that he can see the whole country’s reunion, and the following generations can come and visit him. The mausoleum is closed occasionally to restore and preserve the body but is normally open daily from 09:00 to 12:00 to the public.When come here Visitors must be silent, and walk in two lines. Hands must not be in pockets, nor arms crossed. Smoking, drinking, eating, bare-shoulder T-shirts, or mini skirts photography and video taping are also not permitted anywhere inside the mausoleum.

Ho Chi Minh‘s stilt house:

It's a small 2 storey house built of wood in front of the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, where the leader Ho Chi Minh spent the last part of his life.

Presidential Palace:

It has a special typical French structure and architecture and has been used as the Presidential Palace for high-ranking level diplomatic meetings

One pillar pagoda:

The temple was built of wood on a single stone pillar 1.25 m in diameter and it is said to represent a lotus flower growing up out of the water

Ho Chi Minh museum:

The museum was built in the shape of a white lotus flower, which is nearly 20m high, including 3 floors. The whole museum is a elaborate description of Ho Chi Minh’s life

Hoan Kiem lake:

The lake is considered the center of Hanoi, Hồ Hoàn Kiếm means "Lake of the Returned Sword", The name refers to the 15th-century legend in which the nobleman Le Loi, who fought for the Vietnamese against Ming China, received a sword from a magic turtle living in the lake. The nobleman defeated the Ming and returned home in victory. One day, the emperor was boating in the lake when the turtle appeared asking for the sword to restore it to its heavenly owner. In memory of this event, the emperor built the Tortoise Tower on an island at the south end of the lake. Enormous turtles still live in the lake today.

Ngoc Son temple:

The Temple of the Jade Mountain is located on Hoàn Kiếm Lake in central Hanoi. It is dedicated to General Tran Hung Dao who defeated the Mongols in the 13th century, La To - patron saint of physicians and the scholar Van Xuong.

Hanoi old quarter or Hanoi 36 old streets:

If you go a walk around Hanoi old quarter, you’ll see that is small old streets with tube houses which still remain their shape from 19th century. And a special that the name of the street also have word “hang”.In the past, as artisans moved to the capital city to do business, they gathered together in this area to share the resources. As a result, many of the streets were named after the crafts sold at that individual street. Although many of the streets no longer sell the products after which they were named, some still do

West lake:

With a shore length of 17 km , this is the largest lake of the capital

In addition to hanoi’s beauty, these ‘re traditional handicraft village such as Bat Trang ceramic and pottery village and Dong Ho picture villages. All of them have existed for centuries and attract many tourist